BITE user comments - Cravenite
Comments by Cravenite
I wasn�t expecting anything great from the Bay Horse at Cowling and I can�t say I was disappointed. Having gone past on many occasions though I thought it time I called in. The first problem is that there is no pub car park, which in itself is unusual for a village pub, so you have to park on the main road going through the village. This can�t do much to encourage trade.
Enter the pub�this was 1 o�clock on a Sunday lunchtime and remarkably we were the only people in there and seemingly the first customers of the day, as the landlord had to pull through the Thwaites �Wainwright�, which to be fair was served well and the landlord and his partner were friendly eniough � going by the banner on the outside of the pub they haven�t been there that long. The pub is plain, unpretentious, quite small and relatively modern inside, but I was surprised to see no local photos on the walls, just some anonymous prints.
This maybe well is a popular local pub at other times of the week but for a fairly large village on the main cross-border through route from Colne to Crosshills etc it�s surprisingly basic and I don�t know if they do food. I probably wouldn�t call-in again unless I had special reason to but hope they manage to keep it open anyway.
24 Jul 2012 10:29
My first visit to this pub which was made on a Saturday early-lunchtime with the pub very quiet. The white-painted exterior is very similar to the many stone terraced houses in this area so it blends in well architecturally. The open interior is clean and comfortable but a little 'fussy' perhaps with an enormous amount of brassware especially. There is also a good pool table . The one 'real ale' was Taylor 'Golden Best' and it was well-served. The landlord was friendly enough. Tetley's ale was also on but I'm not sure if that's classed as real ale anymore by the afficionados and it seems to be boycotted by many people in Yorkshire owing to it now being brewed in the Midlands. An ok pub if nothing spectacular and I would certainly call in here again.
1 Jul 2012 11:17
The Hare and Hounds, Lothersdale
Visited here several times when out walking etc. Lovely location in quiet off-the-beaten-track but Lothersdale. A decent pint of Theakston's Best Bitter but the pub itself is unremarkable with no particular vibrancy about it but friendly enough - I've always got the feeling I've stepped back 20-30 years when I've been here. This was how all rural pubs were in the 1970's and 1980's - make of that what you will ! Lothersdale does have that faintly behind-the-times feel about it - not necessarily a bad thing.
23 Jun 2012 09:46
The Flying Dutchman, Summerbridge
Typical Sam Smiths pub (their only one in Nidderdale) with the seemingly usual and alarmingly regular change of landlord. Basic if reasonably comfortable interior and the usual good-value Sam Smiths range of drinks. Friendly enough though and refreshingly unpretentious for this prosperous area.
23 Jun 2012 09:28
Draught ales are back on (Copper Dragon Golden Pippin at my present visit). Nothing special about this open-plan place but friendly, comfortable and tidy enough attracting a wide range of local customers which is always a good sign. Pool table, juke box and giant TV.
23 Jun 2012 09:21
Deservedly popular Timothy Taylor's town pub bang in the middle of Keighley. Small, unspoilt and friendly place with the normal range of well-kept Taylors beers. Worthy of 9/10
23 Jun 2012 09:17
A typical Taylor's Keighley town pub with a tidy exterior. Fairly basic but decent Taylor's beer.
23 Jun 2012 09:15
A good solid and well-run Timothy Taylors town pub close to the middle of Keighley. Friendly with a full selection of Taylors ales including dark mild. The pub also contains plenty of Taylors memorabilia. Doesn't open Saturdays until 4pm. One of the very best of Taylor's pubs that I've visited. 9/10 from me.
23 Jun 2012 09:12
What you see is what you get at the Guide inn, which is stands in isolation app. 1000 feet above sea level between Cullingworth and Keighley. The new owners are gradually renovating the building but it's still a bit dilapidated. That though is part of the appeal for many of its regulars. A very friendly, down-to-earth and honest pub where motorcyclists are made particularly welcome. They have real ale on from the nearby Cullingworth brewery. 8/10 from me.
23 Jun 2012 09:06
Pleasant location on the small green at the top of Queensbury as you go out towards Denholme. Very well maintained exterior. Benches at the front if the weather is good, which it was when I called, though remember that this is the highest town in Yorkshire at over 1000 feet above sea level so warm fine days must be something of a luxury up there.
The inside is quite spartan and in a modern fairly minimalist 'painted boards' style. Polite young barman topped up my pint of well-kept Black Sheep bitter without having to be asked. Obviously a popular well-used local pub though on a negative note the toilets smelled a bit.
