Hanging Gate Inn

A proper pub on the edge of Macclesfield Forest for over 400 years Muddy boots and dogs are welcome.

The Hanging Gate is an old Drovers pub, with a history of hospitality stretching over 400 years. Situated in Higher Sutton, 3 miles east of Macclesfield, the second highest pub in Cheshire, the Hanging Gate enjoys spectacular views across the Cheshire Plain. Dating from 1621, this is a proper rustic pub with low ceilings and beams, original stone-flagged floors and open fires. On a Roman salt rout

25/07/2024

Please note we are closed this evening (Thursday).

We will be back open from 4pm on Friday, serving pizza 6 till 8pm.

Photos from Hanging Gate Inn's post 21/07/2024

Thank you Anne for choosing the Hanging Gate to celebrate your birthday - and for giving us the chance to test our new kitchen, not to mention the chef's skills.... we hope you had a great day and enjoyed the lasagne!

21/07/2024

Our fundraising pack has arrived from
Have you booked your afternoon tea yet?

19/07/2024
15/07/2024

๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—˜๐—” (๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ!)

Have you booked yet?

On Thursday 8th August, we'll be turning the pub pink raising funds for Breast Cancer Now as we serve scrumptious afternoon tea and raise money for breast cancer research.

Enjoy dainty sandwiches, mouth-watering savouries, home-baked cakes and scones - all you need to decide is jam or cream first? Upgrade to prosecco for fizz-fuelled fun!

A great opportunity to get together with friends or spoil a loved one, whilst supporting a great cause.

Sittings are at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.

๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช!

With a grand prize raffle and much more, places are limited so email us at [email protected] for more details and to book.

14/07/2024

"๐—œ ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—• ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜!"

If you are old enough to remember this advert, are out and about enjoying our bit of England and don't give a # # about football, come and visit us today!

๐Ÿ“ทPhoto Credit: Tessa Whiskard

12/07/2024

Sorry no pizza this evening but we will be firing up the oven between 3-8pm on Saturday for our "Pint, Pizza and Alpaca" party!

10/07/2024

๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—˜๐—” (๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ!)

This August, we're raising funds for breast cancer research - a cause close to our hearts.

On Thursday 8th August, we'll be turning the pub pink as we serve scrumptious afternoon tea and raise money to help power life-saving breast cancer research and vital support.

Enjoy dainty sandwiches, mouth-watering savouries, home-baked cakes and scones - all you need to decide is jam or cream first? Upgrade to prosecco for fizz-fuelled fun!

A great opportunity to get together with friends or spoil a loved one, whilst supporting a great cause.

๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช!

With a grand prize raffle and much more, places are limited so email us at [email protected] to book.

Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm set for massive change after star acquires new pub 07/07/2024

Here's hoping Jeremy Clarkson can do as much for pubs as he has for farming.

Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm set for massive change after star acquires new pub Jeremy Clarkson has plans for his new Cotswold boozer, bought for 'less than ยฃ1million', and they will all be linked to the future of his Amazon Prime show, Clarkson's Farm.

07/07/2024

What goes with a pint, a prosecco, a pizza? An alpaca of course!

We've teamed up with our neighbours across the valley, Macclesfield Alpacas, to bring you an alpaca experience right here at the Hanging Gate.

You can get meet these adorable animals on Saturday 13th July, 3-5pm.

Photos from Hanging Gate Inn's post 06/07/2024

๐–๐„ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐€ ๐…๐Ž๐Ž๐“๐๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐™๐Ž๐๐„!
.... And we struggle to get WiFi, so if you fancy a trip to the countryside for some peace and quiet, come and escape to the Hanging Gate!

Bar opens at 12 noon with pizza served 4-8pm (yes they are available to takeaway if you need to go home and watch the match!)

๐–๐€๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐†!! ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Œ๐€๐˜ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐€๐‹๐Š ๐“๐Ž ๐„๐€๐‚๐‡ ๐Ž๐“๐‡๐„๐‘!!

