The Corn Dolly, Bradford

£2 for pie and peas, with complementary mint sauce.

Superbly kept beers in the traditional style, subtly flavoured and not too assertive. Attentive, knowledgeable staff, and friendly punters. Get involved.

17 Dec 2013 18:12

The Sparrow, Bradford

I was up from London on the weekend, to watch Orient at Valley Parade, and popped in here after the game.

This is precisely the sort of place that one wants to escape from when leaving London, and yet here it works really well, helped by the fact that the clientele are noticably less pretentious - and the booze is just a little less expensive.

17 Dec 2013 18:10

Arkwright Arms, Chesterfield

Excellent. Bit off the beaten track, so you may need a designated driver - but if you can find some poor sap willing to do that, its well worth a visit.

A wide selection of ales (this place is now a CAMRA fave, I believe) with excellent tasting notes. They also specialise in ciders & perries. Take out is easy enough, and the staff were all incredibly pleasant when we visited.

They were renovating the kitchen, so I can't comment on the standard of the grub, but the premises were nice enough.

25 May 2011 10:59