Black Horse in Preston

Great real ale pub with a fabulous tiled bar

The setting is magnificent, the beers really good. The server is friendly and the customers even more so.

what a great proper pub this is, loads of choice. Preston's little Mecca for food beer

Great selection of well kept beers, welcoming good service

I am not usually a fan of Robinson’s pubs but the Black Horse is the exception that proves the rule. It’s a beautiful ‘arts and crafts’ style with an outstanding range of non-Robinson’s beers. I plumped for a Lancaster Brewery offering that was tasty and well kept. Also of note is there’s an upstairs which, when we were there, had over 17 different ciders on. Great pub.

A well kept historic pub. Cask and a reasonable selection so long as you like Robinsons.

Amazing traditional snug pub with real ales on tap, beautiful tiled bar and mosaic floor. Great music.

I had to visit this pub on a quick visit to Preston. It looks gorgeous both inside and out, being such a historical gem. And it's a real ale pub too. On top of that, the barman and customers were warm and chatty.

Nice pub, love the mosaic tile effect running through. Drinks are quite expensive

Great building and interior, good choice of beer available and great atmosphere in the evenings on weekend. I have been in this pub on all my visits to Preston over the past few years and always look forward to popping in

Nice, historic, pub with good beer.

Good pub, with awards, but the bar staff today was a young ignorant lad whom did not have any manners or clean hands, barred a seemingly pleasant lad at the orders of the landlord, without the land lord explaining or doing it himself, or explaining to the staff why.

Great traditional pub, good ale and a listed building with original Victorian tiled bar

Excellent pub, great choice of cask beers

Nice old school pub, real ales and ciders. And an open coal fire.

Best pub in Preston, drop in for a pint and soak up the atmos

Nice pub but £6 for a pint of the black stuff... really!!!

Best pub in Preston Town centre

One of THE most beautiful pubs in Preston with a beer lineup to match now Robinson's have let the staff put guests on alongside their own ale.

Wonderful old pub, great selection of beers ciders and ales. Prices were a bit steep compared to others in the area, but it's such a lovely place, it makes up for it. Staff were super, even when it was very busy.

First time in a pub for 30 years took my visitors from Spain some great characters in there and the decor was authentic

Nice pub and interior but beer at £4.50 a pint is getting silly. Also the pint pulled was way under measure and I had to ask to have it topped otherwise that’s about 50p extra profit. Not good really

Didn't try food, service was good, it was clean, atmosphere was good

A CAMRA Good beer guide entry. A Robinson's outlet with guest ales is a very rare find. Four Robbies (incl Old Tom winter ale at 8.5%..years ago it was only sold in 1/3 pint glasses..because one pint got you drunk!) plus five guest ales and a real cider. Jorvic had a pint of Lakeland Gold at 4.4% from Lakeland. Madge however did not like any of the lagers and had a Pepsi. Lovely pub, super architecture. Four downstairs rooms plus upstair function room. Mixed clientel.

Beer very good but expensive compared with many other pubs

Proper old pub with great choice of beers. The staff certainly know their stuff. A wonderful session to be had

One of the best pubs in Preston, highly recommend!

Definitely one of Prestons better pubs, good music due to the jukebox. Good Range of Beers and Ale's.

We had an excellent experience whilst visiting this pub in the city centre. The service is attentive and the original decoration is still gorgeous for a pub of this age.

An amazing listed historic classic hostelry

Perfect as always! Met up with a friend and ales well kept and toilets clean

A VERY GOOD RANGE OF BEERS AND PIE. SOMEDAY IF VEGGIE AND VEGAN PIES WERE AVAILABLE THAT MAY BE EVEN MORE REASON TO REVISIT BUT UNTIL THEN, THE PIE AND BEVERAGES ARE GREAT. 🔮 BECCA AND BETH DO AMAZINGLY AT KEEPING THIS PUB A SAFE, FRIENDLY AND ENJOYABLE PLACE TO BE.

Fun and quirky, historic pub. Two floors with a great selection on tap for each.

Fab staff and even better real ales.....Easily the best real ale pub with traditional fixture and fittings.. Such a wonderful pub. When in Preston, Lancashire and you fancy a thirst quenching pint then this is a must visit pub.