05/07/2024

Who's got that early doors Friday feeling?
Bar opens at 4pm with pizza served 6-8pm.

See you later!

29/06/2024

๐€๐‘๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ๐˜ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐‘๐„๐€๐“ ๐’๐”๐“๐“๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ– ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐๐”๐ ๐‚๐‘๐€๐–๐‹?

Today's the day! Starting at the Church House followed by St Dunstan's, Leather's Smithy, Hanging Gate, The Ryles Arms, Sutton Ex-Servicemen's Club, Sutton Hall and ending at Ye Olde Kings Head, the walk covers 6.5 miles and takes in some cracking pubs you may not yet have discovered, right here on your doorstep. Even better revellers are raising funds for East Cheshire Hospice as they go!

We're your halfway hostelry, serving delicious pizza to soak up some booze and fuel your journey downhill!

Photos from Hanging Gate Inn's post 28/06/2024

๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐”๐Œ๐๐’ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ
We've got a great line up for you to enjoy! Hobgoblin, Wincle Waller and Peggy's from Peakstones Rock Brewery.

๐๐ˆ๐™๐™๐€ ๐“๐Ž ๐„๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐€๐Š๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜
We're serving delicious sourdough pizza, available to eat in or takeaway.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ?
๐Ÿ•Margherita
๐Ÿ•Milano salami and chilli flakes
๐Ÿ•Portobello mushroom and garlic oil
๐Ÿ•Barbecue chicken and sweet onions
๐Ÿ•Sun-blushed tomato, pesto, olives and balsamic

๐Ž๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐Ž๐”๐‘๐’
Friday - the bar opens at 4pm and pizza is served from 6pm until 8pm
Saturday - the bar opens at 12 noon and pizza is served 1pm until 8pm
Sunday - the bar opens at 12 noon, no pizza

๐–๐„ ๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž ๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐’๐Ž๐Ž๐

22/06/2024

The sun sets on another lovely day at the Gate. Thanks to everyone who came to visit us today ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŒž

21/06/2024

It's Friday and the sun is shining! Come and drink in the view from our beer garden. Bar opens at 4pm with pizza served 6-8pm.

17/06/2024

๐’๐”๐“๐“๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ– ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐๐”๐ ๐‚๐‘๐€๐–๐‹ - ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐†๐Ž๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐„๐“ ๐˜๐„๐“?
๐’๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐“๐‡ ๐‰๐”๐๐„

Don't miss out on this fabulous event raising funds for East Cheshire Hospice

Starting at The Church House Inn followed by St Dunstan's Inn, Leather's Smithy , Hanging Gate Inn , The Ryles Arms , Sutton Ex-Servicemen's Club , Sutton Hall
and ending at Ye Olde Kings Head - Gurnett the walk covers 6.5 miles and takes in some cracking pubs you may not yet have discovered, right here on your doorstep.

Tickets cost ยฃ5 or ยฃ10 including breakfast. Get yours from The Church House Inn before they sell out!

16/06/2024

Our house mates are back! So pleased to report that the swifts have returned and approve of the pub's paint stripped eaves.

Just want the blue sky to return too...........

๐Ÿ“ท Photo credit: Paul's Wildlife & nature Photography

14/06/2024

We're serving pizza from 6pm tonight, best enjoyed with a pint of Hawkstone!

10/06/2024

Thanks to Alex from Macclesfield Nub News for coming to visit us - and making this lovely film ๐Ÿ˜

Have you tried Hawkstone? Come and visit us soon!

08/06/2024

Are you cheering on the women's tour of Britain as it passes through our area today?

We've got some great cycling routes nearby, so if you're looking for refreshments during your ride, be sure to join us!

07/06/2024

Anyone want to vote for the Hanging Gate? Please do so on the The Great British Pub Crawl original post and let's hear your stories!

Would love to hear some of people's favourite EVER pubs... so we can make sure we can get out to them if they're still trading...

