Lonely People
Cocktail bar
A relaxed cocktail bar on Winckley Street.
📍 8a Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
Our top 10 Preston cocktail bars
If you only have one night, start here.
- Winedown
Candlelit and underground on Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road and the Guild Hall - PLAU
Gin in historic vaulted cellars.
Friargate and Lune Street - Lonely People
A relaxed cocktail bar on Winckley Street.
Winckley Square and Fishergate - Forum Bar and Kitchen
Cocktails and masterclasses by Winckley Square.
Winckley Square and Fishergate - Kuckoo
Rock and roll cocktails on Fox Street.
Friargate and Lune Street - Stratos
Cocktails, DJs and a 3am licence.
Church Street and Miller Arcade - Florianas
Flowers and cocktails on Glover's Court.
Church Street and Miller Arcade - Hogarths
A gin lover's bar on Church Street.
Church Street and Miller Arcade - Le Fleur Bar
Champagne in Miller Arcade.
Church Street and Miller Arcade - Hartleys Wine Bar
Vintage, tucked away and full of music.
Winckley Square and Fishergate
Map of Preston cocktail bars
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Cocktail bars around Winckley Square and Fishergate
The Georgian square and cobbled Winckley Street, a calmer pocket of good bars just off Fishergate.
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Forum Bar and Kitchen
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A lounge bar and restaurant on cobbled Winckley Street, by Winckley Square, with outdoor seats and cocktail masterclasses.
📍 16-17 Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
Hartleys Wine Bar
Wine bar
A tucked-away wine bar on Mount Street with vintage decor, a balcony, a music-themed beer garden, cocktails and live music nights.
📍 7 Mount St, Preston PR1 8BS
Luka
Restaurant and cocktail bar
An all-day restaurant and cocktail bar inside a former church on Fishergate that comes alive after dark at the weekend.
📍 83b Fishergate, Preston PR1 2NJ
Cocktail bars on Church Street and around Miller Arcade
Preston's busiest nightlife street, with champagne bars in the Victorian Miller Arcade and late bars on Avenham Street and Glover's Court.
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Stratos
Restaurant and late bar
A restaurant and bar on Avenham Street with cocktails, live music and DJs and a licence until 3am.
📍 7 Avenham St, Preston PR1 3BN
Florianas
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A colourful, floral bar and restaurant down Glover's Court, with cocktails, craft beer and wine.
📍 16 Glover's Ct, Preston PR1 3LS
Hogarths
Gin and cocktail bar
A gin bar on Church Street with a huge gin range and perfect-serve cocktails.
📍 140 Church St, Preston PR1 3BU
Le Fleur Bar
Champagne and cocktail bar
A champagne and cocktail bar in Miller Arcade with plush seating, open on weekend nights only.
📍 Church St, Preston PR1 2QY
Baluga
Bar and club
A late bar and club in Miller Arcade where the cocktails are made by a dedicated mixologist.
📍 Church St, Preston PR1 2QY
All Hopes No Promises
Burger and cocktail bar
An independent burger bar on St Wilfrid Street with cocktails, live music and late opening.
📍 15, 16 St Wilfrid St, Preston PR1 2US
Cocktail bars on Friargate and Lune Street
From the old Corn Exchange up Friargate and Fox Street, with gin bars, a rock and roll cocktail bar and historic cellars.
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PLAU
Gin and beer house
A gin and beer house on Friargate with a long artisan gin list and crafted cocktails, in a historic building with vaulted cellar rooms and an old well. Tapas upstairs.
📍 115 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE
Kuckoo
Rock and roll cocktail bar
A boutique rock and roll cocktail bar on Fox Street, mixing cocktails with indie music.
📍 16-17 Fox St, Preston PR1 2AB
1842 and The Rabbit Hole
Bar and outdoor gin garden
A bar in the old Corn Exchange on Lune Street. Its outdoor gin bar, The Rabbit Hole, has more than 100 gins and opens in summer and at Christmas.
📍 Lune St, Preston PR1 2NN
Cocktail bars on Lancaster Road
Around the Guild Hall, with a candlelit basement wine bar.
Winedown
Underground wine and cocktail bar
A candlelit basement bar on Lancaster Road with an alternative retro soundtrack, gin, rum, wine and a deli counter of cheese and cured meats.
📍 18 Lancaster Rd, Preston PR1 1DA
Cocktail bars by the university
The streets around UCLan and Fylde Street, busy with students and good value.
The Adelphi
Cocktail pub
Preston's Pub of the Year, High Street Hero Awards 2023
A cocktail pub by the university on Fylde Street, named Preston's Pub of the Year in 2023.
📍 43 Fylde St, Preston PR1 7DP
Preston cocktail trails
Two routes in walking order, with the time between each bar. See them all on a map.
Winckley Square to Friargate
5 bars · about 12 minutes on foot in total
- 1PLAU115 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE
- 🚶 about 6 min to the next bar
- 2Kuckoo16-17 Fox St, Preston PR1 2AB
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 3Forum Bar and Kitchen16-17 Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 4Lonely People8a Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 5Hartleys Wine Bar7 Mount St, Preston PR1 8BS
Church Street and the Guild Hall
4 bars · about 4 minutes on foot in total
- 1Florianas16 Glover's Ct, Preston PR1 3LS
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 2Le Fleur BarChurch St, Preston PR1 2QY
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 3Winedown18 Lancaster Rd, Preston PR1 1DA
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 4Hogarths140 Church St, Preston PR1 3BU
More Preston bar guides
- Hidden and late-night barsHidden and late bars in Preston: Winedown, PLAU, Lonely People and Kuckoo and more.
- Fun bars for groupsLively Preston bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: Winedown, PLAU, Forum
- Gin, rum, whisky and tequilaThe best Preston bars for gin, rum, whisky and agave: Winedown, PLAU, Forum Bar and Kitche
- Cocktail trailsReady-made Preston cocktail trails on foot, Winckley Square to Friargate and Church Street
Know before you go
- 🗓️ Book at the weekendThe smaller bars fill up on Friday and Saturday. Book where you can, or go early.
- 🚶 It's compactWinckley Square, Church Street and Friargate are all within a ten-minute walk of each other.
- 🚆 By trainPreston station is on Fishergate, a few minutes from Winckley Square.
- 🆔 Bring IDYou must be 18 to drink and many bars ask for ID if you look under 25.
Your questions
What is the best cocktail bar in Preston?
Start with Winedown on Lancaster Road, PLAU on Friargate and Lonely People on Winckley Street. Kuckoo is the pick for cocktails with loud music.
Where are the best areas for cocktails in Preston?
Winckley Square and Winckley Street are best for a relaxed drink. Church Street and Miller Arcade are busiest late and Friargate has gin bars and historic cellars.
Are there hidden bars in Preston?
Yes. Winedown is a candlelit basement bar on Lancaster Road and PLAU has vaulted cellar rooms on Friargate.
Where are the best gin bars in Preston?
PLAU and Hogarths both have huge gin lists. In summer and at Christmas, The Rabbit Hole at 1842 is an outdoor gin bar with more than 100 gins.
Which Preston bars are open late?
Stratos has a 3am licence and Baluga and Le Fleur are late bars at the weekend. Hours change, so check before you go.
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Preston's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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