Leeds and Jury's Inn

Hope it's not too late!

Nearest decent place is the Palace, Kirkgate, LS2 7DJ, less than 10 minutes walk away; 10 or so ales and a bit of character. It's well worth venturing a little further though, to take in Whitelocks (National Inventory listed), the Scarbrough, perhaps Duck & Drake (closest to Palace) and the Grove. Also the Angel if you like Sam Smiths. BTW Yell has a wrong postcode for Jury's Inn, should be LS10 1NE

Paul

Thanks Paul - I'll print that out and take it with me.

May be wise to use multimap to print out a map. I suggest a circular tour from Jury's:-

Grove LS11 5PL (right next to huge, tallest building around), 10 min walk from Jury's; Scarbrough LS1 5DY (near rail station) Whitelocks LS1 6HB (down alley off shopping precinct) Angel (down another alley from same precinct) Duck & Drake LS2 7DR Palace LS2 7DJ. All within about 5 minutes walk of each other.

As you have all week, maybe you could hop on a train to Dewsbury, (20 minutes on frequent service) to visit the Yorkshire CAMRA pub of the year (and runner up in National POTY) on platform 2, the West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms (and perhaps buy a T-shirt with the motto "I missed the train at Dewsbury") and while in the town take in the Shepherd's Boy (4 Ossett beers and 4 guests) and Leggers (7 ales plus a handpulled rotating cider or perry).

Cheers,

Paul

Yes, do hop on a train! I live locally and would rather sell my grandmother into slavery than sup in the overpriced yuppified pubs in Leeds. Fine if you're wearing a suit and have a 6 figure salary and want to talk about shares and hedge funds and your new Porsche, but if you're in touch with the real world, leave well alone!

That being said, yes the Palace is about the best of the bunch, as is the Duck and Drake, but your best bet is to go to Leeds Station, have a pint or two at the Wetherspoons there (Roosters Yankee always on at £1.49), and get the First Transpennine service to either Dewsbury (as mentioned above) or Huddersfield, which is by far and away the best town in Yorkshire for real ale. I do not believe anyone who lives locally would question that.

I would.

Huddersfield has some fine pubs, but for quantity and quality, Sheffield beats it hands down, sorry.

Indeed.

E-mail me at the coded address in my sig and I'll let you have my mobile number. A guided tour of the above hostelries can be arranged any night this week, other than tonight.

Although I might just get back to the West Riding before last orders tonight, if HLX ever get this flight sorted out. It should have left

And I thought Ryanair was bad!

I think we'll have to agree to disagree. I've done Sheffield many times (usually focussing on the ones here

Take the Station Tavern, Head of Steam, Grove and Rat & Ratchet, between them well over 30 real ales, and usually all different, and most of them constantly changing. And I've never had any quality problems in any.

Oh!

I've just realised I misread this last weekend - and missed the irony!

I was thinking 'I must remember Leeds Jury's is a cracking good place to stay and are all other Jury's the same?'

Bleugh!

M Platting wrote: > Take the Station Tavern, Head of Steam, Grove and Rat & Ratchet,

Then within a few short miles, even for us wrong-sided yanks, you get to The Sair Inn and The Church Inn, both really great brew pubs. (The Church Inn also does nice sandwiches if you must eat while drinking.) I'm a believer. West Yorks is the place to go for real ales.

nick

I am not too sure about that. West Yorks is a touch too close to Lancashire and since I live in that county, I have to defend Lancs. ales.

Having said that, my local real ale pub serves up beers from the Durham brewery that are excellent. Just had a White Amarillo and it was to die for.

Dave

Sorry, where is the Church Inn and what beers does it sell/brew ?

# Then within a few short miles, even for us wrong-sided yanks, # you get to The Sair Inn and The Church Inn, both really great # brew pubs. (The Church Inn also does nice sandwiches if you # must eat while drinking.)

Upper Mill, just above the town next to a church

Church Inn Uppermill

It was in the West Riding but is not in West Yorkshire - firmly in Greater Manchester. So no WYPTE dayrover tickets available to /from there.

But have to agree it's a good pub and very cheap too if I remember

Went there when touring Dovestone Resevoir. Some folks said it was in West Yorks, other folks said it was in Lancs. Don't know which to believe. Good brews and not all that far from Huddersfield and the "other" end of the canal tunnel.

Agreed it's a very nice pub - provided that you don't go when it's busy, as the service can become more than a little frayed round the edges.

As far as I'm concerned, Uppermill (no space) is still in Yorkshire!

It still is in the West Riding. The old ridings still exist and should not be confused with the new local authority administrative areas created in 1974.

Isn't that on the border of Yorkshire, but in Lancashire?

Dave

Formerly in the West Riding, it was moved to Oldham Metropolitan Borough (part of Greater Manchester) in 1974. So it's never been in Lancashire - which was also emasculated, losing large chunks to Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cumbria. Of course greater Manchester no longer exists.

Yes it does, not least for fire and police purposes.