Golden Ball Hotel at Snatchems Free House.

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Golden Ball Hotel at Snatchems Free House. Traditional Pub serving pub grub with 3 camping pods to rent, Today it is still the best site for miles around to enjoy bird-watching with a pint in one hand.
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The Golden Ball at Snatchems, on the bank of the River Lune, has been serving refreshment to travellers since 1650! Cool and refreshing in summer or warm and cheerful in winter, this has long been a place of peaceful sanctuary from a crazy world. Cormorants dive & disappear, curlews call, herons stand sentinel, lapwings wheel about, oystercatchers whistle as tide nears, ever something to be seen from the cobbled promenade-style frontage of this simple and genuine, rustic-cum-maritime pub. Gaze on as a setting sun lights a panorama of hills and sets aglow an old castled city beyond the silver river. Stare in thrilled but silent awe as a tidal wave crashes relentlessly on, over the bones of a centuries-old tall ship yet lying unburied on the shore. Travel back in time, picture an 18th century scene as vessels set sail for Africa or ply creaking upriver homeward bound from the West Indies, laden with sugar, rum and cotton. This old pub has seen a lot of life in the past and is haunted by some of its experiences. Ghosts have been seen here. Perhaps the pirates, slavers and smugglers of old remain within these feet-thick walls. You can walk here, bring your dog & the kids, cycle, drive, ride or sail down the river. All are welcome, just get here. When every other person one meets can say where the nearest “Olde Worlde English Pub” is in Benidorm, Gran Canaria or elsewhere, I think it disappointing that they don’t use their own genuine old pub. The Golden Ball is just that: honest no-frills authenticity with a down to earth sincerely warm welcome. Forgetful of their own true heritage, many Brits prefer to dine out in a plastic Med-style Bistro, mock-up over-decorated Carvery or fake Irish theme bar. Why are we so dissatisfied with our own identity? Perhaps we think it’s unsophisticated to just be ourselves. If the process goes on then your nearest English pub may well one day be in Spain. Are we ever to be crowded into a city-centre Witherspoons to meet each other? The Golden Ball isn’t about drinking to destruction at happy-hour rates. It’s about meeting and talking. Do you remember that? When perfect strangers could converse in a friendly unthreatening way? It still happens here. Be careful when you visit, someone might want to talk to you! These charms are well-known to many anglers, artists, beer-tasters, birdwatchers, boaters, campers, caravanners, cyclists, dreamers, diners, dog-stick throwers, families, fishermen, folk-singers, hikers, historians, jet-skiers, kite-fliers, laughing mud-splashed children, lunching ladies, lifeboatmen, lovers, photographers, ramblers, runners, sightseers, sailors, picnickers, paddlers, poets, Vikings, walkers, water-skiers, and wine-sippers, etc. To book a table. https://www.sugarvine.com/restaurant/the-golden-ball-hotel-morecambe

Serving today untill 5pm xx
25/10/2026

Serving today untill 5pm xx

Its a cold miserable day out there but were cosy in here and serving food 12 till 7pm xx
24/10/2026

Its a cold miserable day out there but were cosy in here and serving food 12 till 7pm xx

Happy Friday Folks....food service is on 12 till 7pm and KARAOKE tonight from 7pm xx
23/10/2026

Happy Friday Folks....food service is on 12 till 7pm and KARAOKE tonight from 7pm xx

Hi Everyone...due to personal health issues and circumstance we have had to revise our opening times and food service fo...
19/10/2026

Hi Everyone...due to personal health issues and circumstance we have had to revise our opening times and food service for the next couple of months xx This doesn't effect any large group bookings already made or any of our Christmas Festive Menu dates xx sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but is unfortunately unavoidable at the moment xx we thank you all for your continued support xx

18/10/2026
Not a great day out there...but our views are still amazing and so is the food xx serving today 12 till 3 and 5 tiĺ 7pm ...
10/10/2026

Not a great day out there...but our views are still amazing and so is the food xx serving today 12 till 3 and 5 tiĺ 7pm xx

Karaoke tonight from 7pm ###
09/10/2026

Karaoke tonight from 7pm ###

Dont forget to book your table for BINGO!! returning this Wednesday...just send us a message and we will book you in xx ...
05/10/2026

Dont forget to book your table for BINGO!! returning this Wednesday...just send us a message and we will book you in xx why not come for tea first with our Wednesday Senior Special xx

Just a quick reminder of our new opening times and food service for the winter months xx
05/10/2026

Just a quick reminder of our new opening times and food service for the winter months xx

Sundays mean 1 thing..delicious Roast Dinners for just £14.95 including our own Cauli Cheese xx Roast/Slow Cooked Beef o...
04/10/2026

Sundays mean 1 thing..delicious Roast Dinners for just £14.95 including our own Cauli Cheese xx Roast/Slow Cooked Beef or Chicken serving 12 till 4.30 xx

Address

Lancaster Road, Snatchems
Morecambe
LA33ER

Opening Hours

Tuesday 3pm - 9pm
Wednesday 3pm - 9pm
Thursday 3pm - 9pm
Friday 12:01pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 9pm

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