A tiny new train station pub has opened at Manchester Oxford Road

A tiny craft beer pub has opened at Manchester Oxford Road, making all those inevitable train cancellations a little sweeter.

The new boozer comes from the same team behind some of the UK’s best train station pubs, who already have bars at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.

The Oxford Road Tap has plenty of charming nods to its proximity to the great British rail network.

There’s the big red National Rail sign that they’ve restored and turned into a beer tap, an arch over the bar that mimics the shape of the station, and even a departures board so you can work out how many more pints you can squeeze in. 

You’ll find plenty of British craft beers behind the bar as well as a great selection of European lagers, plus spirits and wines.

The bar from Bloomsbury Leisure Holdings Limited has taken over the former cycle hub at Manchester Oxford Road.

The small building is directly opposite the entrance to the busy train station on the southern side of the city centre.

This will be the third site for the pub group in Manchester.

They already operate the Piccadilly Tap, that two-storey beer bar on Piccadilly Approach with a heated rooftop space and outdoor patio.

The team are also responsible for the more recently-opened Victoria Tap, which took over the former bin store at Manchester Victoria.

That particular pub has a heated beer garden constructed just inches away from where the trams tootle past and has a departures board where time is measured by pints (got 10 mins til your train leaves? That’s one pint, sir!)

The Oxford Road Tap is open now.

Very exciting times ahead.

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Featured image: The Manc Group