An absolute gem right in the heart of Preston. An amazing (proper) pub full of charm and character. Real ale connoisseurs dream with many cask ale pubs constantly changing and many awards for their efforts. Beer prices are slightly higher than other pubs in the area but its definitely worth it! The range and quality is outstanding and the architecture is just beautiful. However, the real heart of this pub lies with the superb friendly service and knowledgeable staff, that make everyone feel welcome.

Awesome pint of ale not the cheapest but definitely worth it

Absolutely stunning historic pub, amazing friendly staff and customers and very dog friendly. Highly recommended!!

Beautiful historic pub, super friendly staff and very dog friendly

Great oldie worldie pub ,great atmosphere great range of alcholic drinks

Lovely old pub .friendly staff and great choice of cask beers. Will have to come back when terrace reopens

It has been many years since I was in this fine old pub which is in the heart of Preston. It has lost none of its old style charm. The fixtures and fittings are almost all original and there are plemty of them from stained glass windows to a unique tiled bar. Cask Ales were the order of the day and several were on offer. I love this old pub which is buldging with character and good memories from my student days.

Had the best time thanks to the lovely barman Cameron who helped us chose some lovely beers and chilli pork pies, such a friendly beautiful bar

Superb traditional pub with three snugs of main bar , two with real fires. Great real ale , serving Old Tom on draft drudging winter months

Whenever I'm in Preston this is my go to pub. Great interior, top juke box and always fine real ale. A nice range of pork pies help the beer go down a treat. Highly recommended.

We were on a pilgrimage to look at Preston’s bus station and needed somewhere to debrief. The Black Horse didn’t disappoint. A well run, clean and beautiful boozer with some lovely detailing. And that bar… A few pints of Unicorn later and we were off back to the train station. Cheers!

WOW! Brought here by a friend and walked into a pub where I felt I had known the bar man for years! Playing the Sex Pistols when we entered which was refreshing to hear. Old style decor and a knowledgeable barman who offered a selection of ciders to my taste without hesitation. Great jukebox inside where you can select your own taste in music which was a refreshing change. So good, our friends went again a few days later! Casual relaxed atmosphere and will always visit now when in town.

Always worth a trip through the doors here: there's a beautiful ceramic tiled horseshoe bar, several snugs to cosy up in; very pleasing glass work and, not least, a good selection of interesting beers served by pleasant staff. Mention should also be made of the pies, which, whilst I think are not made on site, are just what the doctor ordered around your fourth beer. Can commend.

Always a good selection of beers & the bar design is superb. Last visit the beer was £4.30 pint & quality good.

Beautiful Heritage pub.Fantastic beer including Old Tom on draught.Friendly and knowledgeable landlord.Great place to go even on your own and the other customers happy to chat.

Went in for the first time today. Excellent selection of real ales and spot on. Made very welcome by Dan behind the bar, will definitely call in again

A great pub, plentiful choice of real ale and a landlord who appears to care about his beer and his customers

Great place to socialuse. Good selection of ales and very friendly staff. Highly recommended

Great pub, nice friendly atmosphere, excellent beer.

With a largely unchanged Victorian interior, this pub is a work or art. Several separate spaces including two front snugs, a tap room and a charming seating booth at the far end radiate around the central bar and with some impressive mosaic floor tiling and internal glazed windows above the island bar it would be worth going out of your way to visit just for that. But then factor in a superb ale range, despite being a Robinson’s tied house and you have a must visit pub.
The ale selection available on my visit included four ales from the Robinson brand and four guests. Brilliant to see Robinson's Old Tom on pump alongside Robinsons Unicorn, Dizzy Blonde Amarillo Pale and White Label Pale Ale .The guests were Castle Rock Screech Owl, White Horse Wayland Smithy, Ossett White Rat and Titanic Plum Porter Special Reserve. If I hadn’t been on a crawl I could have spent all day here.

You got to love ❤ the titanic plum porter (sr)🤗🤪

Good local pub with great selection of cask ales

Whenever in Preston this has been my go to pub. Tip top quality real ales, nice pork pie, excellent staff and good music playing. Always a delight to drink here. Highly recommended.