21 Aug 2011 10:30
The Stone House Inn re-opened in April of this year (2011) after being closed for 18 months. The pub is fairly isolated, situated as it is high up on the edge of moorland around 10-12 miles west of Harrogate but close to Thruscross reservoir . The interior is very clean, but quite austere and spartan - the name of the pub is appropriate ! Well-kept Black Sheep beers are served but no food at the moment. It is owned and run by a local family on a seemingly low-key basis and is not particularly well-frequented but there are seats outside with good views if the weather is fine. A pub of great history and character and well worth a visit.
29 Jul 2011 18:43
The Pendle Inn was built around 1930 and the interior has been little altered since then, remaining as a fine example of the period with dark wooden panelled walling and a large open fire. Well served Moorhouses draught ales, friendly staff, open fires , good looking bar meals. There is also a pool room and a large conservatory on the rear of the pub which serves as a dining room. A decent place to call-in for a pint, especially if you've just had a walk up Pendle Hill, in whose shadow the pub sits.
11 Apr 2011 10:57
Large and a bit run-down former coaching hotel in the middle of Gargrave. I agree with 'Greywolf' though who says there's something about the place that 'grates'. Although it did seem friendly enough I didn't feel comfortable there.
11 Apr 2011 10:37
To my my mind the best of the several pubs in and around Gargrave but the hrdest to find - it's near to the railway station. Good cosy and clean well frquented local with Timothy Taylors Landlord & Tetley's on draught. Open fire during the winter.
11 Apr 2011 10:34
Looked in here on night whilst on canal holiday. Typical bland Brewers Fayre pub attached to a Premier Inn. There was no Guinness on, the pub wasn't doing food (although that's not why we went) and the place didn't seem particularly clean. Wouldn't bother again.
11 Apr 2011 10:31
cosy, if fairly basic, village pub in the lovely village of Foulridge. Owned by Thwaites I presume as it has their range of real ales on sale. Said to be haunted by Quakers as supposedly some headstones from the nearby Quaker burial ground were used in its construction.
11 Apr 2011 10:18
The Hole In The Wall, Foulridge
sadly the 'Hole in the Wall' was demolished in 2010. I never went in it when it was open
11 Apr 2011 10:15
The White Lion Hotel, Kildwick
Near to the atttractive canal and its swingbridge in Kildwick with usually a few boats parked up. We called in there on a weekday tea-time during a recent canal break. The rustic wooden floored back bar was lively, the new (but temp I think) barlady was very friendly and the Copper Dragon beer in good condition. There is a large dining room which wasn't being used.
5 Apr 2011 10:19
Inviting and cosy pub in the middle of Cononley. Been in a few times and always a roaring fire in winter and a good pint of Taylor's bitter. Friendly atmosphere.
15 Feb 2011 16:05
An ok but very unremarkable pub right next to Cononley station - has live football if that's what you're after but the New Inn (a Taylor's property) further up the village seems better looked after and more inviting.
15 Feb 2011 16:01
Jubilee Refreshment Rooms, Sowerby Bridge
visited one Saturday afternoon. Good range of well-kept real ales (and pork pies etc in a glass case which looked fresh enough !) and friendly staff. The interior is as you would expect given that these were the former waiting rooms and are kept very clean with wicker chairs, large tables and plenty of railway memorabilia adorning the walls. Clean key-pad entry toilets. There were a couple of ladies enjoying a drink at one table and someone doing some work on their laptop at another table which is seems to indicate that it's a fairly inclusive and realxed place for all people to use. A bit out from the town centre but worth a visit and it's to be hoped the place can be successful which it should be in its platform location on this busy rail route.
14 Feb 2011 09:57
The Marquis Of Granby, Riddlesden
Called in one Sunday lunch with my father who had last been in here thirty years before on a canal trip. Doesn't appear to have been re-decorated or furniture re-upholstered since then. Very tired interior and all the atmosphere of a morgue with a few middle-aged and elderly locals sat quietly at the bar. To be fair the landlord and his customers seemed friendly enough. Had a pint of cask Theakstons Dark Mild which was actually very good. The area the pub is situated in is reasonable enough if urban in outlook and a canal swingbridge is right next to the pub. I would have thought that the potential is there for a decent pub but that's probably no fault of the landlord.
14 Feb 2011 09:15
Called in for a pint upon a friend's recommendation. However it's not really a drinking pub and seems to rely on cheapish food with a fast turnover of tables. The car park always seem pretty full whenever you go past .
It's had a faux-rustic TImothy Taylor's makeover which has been done well but hasn't really left the pub with a traditional lived-in feel at all. My pint of Timothy Taylor's bitter was good and well-served but I've never eaten there so can't comment on the food.
