Green Dragon Inn, Hardrawback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Went to visit this pub with a view to staying for a few days, however after driving over 80 miles and ordering a pint of landlord I found the price was a breathtaking £ 3.80, even the guy that served me said it was 'out of order', decided to give it a miss, otherwise is a nice pub.
G7SYY - 13 Jul 2014 20:32 |
Excellent beer, nothing changes much here but a new all time high for a pint was achieved. £3.80 for Tim Taylor Landlord, ouch....
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Came across this pub totally by chance when out on a walk. FANTASTIC place.
I will not try to add more comments to those made below but in my view the interior of the pub is stunning and worth making a significant detour to visit.
Three real ales on of which the Theakstone Best was very good. Can't make any comment about the food as we were there pre-12:00 and nobody had ordered.
Will certainly seek this pub out again in the future.
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Been to this pub a few times.. Went with a friend last week and to be honest had the worst beef sandwich in the world..So much gristle and chewy beef... I love this pub and the " feel " of it, but the food does let it down...
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Excellent point of call for refreshment whilst on walking expedition - we enjoyed well kept Copper Dragon and able to sit outside in the sunshine.
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Best pub we visited in this part of North Yorkshire by a long way.
Not much I can add really to what Roger B has already said. I totally agree with him that this is one of the best pubs I've ever visited and is almost totally perfect.
I would add that if you are looking for overnight accommodation, then look no further than The Green Dragon Inn.
We were told the price (�80 Per double room) before we seen the room. When the guy opened the door to the room, my girlfriend and I both said in unison ... "Wow"
The room was massive and decorated to a very high standard. The massive en suite bathroom was bigger than the BEDROOM we had at the Tan Hill Inn ... I'm not joking.
It contained one of those fancy massive deep stand alone baths and a simply huge corner shower. The Landlord told me, that he had 2 rooms decorated to this standard and planned on building another 8. The 2 bathrooms alone cost him �13,000.
You can't beat it for value.
We went down for breakfast in the morning and our table was set up next to a roaring fire ... brilliant.
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After many years absence I finally returned to what I have always considered one of the finest pub experiences in the country. My past memories of the pub were rather faded and I was a bit concerned with some of the comments regarding the recent changes but I needn�t have worried. This is still one amazing place and probably in my Top 4 or 5 pubs in the country.
The pub itself is bigger than I remembered with a central corridor that has the main (Parlour) bar off to the left (which itself has 3 distinct divides) and another 2 smaller rooms of to the right. The main bar is a museum piece, choc-a-bloc with antique furniture, stone floors, rag rugs, low beamed ceilings, a magnificent range with a wood burning fire and even a clothes drying rack suspended over the top. Beyond is a smaller but equally stunning room with more antique furnishings, plate racks and another range. Lighting throughout is quite dim with just the glow of a few lanterns and the fires giving it a real 13th century charm that befits the age of the building. Dotted around are numerous old pictures of the village and local group gatherings, old posters (some original, some sadly duplicates) including an 1885 poster advertising the local Brass Band Competition showing prize money of �42 and admission of 1/- (Premier League money for those days).
To the right of the bar is a small courtyard that has now been enclosed making a light and airy conservatory with more collectables including an old bicycle, mounted animal heads, old tools, a piano and even one of the old doors mounted on the wall (complete with an effigy on my visit � be very afraid of upsetting people � you never know what they do with a few pins in this place!).
The 2 other side rooms are quite small with an interconnecting doorway and each has its own individual character whether it be the stone floors, old portraits and some interesting barrel seats. Note also the numbered doorways, a relic of the old licencing laws when each room had to be specifically recorded along with its purpose.
The beers are all locally sourced � 5 ales on my visit; 2 from Theakston (Best & Old Peculiar), 2 Timothy Taylor (Landlord & Golden Best) and Yorkshire Dales Dragon�s Tale. Tasting notes are on display next to the bar should you need them. There is also an antique �Kerching� till which is still used although a more modern flat screen version is also on hand to the back of the bar.
The food appeared to be reasonably priced compared to other pubs we had encountered although we didn�t get round to eating (which we would have done had the nearby Tan Hill Inn not already catered for our needs).
Most people will be drawn here by the magnificent waterfall 200 yards upstream from the pub. Entry can only be gained through the pub (admission currently �2 � worth every penny) so they have a captive audience with regard to visitors. As you walk through what must be the most impressive beer garden in the country you will see the circular band stand where the annual competitions take place. A few minutes further on and you will arrive at the waterfall, a magical place especially after heavy rain although care should be taken � it is wet, muddy and slippery. Sadly you can no longer walk round the back and the path to the top is no longer passable but this doesn�t detract from the spectacle.
