Thwaites — Estate Digital Health Report

Name: Thwaites Estate Digital Health Audit
Creator: PubPostPro
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Pub Health Index v2.0 — 201 Pubs Audited Across 7 Digital Pillars

Prepared August 2026 by PubPostPro

Complimentary Estate Audit

Executive Summary

We audited all 201 Thwaites pubs across Lancashire & North West England using our proprietary Pub Health Index — a 100-point scoring system measuring 7 pillars of digital health using publicly available data only.

The findings are stark: not a single Thwaites pub scores above 59/100. Zero pubs reach "Thriving" status. A significant portion of the estate (19 pubs, 9%) sits in Band D — Critical — meaning they are effectively invisible to the digital-first customer who now drives 70%+ of pub discovery.

The strongest performers — Black Bull Bury (Bury), Blue Bell (Carlton-in-Lindrick), Dalton Arms (Glasson Dock) — show what's possible when individual publicans invest in digital. But these are exceptions. The estate average is 52/100, firmly in "At Risk" territory.

This represents a significant untapped opportunity. A coordinated digital programme across the estate could lift 19+ pubs from Critical to Stable within 90 days.

201

Pubs Audited

Estate Average

Band B (Stable)

182

Band C (At Risk)

Band D (Critical)

Band A (Thriving)

Health Band Distribution

A — Thriving (80-100)0 pubs (0%)

B — Stable (60-79)0 pubs (0%)

C — At Risk (40-59)182 pubs (91%)

91%

D — Critical (20-39)18 pubs (9%)

F — Invisible (0-19)1 pubs (0%)

Estate Pillar Averages (out of max)

