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Preston cocktail trails: two walking routes

Routes you can walk tonight, each in walking order with the time between stops.

Last checked 11 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktail trails: 2 routes

Winckley Square to Friargate

5 bars ยท about 12 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    PLAU115 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE
  2. ๐Ÿšถ about 6 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Kuckoo16-17 Fox St, Preston PR1 2AB
  4. ๐Ÿšถ about 2 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Forum Bar and Kitchen16-17 Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
  6. ๐Ÿšถ about 1 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Lonely People8a Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
  8. ๐Ÿšถ about 3 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    Hartleys Wine Bar7 Mount St, Preston PR1 8BS

Church Street and the Guild Hall

4 bars ยท about 4 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Florianas16 Glover's Ct, Preston PR1 3LS
  2. ๐Ÿšถ about 2 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Le Fleur BarChurch St, Preston PR1 2QY
  4. ๐Ÿšถ about 1 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Winedown18 Lancaster Rd, Preston PR1 1DA
  6. ๐Ÿšถ about 1 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Hogarths140 Church St, Preston PR1 3BU

Map: cocktail trails

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Your questions

How long does a Preston cocktail trail take?

Each route has three to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.

Which is the best cocktail trail in Preston?

For first-timers, the Winckley Square to Friargate route takes in five of our favourite bars, all a short walk apart.

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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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