The Old OriginalInn & Restaurant
Christmas and New YearOpening times & festive dining
The Old Original

Good ale, good food, good company

Scouthead, Saddleworth

A cosy country pub with log fires, candlelight and welcoming service.

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Book a table

Book online for up to six guests.

Seven guests or more? Please call 01457 874412.

Please call after 4pm on weekdays or after 1pm at weekends.

Please don’t make separate online bookings for one party. Tables cannot be linked.

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Our menus

Good food, good company.

Find your favourites, from the Main Menu to Sunday lunch.

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Views across the countryside from The Old Original
The Old Original

Often imitated,
never better

Find us at the top of Doctor Lane in Scouthead, overlooking the rolling Saddleworth countryside.

Settle in by the log fire, enjoy the candlelight and take your time over good food and a drink.

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Inside The Old Original

Warm rooms. Open fires.
Tables full of life.

Come in from the Saddleworth weather and settle into the kind of pub that feels best when it is busy.

A busy candlelit dining room at The Old Original
Good food, candlelight and good company.
Guests dining beside the open fire at The Old Original
Settle in by the fire.
A lively evening inside The Old Original
A proper pub atmosphere.
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The terrace

Outside by day.
Glowing after dark.

Flowers, tables and the familiar frontage of The Old Original — another side of the pub when you arrive.

Guests enjoying the terrace outside The Old Original
Terrace tables outside The Old Original.
The Old Original illuminated at night with guests on the terrace
An evening at The Old Original.
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Our story

A country pub
with character.

The Old Original has been under the Harrop family’s stewardship for three decades.

The tendency to follow every new food trend has largely been avoided and, whilst the menu is constantly “tweaked” to appeal to today’s diner, the original ethos of quality and value for money is of paramount importance and will not be compromised.

It is our firm belief that dining out should not just be a meal but an experience that should be enjoyed and savoured by all our guests. We strive to create a cosy, warm and friendly atmosphere enhanced by attentive but not over-bearing service.

You may have noticed on entering the slogan: “Good Ale, Good Food & Good Company”. Our belief is that if we can provide all three elements we will have achieved our objective.