All 201 Pubs — Ranked by Health Score

#	Pub Name	Location	Score	Band	Rep	Vol	Pres	Eng	Web	Resp	Cont
1	Black Bull Bury	Bury	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
2	Blue Bell	Carlton-in-Lindrick	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
3	Dalton Arms	Glasson Dock	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
4	Foresters Arms	Standish	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
5	Gamecock Inn	Austwick	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
6	Grey Mare Inn	Belthorn	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
7	Hare and Hounds Middleton	Middleton	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
8	Higher Buck Inn	Waddington	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
9	Holcombe Tap	Ramsbottom	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
10	Howard Arms	Brampton	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
11	Jacobs Well	Huddersfield	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
12	John Bull Chop House	Wigan	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
13	La Roma Italian Restaurant	Kearsley	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
14	Old Horns Inn	High Bradfield	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
15	Royal Oak at Riley Green	Riley Green	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
16	Smithy Inn	Holme	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
17	Sportsmans Inn Hayfield	Hayfield	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
18	The Bonny Inn	Clayton le Dale	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
19	The Ranken Arms	Hoddlesdon, Darwen	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
20	The Ship Inn Teanford	Teanford	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
21	The Ship Inn Chester	Chester	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
22	The Winterburn	Halifax	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
23	Union Arms	Tyldesley	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
24	White Lion Childer Thornton	Childer Thornton	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
25	The Beverley Arms	Beverley	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
26	The Lister Arms	Malham	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
27	The Millstone	Mellor	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
28	The Royal Heysham	Morecambe	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
29	Toll House Inn		59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
30	The Golden Lion		59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
31	The Bull's Head	Solihull	59	C	13	13	10	3	10	7	3
32	Anglers Arms	Haverthwaite	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
33	Blue Bell Cider House	Earlswood	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
34	Clock Face	Prescot	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
35	Craven Heifer	Ingleton	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
36	Eagle and Child	Ramsbottom	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
37	Foundry (was Oyster & Otter)	Blackburn	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
38	Hollybush Inn	Leek	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
39	Hunters	Lostock Hall	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
40	King William	Turton	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
41	Lindley Tap Bar & Grill	Huddersfield	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
42	Malt Shovel	Barkby	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
43	Old Queens Head	Sheffield	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
44	Queen Anne Inn	Bury	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
45	Queens Arms	Carlisle	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
46	Red Lion	Ellesmere	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
47	Roaches Lock	Mossley	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
48	Stone Roses Bar	York	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
49	Swan and Cemetery	Bury	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
50	The Fleece	Cirencester	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
51	The Gatehouse	Tyldesley	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
52	The Highlands	Blackpool	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
53	The Horseshoe	Ringley	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
54	The Shippons	Irby	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
55	Three Tuns	Sutton Coldfield	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
56	Two Tubs	Bury	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
57	White Lion Delph	Delph	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
58	The Red Lion	Burnsall	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
59	The Judge's Lodging	York	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
60	The Royal Oak	Keswick	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
61	The Buck Inn	Malham	58	C	12	13	10	3	10	7	3
62	Black Bull Bentham	Bentham	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
63	Golden Lion	Chorley	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
64	Hare and Hounds Foulridge	Foulridge	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
65	Hare and Hounds Rochdale	Rochdale	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
66	Help Me Thro	Bury	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
67	Nabs Head	Samlesbury	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
68	Rishton Arms	Rishton	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
69	Rose & Crown Bebington	Bebington	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
70	Royal Oak Hornby	Hornby	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
71	Shooters Arms	Nelson	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
72	Stamford Arms	Stalybridge	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
73	The Anchor	Darwen	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
74	The Crown	Garstang	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
75	The Harts Head	Giggleswick	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
76	The Plough at Eaves	Eaves	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
77	The Stork	Simonstone	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
78	The Sunnyhurst	Darwen	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
79	The Waggon	Halam	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
80	Traders Arms	Mellor	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
81	Travellers Rest	Killamarsh	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
82	White Bull	Oswaldtwistle	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
83	White Hart Inn	Sabden	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
84	White Lion Sutton Coldfield	Sutton Coldfield	56	C	13	10	10	3	10	7	3
85	Ark Tavern	Brimington	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
86	Black Dog	Oswaldtwistle	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
87	Blue Ball	Wharncliffe Side	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
88	Bridge Inn Ford	Ford	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
89	Craven Heifer	Stainforth	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
90	Hare and Hounds Todmorden	Todmorden	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
91	Havelock Inn	Blackburn	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
92	Inn On The Green	York	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
93	Observatory	Blackburn	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
94	Plough Inn	Burton Salmon	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