01/06/2024

It's the 1st of June.... that means there are only 28 days to go until the Sutton 8 charity pub crawl!

Starting at The Church House Inn followed by St Dunstan's Inn Leather's Smithy Pub Hanging Gate Inn The Ryles Arms Sutton Ex-Servicemen's Club Sutton Hall and ending at Ye Olde Kings Head - Gurnett it's always a great day out and a fun way of raising funds for East Cheshire Hospice

So save the date (Saturday 29th June) and get training! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅพ

31/05/2024

๐ˆ๐“'๐’ ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐’๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ and we've got just the thing to make you break out into a cheesy grin!

With delicious sourdough pizza and Cheshire Cat from Weetwood - Cheshire Beers and Spirits a visit to the Hanging Gate will have you grinning from ear to ear!

Here's a reminder of our opening times this weekend:-

Friday - the bar opens at 4pm and pizza is served from 6pm until 8pm
Saturday - the bar opens at 12 noon and pizza is served 4pm until 8pm
Sunday - the bar opens at 12 noon, no pizza

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ?

๐Ÿ•Margherita
๐Ÿ•Milano salami and chilli flakes
๐Ÿ•Portobello mushroom and garlic oil
๐Ÿ•Barbecue chicken and sweet onions
๐Ÿ•Sun-blushed tomato, pesto, olives and balsamic

๐€๐•๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐๐‹๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐„๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐, ๐“๐€๐Š๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐‘๐„๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐๐˜ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”

27/05/2024

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!

Celebrate the long weekend with us, the bar opens at 12 noon and pizza is served from 2 until 6pm.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ?

๐Ÿ•Margherita
๐Ÿ•Milano salami and chilli flakes
๐Ÿ•Portobello mushroom and garlic oil
๐Ÿ•Barbecue chicken and sweet onions
๐Ÿ•Sun-blushed tomato, pesto, olives and balsamic

26/05/2024

We're a wet led pub - and that's not just the weather!

We're open 12- 8:30pm and Bank Holiday Monday too!

25/05/2024

What are you doing this Bank Holiday weekend? Diddly squat? Then get yourself up to the Gate for a pint of Hawkstone and a pizza with a view!

24/05/2024

End of SATS? Halfway through GCSE's or A levels? Breaking up for Half Term? or just happy to have a long weekend! With pizza served from 6pm, the Gate is the place to celebrate!

Tell us what you're celebrating in the comments below ๐Ÿ‘‡

23/05/2024

We're heading into another bank holiday weekend so you can enjoy coming to the pub on Monday! Here's a reminder of our opening hours:-

Friday 4pm until 10pm
Saturday 12 noon until 10pm
Sunday 12 noon until 8.30pm
We are open on Bank Holidays 12 noon until 8.30pm

๐๐ˆ๐™๐™๐€ ๐๐€๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐

We're serving delicious sour dough pizza every Friday (6-8pm), Saturday (4-8pm) and on Bank Holiday Monday (2-6pm) - come rain, shine or sell out!

**Sorry we do not have any gluten free pizzas at the moment**

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A little bit of history

The Hanging Gate is an old Drovers pub, with a history of hospitality stretching over 400 years.

Situated in Higher Sutton, on the outskirts of a village 3 miles east of Macclesfield, the second highest pub in Cheshire, the Hanging Gate enjoys spectacular views across the Cheshire Plain.

Dating from 1621, this is a proper rustic pub with low ceilings and beams, original stone-flagged floors and open fires.

On a Roman salt route and steeped in history, the Hanging Gate is believed to be named after a combination of the Scandinavian "gata", meaning pathway, and the fact that Royal Macclesfield Forest poachers were hanged nearby โ€“ rumour has it that they were held chained in the cellar until they met their fate.

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Wincle Lane, Higher Sutton
Macclesfield
SK110NG

Opening Hours

Thursday 4pm - 9pm
Friday 4pm - 9pm
Saturday 12pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

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