Saracen's Head Beer and Live Music Festival

I've just had details of another pub beer festival - it must be the sun bringing them out. I learnt about this one from a sign tied to a traffic light post as I drove through Ormskirk (the lights were on red as I looked at it.).

The Saracen's Head is an attractive canalside pub in Halsall, recently refurbished internally in a restaurant style. While it is food-orientated, it does have a changing real ale range. It is holding a beer festival from 29th May to 1st June, a marquee event with more than 20 real ales and 6 real ciders. This is what they've got lined up:

• Thu 29 May - 6pm: live band and curry night.
• Fri 30 May - 12pm bar opens. 6pm Bad Cats live band and curry night..
• Sat 31 May - 12pm hog roast and bar. 6pm Undercover live band.
• Sun 1 June -  12pm hog roast and bar. 1pm to 4pm Lucy Rhiannon, Jack Hartley and Paddy Rogan.

The Saracens Head is at 100 Summerwood Lane Halsall, near Ormskirk, L39 8RH, less than 7 miles from Southport town centre.
Tel: 01704 840204.