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The Pre-Match Pint
Wrexham is acknowledged in the history
books as being the birthplace of the first
successful lager
brewery in Britain (1882). The town in fact had 19 breweries producing
quality ale as far back as 1860 and still retains a tradition for
drinking, despite the closure of the Wrexham Lager Brewery in 2000. At the ground
 Bar facilities are generally only available
to home supporters at present. The Mold Road Stand contains
The Changing Rooms Restaurant, which provides dining and bar facilities
for patrons, as well as a bar in the main concourse for supporters.
The Sainsbury’s Stand also offers dining and bar facilities for supporters and both sets of directors in the Executive seats, but also the Centenary Club is open on match-day and visiting supporters are admitted for a nominal charge. Near the ground
The same directions apply for The Railway Inn, but instead take a left-turn at the junction and you will find this popular local roughly behind a bicycle shop.
Wrexham town centre Wrexham town centre is rich in pubs, wine-bars and nightclubs. Like every town or city in Britain the main street has been turned into a ‘strip’ of watering holes and Wrexham is certainly no exception!
 Wrexham town centre is only a ten minute walk from the
visiting supporters’ turnstiles or five minutes from Wrexham General
Railway Station which is adjacent to the home Kop end.
Coming out of Wrexham General Railway Station (which is adjacent to the back of the home supporters’ Kop) turn left and take the short walk into town. The Wrexham Lager Club is the first watering hole and sensible and family supporters might be able to talk themselves past the doormen for bar snacks and a very reasonably priced pint!
Just around the corner from Wetherspoons, behind the
recently refurbished Bus Station, you will find The Thirsty Scholar
and Fat Cat Café Bar
The Fat Cat Café Bar is contained within the Bus Station offering an up-market menu in rather plush surroundings. Prices are quite reasonable with a few of the top-notch lagers available at affordable prices.
Returning back to the Horse and Jockey and the main shopping street, head further down Hope Street to the junction situated by Burger King. The side street (Queen Street) reveals The Talbot, Wrexham’s only cellar bar which is a popular night time Jazz venue. Menu boards outside the bar advertise the current drink promotions and menu. Continuing your journey down Hope Street (past Burger King and Marks & Spencer) you arrive at a crossroads with St Gyles Parish Church in front of you. You have now reached the epicentre of Wrexham’s pub and club land. To your left is High Street, with the Wynnstay Hotel at the end of the street, and to your right is Town Hill which slopes down to Bridge Street.
High Street
 High
Street has a large concentration of watering holes seemingly man-made for
the proverbial pub-crawl. Milliners (Irish theme bar) is
highly recommended as is the historic
Golden Lion
which serves a good pint of
 Lloyds No.1
is the town’s second Wetherspoons outlet and is one of the pub
chains exceptions in playing background music. This converted bank
provides offers very reasonably priced pub food.
The
Wynnstay Hotel
also has a pleasant recently refurbished public bar serving bar
snacks. Before heading back up High
 On the other side of High Street you will find
The Cosmopolitan which is of the wine bar variety. Next stop is
Yates’ Wine
Town Hill Passing St Gyles Church and heading down Town Hill there are an assortment of new wine bars and pubs to be found. It must be mentioned that a slight detour on the adjacent road (Abbott Street) provides another Irish theme bar Murphy’s and Sugar Reef (formerly the Cross Foxes). This road is also a useful short-cut back up to the main shopping street near the afore mentioned Yales Café Bar Back on Town Hill you might notice the upmarket restaurant Café Zouk. Nearby are wine bars One to Five with bars on two-storeys and Honky Tonks which offers drinks from as little as £1 a throw.
The popular Barracuda Bar is also located on this min-strip of pubs and wine bars. The South African themed bar can get very busy on matchday or when sporting events are shown on the many TV screens Further down the hill you will notice trendy priced wine bar Central Station on the opposite side of the road just before a crossroads. College Street has two side-by-side pubs. The Cambrian Vaults which has changed from a notorious boozer of old to a pleasant and lively pub. Next door is The Commercial Inn which is acknowledged as the oldest pub in Wrexham. Both pubs offer the typical bar snack menu though like most pubs on a particularly busy matchday can be perhaps overwhelmed by drinkers. Town Hill merges into Bridge Street and Brook Street ( Wrexham’s club land ) but, with even more pubs at close hand, unless you are a remarkable drinker, it’s time to get back to the ground
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Real Ale pubs
The Horse & Jockey (pictured) on Hope Street sells frequently changed guest beers and the Albion Hotel at the top of Town Hill sells Lees beers. Out of town Supporters with an hour or two to kill before the game might also hop in a taxi to the Pant yr Ochain and Griffin Inn pubs in Gresford which are approximately 3-miles away.
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the pitch. Marston’s Brewery have
recently given this historic pub a major refurbishment providing
comfortable surroundings and bar meals, but arrive early as the pub tends
to become very packed before a game. Doormen supervise entry to the pub
on match day. Despite the clientele being predominantly home supporters,
friendly visiting supporters can freely mingle in the hustle and bustle of
this busy pub. 
There
are two other public houses within easy walking distance of The
Racecourse. The easiest way to get to The Walnut is to walk
down Crispin Lane, which is adjacent to the back of the Kop, take a right
turn at the junction leading under the railway bridge and you will find
the pub at the top of a gentle hill. 
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