22 Mar 2010 15:50
well looked after if fairly spartan traditional, unspoiled and triangular-shaped street-corner pub on the edge of Skipton town centre. No Guinness on when I went but the Tetley's Mild made up for it. Quiet and not much atmosphere when I was in one Saturday lunch but friendly enough and worth a visit.
22 Mar 2010 15:29
I called in to this pub as it looks reasonably interesting from the outside and has great views from the front as it is situated high above Nelson. I would definitely not call-again though - it was empty, had no atmosphere and seemed very down-at-heel.
27 Jan 2010 13:39
The Old White Bear, Crosshills
I've called into the White Bear several times in the past few months and I like it - the pub and the people who go in it seem very genuine. An interesting old building and inside open fires, an unpretentious atmosphere and what seems a good mix of friendly but discerning local clientele. Decent real ales from local Naylors brewery. Never eaten there.
27 Jan 2010 13:35
The Waddington Arms, Waddington
Very popular and geared up towards food but a good selection of well-kept Real Ales when I last visited and a delightful place to sit outside when the weather's good. Service was good and friendly for a 'foodie pub'.
27 Jan 2010 13:29
Very quiet when we called in on a Sunday lunch but friendly staff and locals and a great collection of railway memorabilia in the bar and back corridor areas if that's of interest. Overall an attractive open interior inc. the restaurant. The ballustrated porch at the front of the pub is also of interest. Beer was Thwaites I think which was very well-kept. Situated on the lower northern slopes of Pendle Hill so an attractive situation.
27 Jan 2010 13:26
The Parkers Arms, Newton in Bowland
Very friendly landlord who prides himself on using local produce (for which it has won many accolades apparently) and serving local beers (Bowland Brewery). This rambling pub in beautiful Newton-in-Bowland is at first sight a bit run-down inside but we were told that it is due to be sympathetically modernised. The bar retains many of its (1930's?) wooden features which I hope are retained. It would be a shame though if they got rid of the period ceramic ware in the toilets.
27 Jan 2010 13:22
not much atmosphere and not what you would call 'cosy' though the staff are friendly enough.
25 Jan 2010 13:18
Excellent, friendly and homely pub with great Real Ales. A nice location high up above Oxenhope and good, if not expansive, views from the seating at the front of the pub.
25 Jan 2010 13:12
A pleasant enough pub, cosy enough and with a nice frontage and right next to the cricket ground but virtually empty when I called in on a winter's Sunday lunchtime. The bar staff and locals seemed friendly enough. Only one real ale on offer. Pool table and a good collection of old and new photos of Oxenhope F.C.
25 Jan 2010 13:10
The Higher Buck Inn, Waddington
Very friendly owners/licensees and a very good pint of Thwaites at last visit. Of the three pubs in Waddington this is the one that drinkers rather than diners will feel most comfortable in a village which has become stuffed with the upwardly mobile Manchester commuter set over the past ten years or so. Also has a pool table.
20 Jan 2010 13:55
not really a 'locals local' - drinking at the bar is not encouraged and the staff probably haven't the time or the inclination to be interested in anyone as people rather than just customers -given over entirely to food but a lovely location nonetheless in arguably one of Lancashire's most picturesque villages.
20 Jan 2010 13:51
This seems to be a popular if unremarkable food-led pub on the edge of Harrogate popular with a cross-section of villagers. A couple of Real Ales on offer. Gents toilets smelled a bit
20 Jan 2010 13:46
Yorkshire Hussar Inn, Harrogate
The Yorkshire Hussar has been owned by the same family since just after the last war and inside very little has altered so if that appeals it is a refuge in this modern world. It's quite eccentric in its own quiet way, as is the owner and landlord. The pub has a caravan park to the rear as well as a large conservatory on the back of the pub. Usually has a couple of Real Ales on offer but doesn't do food. Opening hours can vary and are fairly limited compared to most pubs.
20 Jan 2010 13:40
The Dog and Partridge, Tosside
The Dog and Partridge was recently renovated (2007/8) and you get quite a surprise when you go in considering that it's such a remote pub - there's an echoey back bar with a pool table but the main bar/dining area is chock full of chunky faux-rustic furniture. Bowland brewery Real Ales served as well as food which I've never tried. Main attraction is the location I suppose as it's literally on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border at Tosside and on the back road from Long Preston to Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland - marvellous scenery in an area which is off the normal tourist track. There is some seating outside from which to admire the views if the weather's good.