95	Queens Hotel Fleetwood	Fleetwood	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
96	Sportsmans Arms	Tattenhall	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
97	Stanley Showbar	Blackpool	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
98	The Griffin	Market Weighton	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
99	The Park	Lancaster	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
100	The Sundial	Bury	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
101	The Swan	Burnley	55	C	12	10	10	3	10	7	3
102	Brown Cow Inn	Lancaster	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
103	Cock and Bottle	Tarleton	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
104	Griffin's Head	Huncoat	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
105	Little B	Sale	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
106	Shoal Hill Tavern	Cannock	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
107	Sportsmans Inn Ambleside	Ambleside	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
108	The Albion	Arnside	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
109	The Duke	Blackpool	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
110	The Gynn	Blackpool	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
111	The Lighthorseman	York	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
112	The Saughall	Wirral	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
113	White Horse	York	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
114	Ye Olde Fighting Cocks	Arnside	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
115	The Crown Inn	Penrith	54	C	10	13	10	3	10	5	3
116	Boot & Shoe	Elswick	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
117	Corner Cupboard	Glossop	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
118	Crofters	Barrow in Furness	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
119	Eagle & Crown	Upton	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
120	Garlands	Blackpool	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
121	Grey Mare	Ramsbottom	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
122	Joiners Arms	Morecambe	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
123	Nags Head	Clowne	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
124	No. 4	Blackpool	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
125	Old Dungeon Inn	Tottington	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
126	Queens Hotel Bradley Fold	Bradley Fold	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
127	Red Lion	Stockton Heath	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
128	Ring O'Bells	Royston	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
129	Rock Inn Huddersfield	Huddersfield	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
130	Rose & Crown Ramsbottom	Ramsbottom	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
131	Sitting Goose Inn	Preston	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
132	Station Hotel	Helmshore	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
133	Th'alma	Huddersfield	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
134	The Flying Handbag	Blackpool	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
135	The Oaks	Ramsbottom	51	C	10	10	10	3	10	5	3
136	White Horse	Walshaw	51	C	13	7	10	3	10	5	3
137	Beechwood	Runcorn	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
138	Broughton Arms	Haslington	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
139	Brownhill Arms	Blackburn	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
140	Buck Inn	Clitheroe	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
141	Flying Dutchman	Padiham	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
142	Fox and Hounds	Blackburn	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
143	Grapes Inn	Bolton	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
144	Rock Inn Tockholes	Tockholes	50	C	13	13	7	3	4	7	3
145	Sun Hotel	Preston	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
146	The Bush Inn	Droylsden	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
147	The George	Morecambe	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
148	The Queens	Rochdale	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
149	The Swan Hotel	Bury	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
150	The Victoria Accrington	Accrington	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
151	The Victoria Southport	Southport	50	C	12	7	10	3	10	5	3
152	Gateway Inn	Kendal	49	C	12	13	7	3	4	7	3
153	The Summit Inn	Rochdale	49	C	12	13	7	3	4	7	3
154	Crown and Cushion	Chesterfield	48	C	8	10	10	3	10	4	3
155	Drop Kick	Bradford	48	C	10	7	10	3	10	5	3
156	Plough And Harrow	Shevington	48	C	13	5	10	3	10	4	3
157	Queen Anne	Little Lever	48	C	13	5	10	3	10	4	3
158	The Clarence	Blackpool	48	C	8	10	10	3	10	4	3
159	The Elephant	St Helens	48	C	10	7	10	3	10	5	3
160	The Station	Cherry Tree	48	C	10	7	10	3	10	5	3
161	White Lion Burnley	Burnley	48	C	10	7	10	3	10	5	3
162	Brown Cow	Chorley	47	C	12	5	10	3	10	4	3
163	Red Lion	Wybunbury	47	C	13	10	7	3	4	7	3
164	White Boar	Bury	47	C	13	10	7	3	4	7	3
165	Boughey Arms	Stoke on Trent	46	C	12	10	7	3	4	7	3
166	Golden Cup	Darwen	46	C	12	10	7	3	4	7	3
167	Kings Arms	Burton In Kendal	46	C	12	10	7	3	4	7	3
168	North Star	Shaw	46	C	12	10	7	3	4	7	3
169	Rose & Crown Hotel	Clitheroe	46	C	12	10	7	3	4	7	3
170	Horse and Farrier	Lancaster	45	C	10	5	10	3	10	4	3
171	Inn at The Station	Clitheroe	45	C	10	13	7	3	4	5	3
172	The Peacock	Sheffield	45	C	10	13	7	3	4	5	3
173	Wheatsheaf	Ness	45	C	8	7	10	3	10	4	3
174	Smiths Arms	Preston	43	C	10	4	10	3	10	3	3
175	Black Bull Ribchester	Ribchester	42	C	13	7	7	3	4	5	3
176	Hare and Hounds Oswaldtwistle	Oswaldtwistle	42	C	13	7	7	3	4	5	3
177	The Barrel	Walkington	42	C	13	7	7	3	4	5	3
178	White Horse	Whitwick	42	C	13	7	7	3	4	5	3
179	White Lion Upholland	Upholland	42	C	13	7	7	3	4	5	3
180	Bridge Inn Padiham	Padiham	41	C	12	7	7	3	4	5	3
181	Grey Horse Hotel	Accrington	41	C	12	7	7	3	4	5	3
182	Lord Raglan	Blackburn	41	C	12	7	7	3	4	5	3
183	Britannia	Oswaldtwistle	39	D	13	5	7	3	4	4	3
184	Bull and Royal	Longridge	39	D	13	5	7	3	4	4	3
185	Clothiers Arms	Huddersfield	39	D	13	5	7	3	4	4	3
186	Ivy Hotel	Blackburn	39	D	13	5	7	3	4	4	3
187	Mill Hill Hotel	Blackburn	39	D	10	7	7	3	4	5	3
188	The Millstone Wigan	Wigan	39	D	10	7	7	3	4	5	3
189	The Sun	Blackburn	39	D	8	10	7	3	4	4	3
190	Waggon and Horses	Clitheroe	39	D	10	7	7	3	4	5	3
191	Old Toll Bar	Blackburn	38	D	12	5	7	3	4	4	3
192	The Commercial Inn	Huddersfield	38	D	12	5	7	3	4	4	3
193	Bulls Head Inn	Blackburn	37	D	13	4	7	3	4	3	3
194	Bay Horse	Osbaldeston	36	D	12	4	7	3	4	3	3
195	Parkgate Inn	Rotherham	36	D	10	5	7	3	4	4	3
196	Sportsmans	Bromley Cross	36	D	8	7	7	3	4	4	3
197	One To Five	Wrexham	35	D	7	7	7	3	4	4	3
198	Hand and Shuttle	Padiham	34	D	10	4	7	3	4	3	3
199	The Waggonmakers	Bury	34	D	13	2	7	3	4	2	3
200	Three Horse Shoes	Ingleton	28	D	0	0	10	3	10	2	3
201	Navigation Inn	Blackburn	15	F	0	0	7	3	0	2	3

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Methodology

Each pub is scored across 7 pillars using publicly available data only — no pub cooperation required. Scores are based on data gathered August 2026.

Review Reputation — quality of ratings across Google, TripAdvisor, etc./15

Review Volume & Recency — how many reviews and how recent/15

Social Media Presence — platforms used, posting frequency/15

Social Media Engagement — likes, comments, shares vs followers/15

Website & Discoverability — can customers find you?/15

Digital Responsiveness — do you reply to reviews and messages?/15

Content Quality — photography, branding, storytelling/10

Health Bands: A (80-100) Thriving | B (60-79) Stable | C (40-59) At Risk | D (20-39) Critical | F (0-19) Invisible