Spinner’s Rest

Opening in 2026, the Spinner’s Rest will become the latest of Joseph Holt’s 128 pubs across the North West serving its quintessentially Northern, award-winning ales and adding a touch of classic pub heritage to the modern bar scene of Manchester’s Ancoats area.

Formerly known as The Shamrock, and following a £1.8 million refurbishment, the famous Ancoats watering hole has been given new life while still keeping a connection to the history of the area and the communities it serves. The Spinner’s Rest name was selected through a public vote and pays tribute to the mill workers who once lived and operated in the area.

The original pub dates to 1808 and has long been a local institution in the cotton-spinning area of Manchester. Now, as part of the Joseph Holt family brewery, it’s almost ready to re-enter the fold and become the newest thread in Manchester’s fabric, with a storied history behind it, befitting the area in which it sits. Patrons, get ready for a traditional pub in the heart of modern Ancoats!