This has stood the test of time, world wars, epidemics, social change, buildings knocked down and ugly new buildings around it..but it still survives,, us Prestonians know all about the black horse..A real pub and one of a handful left in preston..great beer and its not a trendy arty pub..the loos are the same as they were decades ago. And the interior is even older..go and enjoy a pint nxt to the 🔥 ...friendly place and relax..

Grade ll camera national inventory pub.4 rooms. tiled bar 5 real ales on. Friendly good staff.

Lovley old pub. Well worth a visit.

Go to this place and step back in time, the decor is brilliant so is the range of beers. Loved it

Warm friendly place with good beer.

Wow, what a fabulous place. You don't get places like this anymore. Great range of great beers all in tip top condition too.

Best pub I've been to in Preston! The gorgeous original interior has to be seen to be believed.

A CAMRA Heritage pub and rightly so!!! What a gem!! Fabulous beers , friendly staff and locals. Beautiful!!

Best looking pub in Preston , top ale and I love a Jones pork pie

Fantastic listed little pub, worth a visit just to see the decor

Beautiful Victorian pub ceramic bar counter and mosaic floors.just a pleasure to visit. Six real ales excellent quality. Friendly staff . Top Draw. Highly Recommended

A gem of a pub - no complaints.

Far to expensive and carling was bitter

Lovely little pub. Nice location so the women can go shopping and the men can have a drink

Lovely place ,made some new friends

Absolutely great old pub still with its character a must if you like old pubs.beer good barman great.

Brilliant old fashioned pub that I didn't think existed any more. Good beers. Worth a visit

Great pub and great ales as always

Nice place to have a few beers.

Great old pub, range of beers, friendly service

Must be one of the best pubs in the area, great choice of real ales in a wonderful building.

A favourite of my partner's and I like it cos they do pork pies!

A lovely old pub which deserves five stars for the interior, but unfortunately the blue haired barmaid was miserable as sin. Before we'd opened our mouths to order it was clear that customers were a burden to her.

Always a pleasure, superb friendly bar, with well trained polite and knowledge bar staff, which is unusual as majority of the staff are quite young. Never a bad pint and always a friendly smile. Beth the bar supervisor lights up the bar almost as much as her blue hair. 5 stars

Smashing old-fashioned 'boozer' with friendly staff, customers and excellent beer.

Best pub in Preston, quite expensive however.

This place is a vibe! I went here for quick one before a work-do, and got plenty of help wrapping last minute gifts for a table game 🤣

Excellent selection of real ales. Good to see there is again a selection of regional ales as well as Robinson ales. Very friendly staff

Excellent real ales, in the most ornate pub in Preston. The landlord also went above and beyond to look after my elderly companion who fell outside the pub, many thanks.

Great traditional pub with a large selection of drinks

One of the most original condition pubs in the North West...simply wonderful pub architecture with good beer and banter guaranteed

Had 2 pints of dizzy blonde and it was very good

Great traditional pub loads off atmosphere

Really perfect old pub I've not been in there for a long time but it's never changed and I loved it. Will definitely return

Love the selection of beers and atmospere

We used the upstairs event room for a 30th birthday. Great communication with the staff prior to our arrival. Beautiful large room- we had 45-50 in comfortably. Lovely staff and great customer service. We had a wonderful time, thankyou!

After being discharged from hospital, I was picked up by a couple friends and we went here for one, until the barman was rudely shouting telling me he wasn’t going to serve me because I looked stoned shouting it several times embarrassing me and my friends, can help what someone looks like a few hours after a general anaesthetic, never in my life have I ever met such a rude little rat of a barman, he certainly didn’t have the most appealing appearance himself, absolutely disgraceful attitude, what a good impression for the first and probably only pub I will go to in this place

Great traditional pub with excellent ales, the barman really knew his stuff and recommended some excellent beers.

Mutually convenient place to catch up with an old friend. Turned out to be a great choice...good beers, friendly, efficient and knowledgeable staff. Plus a great architectural experience - please - never modernise this place. (123 years old!)

Oldie worldie traditional pub. Friendly bar staff. Only downside a little pricy.

Wonderful old pub with good beer

Best pub in Preston. Great range of beers.

Great choice of real ales in this historic pub. Cosy, too, with its fireplace tucked away in one of the rooms