Macclesfield is Cool (and Hot!) off piste.

Many boaters concentrate on pubs right next to the waterway but its worth a bit of a walk. This is a great town with a Chicago Rock Café, several other nightclubs, loads of cool coffee bars (I’m spoiled for choice with my espresso addiction) decent beer everywhere.. If you like heavy rock there’s the Swan with 2 necks which concentrates on live metal and punk bands 3 nights a week or more. Nearby Bollington looks and feels as if it has grown out of the surrounding hills and has its own selection of nice pubs.

A special little pub right in the town centre which deserves a special mention is The Prince of Wales (The Porters to regulars). Their myspace site is here – spot the celebrity regulars! There's even a built-in fish tank in the gents!

No you won’t be pissed-off off-piste, even when you're...well you get the idea.