I may have always looked at the Green Dragon with more than a hint of nostalgia and it may have possibly clouded my judgment but I remain totally overwhelmed by the place. There are some minor grievances but in the scheme of things they are so trivial they aren�t worth mentioning and certainly not significant enough to prevent the pub being a long standing firm favourite of mine.
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Went in on Saturday after a nice walk out from Hawes. Beers from Yorkshire Dales, Theakstons, Timothy Taylors and others. Tried the Yorkshire Dales Muker Silver which was in excellent condition. Food was good but a bit on the expensive side. There is an additional charge to see the waterfall, but it is worth it.
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Fantasic old (13th century) pub with plenty of beams and a flag stone floor. I don't know about the restorantion to it's previous look, but it all seems authentic "olde worlde" although the adjacent hotel wing that you have to walk through to get to the loo's does spoil it a bit.
The waterfall (alledgedly England's tallest, although there seem to be about half a dozen locally that claim that) is well worth the short walk and is a pretty unique pub feature!
Good choice of beers plus Stowford Press cider which was an unexpected bonus. Friendly staff.
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It has its own waterfall, amphitheatre and brass band festival.
A real classic.
The spiritual home of God's own county!
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I'm slightly ambivalent about this one-it has been well restored to its pre 1970's look: the bar parlour and adjoining rooms are anyone's idea of a Dales pub, with ranges and settles. However, these are tacked onto a tacky hotel wing, though I understand that the restoration process is ongoing.Certainly, this wing looks pretty grim when you walk back to the pub from the celebrated Hardraw Scaur.
To the matter in hand: when we visited over half term Timothy Taylor's Landlord and York Brewery's Decade were on, together with I think Old Peculier or Riggwelter. The Landlord was as good as ever, though its a pity that I've never seen any other TT beers in pubs-I'm intrigued! The Decade was unusual, though not unpleasant: very pale and citrussy. Among the "empties" outside were some casks from Copper Dragon amonst others.
The food was perfectly adequate, if somewhat on the sparse side: my cumberland sausage, replacing an unavailable yorkshire pudding (shame!) was satisfactory,though the mash was lumpy.
The friendly bar and waiting staff were short handed
A good pub , but it unfortunately has little hold over us: a pity. 6/10
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Visited again in July 2007 walking the Lady Ann Clifford Way from Skipton to Penrith. Ideal place to overnight - much better than the noisy and basic pubs in Hawes which is so busy it doesn't have to earn it patronage. This is genuinely unspoiled and unmodernised. Its a real gem of a place with many rooms of different character. Excellent range of real ales and a very obliging landlord and landlady who know exactly what not to change. Food good too. Pub has been freshened up without changing the character and the rooms too more smartly furnished. Great value, indeed not to be missed.
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Indeed, this one is a real find. Historic, basic, and with a nice log fire burning. We only had a beer there and enjoyed some folk music, but we would like to drop in again.
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Is it Hardraw or Hardrow (see NB postscript from RogerB). Well, the place is Hardraw on the OS map but if you look carefully at the pub sign its (mis?) spelled Hardrow! I should add that we spent 16 days walking the complete Pennine Way and got the best full English breakfast at this pub of the entire route. The staff were lovely too. If anyone wants a "pub crawl itinerary for walking the Pennine Way" just comment on one of the pubs reviewed by me and I will be happy to help.
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I have a lot of wonderful nostalgic memories of the Green Dragon and technically it was one of the first pubs I ever went in. On a school field trip in my teens we were marched up the road from our campsite in Hawes to visit Hardraw Force, the highest single drop waterfall in England - Robin Hood Prince of Thieves fans will recognise it as the place where Kevin Costner bathes in the pool at the foot of the falls. To access the falls you must first pass through the wonderful historic stone built pub where they will relieve you of a small but worthwhile fee. It has been some time since I have visited this area but still retain fond memories of the pub and would dearly love to revisit, in fact just thinking about it makes me want to leave my desk and journey up north. One of my personal favourite pubs in the country and one to which I will hopefully return soon.
NB Administrators - the address should read Hardraw, not Hardrow!
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Large historic stone pub, parts of which date back 700 years. Welcoming fires 11 months of the year. Excellent food menu. Friendly staff; eccentric landlord. Accommodation (bit tired) available. Good range of real ales, in excellent condition - Skipton Brewery Copper Dragon, Hardy and Hansons, Wold Brewery and Theakstons. Beer range varies.
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