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Open Pubs (from South to North - roughly)
This page covers a fairly disparate rural area - from close to Knaresborough in the South East towards Masham in the North West and passing through the atmospheric Fountains Abbey area. There are plenty of small pleasant villages in between containing some interesting pubs. Sadly, as elsewhere, several have closed in recent years and others have been sold off to pub chains, their interest in and attitude towards village pubs being positively cavalier at times.
Any inns / pubs on this page which I think are definitely worth a visit have their photographs to the left outlined in colour.
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Brearton - 'The Malt Shovel' (SE 322 609)
Free House - pleasant olde worlde interior with a long standing reputation for food.
Black Sheep beers at last visit.
Tel. 01423 862929
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Ripley -
'The Boars Head Hotel'
(SE 284 605)
Free House in Ripley Village. Originally 'The Star Hotel' (see the 'old photographs' page). Closed at the start of
the First World War. Re-opened 1990. Good restaurant and comfortable flagged
floor bar. Attractive beer garden. Open seven days per week. All days weekends.
Theakstons bitter, and a changing range of local beers from small independent
brewers.
Tel. 01423 771888
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Ripley -
'Ripley Star Club'
(SE 284 605)
Private members club in Ripley Village, with visitors and guests welcome. Situated in what was the 'Hotel de Ville'.
Recently fully re-furbished with excellent facilities and regular blues music weekends.
No draught beer (keg Theakstons and John Smiths) except at live music weekends. Normally only open evenings.
Tel. 01423 771281
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Bishop Thornton - 'The Drovers Inn' (SE 268 638)
Following numerous changes of ownership, closures and re-openings, the Drovers Inn looks to have served its last pint, having being sold privately about 2005 and has now been closed for about the past year, with the car park and buildings cordoned off - a sad end for what was once a very popular pub and a well known local landmark.
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Bishop Thornton - 'The Chequers Motor Inn' (SE 266 640)
Free House. Under same ownership for around forty years. Locally noted for its very good carvery. Small motel and caravan park to rear.
No hand pulled ales though.
Tel. 01423 771544/770173
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Markington -
'The Yorkshire Hussar Inn' (SE 287 650)
Free House. Lots of character and owned by the same family since 1947. Opened as a pub in 1850, but the building dates back to the 16th Century. A wonderfully simple and un-reconstructed pub. Flag floors, nice conservatory and regular live music as well as
an attractive caravan park to the rear. Normally only open evenings except summer Sundays'.
A range of Real Ales - Daleside, Black Sheep etc.
Tel. 01765 677715/677327
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Markington - 'The Cross Keys' (SE 289 651)
Free House - owned by the same family as the Yorkshire Hussars. Tetleys Ales on draught.
Tel. 01765 677555
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Burton Leonard - 'The Hare & Hounds' (SE 328 638)
Free House. Noted for good food. 'Olde Worlde' Interior.
Real Ales (Black Sheep amongst others)
Tel: 01765 677355
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Burton Leonard - 'The Royal Oak' (SE 327 637)
Very distinctive exterior and seems more popular with the village's imbibers and younger people.
Black Sheep beer at last visit.
Tel: 01765 677332
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Bishop Monkton - 'The Masons Arms' (SE 329 661)
Free House with a modern interior. Food and Real Ales
(Rudgate & Black Sheep beers)
Tel. 01765 677427
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Bishop Monkton - 'The Lamb & Flag' (SE 330 664)
Attractive Free House situated in the centre of the village. A more traditional interior than the Masons Arms.
Daleside beer amongst others at last visit.
Tel. 01765 677322
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South Stainley - 'The Red Lion' (SE 303 634)
Roadside eating house on A61 Harrogate - Ripon road. Recently refurbished by the new owners and now apparently enjoying a renewed reputation for food and drink.
Tel. 01423 770132
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Sharow - 'The Half Moon Inn' (SE 326 718)
Free House -small single modern room Inn with attractive exterior hand painted wall sign, and situated next door to the rectory where Lewis Caroll reportedly wrote 'Alice in Wonderland'. Bed & Breakfast.
A very nice pint of draught Theakston's at last visit.
Tel. 01765 600291
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Bridge Hewick - 'The Black-a-Moor' (SE 336 703)
Near the racecourse. Tastefully re-furbished a couple of years ago and now offers food and b&b.
Black Sheep Beer.
Tel. 01765 603511
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Copt Hewick - 'The Oak Tree Inn' (SE 340 713)
Free House - *Closed for the whole of 2007 pending planning application for residential use*
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Wath -
'The George Country Inn' (SE 324 771)
Free House -formerly the George Inn and renamed in 2000. Food and occasional live music.
Tel. 01765 640202
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Melmerby - 'The George & Dragon Inn' (SE 336 768)
Free House - extensively refurbished in 2002. Sensitively done though, and as a consequence this is still a pleasant and unpretentious village pub. Under new ownership as at July 2006.
Black Sheep beers.
Tel. 01765 640303
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Sawley - 'The Sawley Arms' (SE 248 677)
Free House. Under the same ownership for many years and chiefly operates as a small restaurant open evenings and
not really orientated towards drinkers.
