North Yorkshire

Hawes, Leyburn, and Askrigg come to mind. (Do they fit geographically??)

Nonsense! There are loads of pubs NorthWest of Skipton. For starters the Kly and Craven Camra's Pub of the Year, The Maypole at Long Preston, The Marton Arms near Ingleton (15 handpumps) the New Inn at Clapham and so many more. You certainly will not struggle to find good ale in this area.

Why "probably more efficiently"? What is your evidence for saying this?

I answered the question.

The op asked for a town with more than one decent real ale pub in that area. I don't know of one (excluding Skipton itself which the op inferred he wished to exclude).

I know all these pubs exist - I've been in all of them but they are the only decent real ale pubs in the villages/towns in which they are situated.

You have not mentioned a town with more than one decent real ale pub either!

And I know Mr "Beer Inn Print" Travis personally, he is a near neighbour to me and he is very efficient.

Not quite. Been walking that way recently and wanted to try the other side.

Cheers anyway

Well there two real ale pubs in Long Preston, two (possibly more) in Gargrave, a lot of decent pubs in Settle and Giggleswick (and it's not all Thwaites and Youngers as it used to be!), Kirkby Lonsdale is spoilt for choice with Copper Dragon, Robinsons, Jennings and of course the newly opened Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery all available. Ingleton has at least four pubs worth visiting.

No they're not (although 'decent' is a bit subjective). There are others serving a variety of quality real ales (my usual interpretation of 'decent'). Additionally, small villages, almost by definition, are unlikely to have more than one pub.

I refer you to my coments above, which hopefully redresses the balance.

Yes, I know Paul Travis too, but on what basis do you think Keighley and Craven CAMRA might be worse? I'll speak to Fred Baker on this one. Don't know when you last did a Craven area crawl Mr Rigg, but the situation has dramatically improved over the last two or so years.

I think the Keighley Camra link points you to Camra books not particularly a direct order from the branch. My experience of Camra books is that Paul is better. Though that said I can get Alex to deliver it!

It is only my opinion as is the one about the pubs. I can only comment as I have found in the past. I accept that the situation may have changed - I did say that Copper Dragon were making inroads up there. Though they got the station at Ribblehead and then left again. Not sure why.

Now just west of Hawes, near a RR station, is a pub that used to be a brew-pub but the brewer sold the pub but continues to supply it. Nice brew as I remember it.

West of that you get the Dent Brewery --T'Owd Tup is one of my very favorites. Then you are into Lancs, I think.

There are two pubs in Dent, which was transferred from Yorkshire to Cumbria in a "land grab" in 1974. Both sell several real ales in good condition. The George and Dragon is the Dent Brewery tap, and the Sun is just across the road. Both do accommodation. That at the G&D is "good but pricey", and that at the Sun is "cheap and cheerful".

Have you thought of walking around a large town or city?

Ken Ward

You are on about the Moorcock at Garsdale. Its about 3/4 mile north (or East) of the station, which is on the Settle-Carlisle Line.

Well worth a visit - interesting decor.

There is a connecting minibus from Garsdale to Hawes which will drop you off at the pub if asked, though it does not connect with all trains.

Yep, that's the pub. Does the original brewer continue to supply the ales??? Good stuff.

Many times. Done that, got the Tshirt etc etc etc.

Just fancy the NW dales & fresh air this time

Cheers Mark

I thought that, too!!

...and are having a beer festival at the end of August -40 beer including their own brews.