WE are continuing our hunt to highlight the finest watering holes across East Lancashire in our ‘Pub of the Week’ feature.

So far we have visited Blackburn, Burnley, Ribble Valley and Rossendale to speak to the landlords of our pubs.

This time we return to Hyndburn and in particular Oswaldtwistle to find out more about the Rhoden Inn.

Name of the pub

Rhoden Inn

Address of the pub:

Roe Greave Road

Landlord/landlady name:

Bethany Lancaster

How long have you been the landlord/landlady for?

1 year 3 months

Bar staff and their names:

Callum, Louise and Gus

Give us some history about the pub

So it was originally three houses. We recently had a refurb last week but we’ve kept the old traditional feel with a modern twist. It’s very much a community pub our customers are families such as sons, fathers, mothers and grandparents so every day is like reliving your younger days.

Is food served? Is so what’s on the menu?

No

Is there a beer garden

Yes

Do you have any darts/snooker/pool teams

Two men’s darts teams and one ladies darts team one pool team

Most popular drink served is:

Lager

Most memorable moment at the pub

Halloween. We decorated the pub with lots of spooky things and had signs designed as the ‘Addams Family Inn’. We had pretend skeletons outside.

Do you have an entertainment line-up?

We are currently closing for a refurb but when we are open yes we have entertainment every week including bands.

Have you faced any challenges within the industry

Covid was a huge challenge for pubs. Outside service was horrendous especially for a busy pub.

The best thing about running a pub is

My customers they inspire me to do better every single day. Without them I wouldn’t have a successful business that I have today.

The worst thing about running a pub is...

All the behind the scenes stuff.

The perfect hangover cure is...

The best hangover cure is a definitely a pint in the Rhoden. Hair of the dog!

n Do you know an East Lancashire pub that should be in the reckoning for the Lancashire Telegraph's Pub of the Week then email your suggestion to robert.kelly@nqnw.co.uk