Tel. 01765 620642
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Grantley - 'The Grantley Arms' (SE 233 699)
Free House. Popular pub in nice location which concentrates fairly heavily on food.
Black Sheep bitter
Tel. 01765 620227
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Galphay - 'The Galphay Inn' (SE 253 727)
Called 'The Brewers Arms' until before the second world war. The Galphay Inn was bought by new owners in March 2005 and now features a large exterior decking terrace for eating and drinking. Concentrates on food but Black Sheep & Timothy Taylor's Landlord are featured as Real Ales.
Tel. 01765 650133
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Kirkby Malzeard - 'The Henry Jenkins' (SE 233 743)
Former Free House owned from June 2002 by a pub company, and seems to have suffered typical fluctuating
fortunes since then.
Olde worlde pub named after Yorkshire's most famous Centenarian.
Black Sheep bitter on draught.
Tel. 01765 658557
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Kirkby Malzeard - 'The Queens Head' (SE 235 744)
Tied house. Recently re-opened having been closed for a short period.
John Smiths beers.
Tel. 01765 658497
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Dallowgill - 'The Drovers Inn' (aka 'The Little Drovers') (SE 210 720)
Free House. Well known isolated moor edge pub renowned for its tiny 'living room' bar. Locally and affectionately known as 'The Little Drovers'.
Built between 1856-1861 by Joseph Atkinson. An unspoilt interior, friendly licensee, good food and several Real Ales (normally inc. Hambleton and Old Mill bitters)
Tel. 01765 658510
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North Stainley - 'The Staveley Arms' (SE 287 767)
Black Sheep bitter
Used to be well known for its carvery. Never been in so not sure what the situation is now.
Tel. 01765 635439
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A Small Selection of Pubs in Ripon City
One of the smallest cities in England (Wells in Somerset is the smallest I think) Ripon
lies on the old county boundary between the West and North Ridings of Yorkshire. Much of
Ripon's appearance closely resembles that of the North Riding market towns and it's an
attractive place for visitors to wander around, with the Cathedral being the dominant
feature and attraction of Ripon. Although not as grand as the larger cathedrals such as
York, it has a warmness and intimacy lacking in the larger ones.
While there a plenty
of Inns and pubs in Ripon few, to be honest, stand out particularly, though plenty of
them are pleasant enough places to pop into for a drink.
Below are the few pubs in Ripon which stand out from the rest for the discerning pub goer, and if you only visit one, then visit the One Eyed Rat - a bit out of the way but well worth the trouble.
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Allhallowgate -The One Eyed Rat'
Free House - (one of the very few, and maybe the only one, in Ripon). Formerly 'The Lord Nelson' and without doubt the best Real Ale pub in Ripon; certainly the most individual pub. Bare boards but a cosy interior with proper fires and a large selection of draught and bottled quality beers from England and elsewhere. No music, food, children or jukeboxes. One of the very few pubs left in the North of England to possess a Bar Billiards table. If you only visit one pub on a visit to Ripon and appreciate 'proper pubs', then this is the one to go to. Can't recommend it enough.
Tel. 01765 607704
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Kirkgate - 'The Royal Oak'
Tied House. Dark interiored pub on Ripon's most attractive street, and a nice place from which to watch the world go by near to the Cathedral. HRH Prince Charles' favourite Ripon pub having twice visited it in recent years (1994, 2002) as part of his interest in Ripon's regeneration. Recently (March 2006) bought by Timothy Taylors with their normal range of excellent beers on sale.
Tel. 01765 602284
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Boroughbridge Road - 'The Water Rat'
Until the 1980's 'The Alma Inn'. Nothing special inside but a very pleasant riverside location with views of the Cathedral and the Alma Weir - a great place to sit in the summer. Real Ales, food and attractive weirside conservatory.
Tel. 01765 602251
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Some Closed Pubs
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North Stainley - 'The Cross Keys' (SE 287 768)
Free House.
Closed in April 2004. This was a fairly small and unspoilt wooden interiored pub which the cricket team used to use. A shame it's now closed.
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Risplith- 'The Black-a-Moor' (SE 257 624)
Closed in 1987 (Last landlord Dave Campbell)
On the main Pateley Bridge-Ripon road.
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Winksley- 'The Countryman Inn' (SE 252 712)
Closed 2001.
Former Free House which was noted for its downstairs bar. Closed summer 2001 during the 'Foot and Mouth' outbreak, which
seemed to be used as a convenient excuse to close the pub.
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Sutton Howgrave - 'The White Dog' (SE 315 792)
Closed app. 1997. A former quiet and isolated free house with a 'front room' atmosphere. Used to serve Websters beers! Impossible now to tell that it was a pub.
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Bishop Monkton - 'The Crown Inn' (SE 330 664)
app. 1911 (now closed)
Courtesy of Ray Laverick
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Burton Leonard - 'The Crown Inn' (SE 327 638)
1920's? (now closed)
Courtesy of Ray Laverick |
