Mother Shipton Inn, Knaresboroughback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
The Mother Shipton Inn is much more traditional than the Half Moon on the other side of the bridge and was possibly the busier of the two when we visited. Service was swift though with staff noticeably willing to find something to do. Both the Timothy Taylor Landlord and the Theakston's Best were in excellent condition (didn't try the Hobgoblin Gold or the John Smith's).
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Interesting little pub a little out of town so pretty quiet when I went there.
Only one beer worth drinking when I was there (Thwaites Wainwright), but it was in good condition.
maybe - 26 Oct 2014 22:04 |
Bit expensive, but suppose given it good position I should expect the price's had Theakston and Wainwrights on when in today and was good quality .
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Its a lovely Pub but why change the name? Food was plain but very well cooked when we went and very very good value. Recommended.
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My second call on my Usual Suspects trail, and now called The Dropping Well is a quaint old pub, with Theakston's Best and Old Peculiar as regulars, with the occasional decent guest ales such as Deuchars or Hopback Summer Lightning. Sadly on my first visit the Summer Lightning went off, and so had the Best, so I was saddled with Old Peculiar, which isn't my favourite tipple, but a good pint nontheless. Service is usually pleasant but perfunctory, and I have yet to be tempted to eat there, though I look at the dishes on offer and wonder if they are as goods as they sound. Too many pubs want to serve food that is covered in a 'jus' of some description, when I'd be happy to settle for gravy instead. After that I move back over the bridge to walk along Waterside to The Mitre.
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This once great Knaresborough pub has suffered down the years from the policies of pubcos, and their disregard of what a little treasure this place was and could be. Several indifferent landlords have come and gone over the last few years. On Saturday 19th December, it re-launched itself and a very pleasant couple are to give it a go. It will still retain pub facilities (as I believe it has to do) but the accent will be on food. Let's hope they get the balance right. Only Theakston Bitter available when I called but it was a well kept pint.
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There cannot be a guide to pubs in Knaresboough without starting with this ancient, stone-roofed Inn.
It has to be one of the most attractive ubs in a great setting - in the Nidd valley by the side of the river, with the petrifying well and Mother Shipton's cave behind. Inside the furniture is all antique settles and tables. One large ancient table came from Guy Fawkes' home! The hooks for hanging hams are still in the roof. I can't even remember what beer they serve but it doesn't seem to matter here.
There is a beer garden round the back by the river where a robin will eat from your hand.
Every Boxing day there is a tug-of-war with the Half Moon pub on the other side of the river
Bad point: Fruit machines clash with ancient furniture.
I hope the place is still open. I know the Mother Shipton Park is for sale again but I could swear there was a for sale sign on the pub itself.
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