20 Jan 2010 13:34
Cosy well-kept pub high up on the side of Airedale with a nice back bar containing sports memorabilia. Lovely view from the terrace overlooking the Aire Valley. Friendly hosts and well kept beer I think it was Copper Dragon at my last visit.
20 Jan 2010 13:27
well looked after olde-worlde interior and nice beer garden looking across the valley but it's down some very steep steps. A couple of Real Ales usually on offer as well as good food but a bit pricey. The bar area is quite small and soon gets crowded but it attracts a good cross section of locals. Pool table and darts board.
19 Jan 2010 13:37
Part of the Market Town Taverns group of bars, this is a traditional bar with a contemporary feel - bare board floors and walls. A vast array of bottled and draught ales from britain and abroad as well as a large amount of brewing adverts and memorabilia adorning the walls. Quite dark inside and if it's quiet it can feel a bit soul-less which is probably the only real criticism.
19 Jan 2010 13:30
A lovely pub well worth visiting but it does seem to attract its share of pretentious locals and it's not a pub where you'll find yourself chatting to strangers. There does seem to be something slightly false about the place but that's probably just me and what it does it does very well. Theakston's bitter was on offer last time which is well kept. Great food by the looks of it (have never eaten there though) and fires most of the year. The bar staff do seem a bit over polite though sometimes not that that should be something to complain about and I must say they always seem to have some very attractive girls working there.
18 Jan 2010 13:56
Situtaed around 1000 feet above sea level on the Skipton Old Road from Colne, Black Lane Ends (or The Hare and Hounds) commands great views (seating outside) and inside is plain and unpretentious but quite a modern bar area and the pub as a whole is well looked after. Copper Dragon Ales on sale as well as a guest beer normally (the pub is owned by Copper Dragon) which are normally well kept and served. Managers/staff are always very friendly.
18 Jan 2010 13:48
'The Dales pub you always hoped you'd find' I think it describes itself as and with some justification - Dales pubs don't come much better than The Craven Arms. Very traditional interior filled with curios and corners - the pub as it is has been developed over the course of the last few years but it's done with a lot of attention to detail and with great sensitivity. A wide range of Real ales on offer as well as good food and blazing fires just about all-year-round. The replica mediaeval 'cruck barn' at the rear of the pub has to be seen to be believed. The views out front are great and to be sat out there when the weather's good with a pint and taking in the atmosphere of the area is my idea of heaven as well as lot of others - it can get very very busy though (too busy) particularly in summer and as a consequence service can be slow sometimes.
18 Jan 2010 13:39
Have only been in here once but it seemed to be a well-looked after if fairly basic pub. Only 'Real Ales' on offer however were Tetley's and John Smith's and even the Guinness wasn't on. Big screen TV showing sport. The sign hanging outside the pub is quite notable.
18 Jan 2010 13:29
The Royal Shepherd Inn, Skipton
One of my favourite places in Skipton for a pint if I'm there although it's a fairly unremarkable pub on the whole. The best thing though about the Royal Shepherd is its location right next to the canal in Skipton. There is a very small beer garden to the side of the pub as well as few seats out front where you can sit and watch the people and the boats go by. Inside the pub is quite cosy and there is an intimate snug to the rear of the pub which contains a lot of cricket memorabilia. Skipton's Copper Dragon brewery have their range of beers on sale which are generally well kept and newspapers are available.
18 Jan 2010 13:26
The Wellington Inn is a large pub on the main Summerbridge-Otley road and which was greatly extended in the late 1980's. The staff are friendly and the real ales (Copper Dragon 'Pippin' is on permanently as well as a couple of other real ales) and Guinness are very well kept. The bar area, separate from the large restaurant side, retains a traditional feel with tiled floors, darts board, a pool table and a comfortable side snug with a traditional solid fuel range which is very inviting in winter. The pub is generally well looked after and attracts a wide range of local customers. The food is consistently good and not over-priced. The pub also has an attractive beer garden out front and well behaved dogs are welcome in the bar area but not children, although they are welcome in the restaurant side.
18 Jan 2010 13:20
The Kings Arms, Sutton in Craven
An unspoilt and down-to-earth multi-roomed pub which has been altered little in the last 30-40 years and seems to be very much part of old Sutton-in-Craven. Friendly and longstanding landlord/lady. Only real ale though is Black Sheep and although it's well-kept it seems a bit odd in this part of Yorkshire that they don't have another more local real ale on. One notable thing about this pub is the large collection of clocks -some of which are quite entertaining on the hour ! Overall a nice pub though and one which I've now visited several times. 8/10
19 Feb 2013 20:28