A famous old watering hole in the lovely leafiness that is Chorlton Green, Manchester.

The Horse & Jockey is one of Joseph Holt's flagship pubs, acquired in 2012 and given a complete transformation. The pub kitchen has received a much-needed extension to accommodate a more gastro food menu boasting an exquisite range of flavourful mains, juicy National Park Steaks and traditional Sunday Roasts. It also offers an extended Bootleg Brewing Co. range which is housed inside the pub, meaning the pub now offers more craft beers with a deluxe Pizza station to create your very own Italian pizzas to enjoy in the pub or at home.

This landmark pub in the leafy South Manchester suburb of Chorlton has been transformed from a much-loved but tired boozer into what Chorlton was crying out for - a family-friendly, female-friendly 'local place for local people' with great food, great beer, great wine and a relaxed, laid-back-almost-horizontal atmosphere. In other words, a pub for the noughties.

Whether it's an exhibition by a local artist on the walls, the book club monthly meeting in the corner, or simply a bunch of regulars catching up for the day, it's the local community that makes a great pub, and it's on them that we focus our efforts.

This friendly pub is based in a 500-year-old building, complete with its own microbrewery and a programme of community events, including beer festivals, farmers markets on the last Saturday of every month and open-air concerts. A sun trap in summer and a cozy, intimate place in winter, the setting couldn't be better - The Green is at the heart of Chorlton's conservation area, a stone's throw from vibrant Beech Road, with its multitude of bars, pubs, restaurants, boutiques and shops, and a short stroll from Chorlton Meadows and Water Park.