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Here’s a short post abouta pub that impressed on my first visit to the Bingley area of West Yorkshire, back in2018, and which impressed again, this time around. I mentioned the AiredaleHeifer at least twice in recent blog posts (https://baileysbeerblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/white-rose-country.html), but for the record the pub is animpressive stone-built, former barn, which once formed part of the nearby EastRiddlesden Hall Estate. Furthermore, it is just 15 minutes’ walk from thePremier Inn we were staying at. The pub is named after thefamous Airedale Heifer (https://www.theairedaleheifer.com/) which was kept on the estate during early 1800s. The animalis still on record as the heaviest cow in the UK, and it was said to have been3.5 metres (over 11 feet) long and weighing more than a ton. It became amuch-visited local animal celebrity until it had to be slaughtered following aserious injury in 1830. This information comes from the pub’s website,although it doesn’t give details of the injury the beast sustained, or how manycuts of meat, and pies, were obtained as a result of the unfortunate animal’sdemise!
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Evidence of the pub’sformer use as a barn, can be seen from its L-shaped footprint, its substantialstone walls, and the heavy wooden beams which support the ceiling. It’s notclear when the building became a pub, but in 2015, the Bridgehouse Brewery (https://www.bridgehousebrewery.co.uk/) took overthe establishment from its previous owners and built their new 15bl Brew Housein the beer garden, at the rear of the property. Following a substantialinvestment, and a total refurbishment, the Airedale Heifer was brought back toits former glory and has remained popular with local residents and businessesever since.
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The first thing that visitorswill notice, is the life-size wire sculpture of the famous heifer, crafted by Whitby-based artist Emma Stothard (https://www.emmastothard.com/), standing outsidethe front entrance.Inside, thepub is furnished informally for relaxed eating or drinking, with the open-plan layout set out around a single L-shaped bar, which offers up to six Bridgehouse Brewery beers. The food isof a high standard, and after enjoying a family meal on our previous visit tothe pub, I can personally vouch for its quality.
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There is a sizeable, south-facing garden between the rear ofthe pub and the brewery, and I took full advantage of this when I called inlate last Thursday afternoon. As well as casual drinkers like me, there was agood mix of people who had either just finished work, or were local residents enjoying a welcomedrink, in the early June sunshine. My pint of BridgehouseAired Ale 4.1% (get it?) was on top form, as was the pint of Blonde 4.0%, fromthe same brewery, when I called in with Matthew, the night before.
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We sat inside, on thatoccasion, and although the pub seemed relatively quiet, it was quite late inthe evening. The bar staff were friendly though, and eager to chat, something whichis always the mark of a good pub, and I’m pleased to report that Heiferremains as good as it was five years ago. With good beer, and with sixhouse-brewed beers to choose from, including a porter, what was not to like? I am sure we shall be calling in again on subsequentvisits to Eileen’s’ cousin, especially as there is a bus service running betweenthe Heifer and the Premier Inn.
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I’d like to end with a fewwords about the Bingley Premier Inn, or "Bradford North," to give its officialtitle. Mrs PBT’s is a big fan of the Premier Inn chain, as she says you know what youare getting when you book a stay with them. I find their hotels pleasant enough,but being more adventurous than my good lady wife, I like to try differentplaces, and especially independently owned establishments. Such places, ofcourse, are becoming few and far between, and you occasionally run the risk offinding a duffer.
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Fortunately, proprietorsfrom the Basil Fawlty school of hotel management are increasingly rare, so giventhe preference, I prefer sticking my neck out by giving family, orindependently owned establishments a go. It’s something about them having more character,I suppose. I also don’t g along with my wife’s argument, as she knows full wellthat the Premier Inns, we stayed at in both Ross-on-Wye and Southampton West,didn’t quite deliver, although both occasions were four years ago.
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The Bingley Premier Inndidn’t have air-conditioning – not that I minded, as it did have windows thatopened. The reception staff on duty, during our stay, were extremely pleasant andhelpful, a task which wasn’t made easier by a problem with the hotel’s televisionantenna. This occurred just before our arrival and wasn’t resolved until thefollowing afternoon. It didn’t bother me, although my tele-addict wife wasgoing slightly crazy from missing her daily TV fix. The reception staff apparently received quitea few complaints from other guests, which does make me wonder what people dowhen they are away from home.
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With a fine pub, just downthe road, and several others in nearby Crossflatts, whatmore can people want? If they don’t fancy going out, the attached Beefeaterrestaurant offers a reasonable selection of food and drink, and when they getback to their rooms they can always read a book or, shock-horror, perhaps talk to oneanother!
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Here’s a short post abouta pub that impressed on my first visit to the Bingley area of West Yorkshire, back in2018, and which impressed again, this time around. I mentioned the AiredaleHeifer at least twice in recent blog posts (https://baileysbeerblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/white-rose-country.html), but for the record the pub is animpressive stone-built, former barn, which once formed part of the nearby EastRiddlesden Hall Estate. Furthermore, it is just 15 minutes’ walk from thePremier Inn we were staying at. The pub is named after thefamous Airedale Heifer (https://www.theairedaleheifer.com/) which was kept on the estate during early 1800s. The animalis still on record as the heaviest cow in the UK, and it was said to have been3.5 metres (over 11 feet) long and weighing more than a ton. It became amuch-visited local animal celebrity until it had to be slaughtered following aserious injury in 1830. This information comes from the pub’s website,although it doesn’t give details of the injury the beast sustained, or how manycuts of meat, and pies, were obtained as a result of the unfortunate animal’sdemise!
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Evidence of the pub’sformer use as a barn, can be seen from its L-shaped footprint, its substantialstone walls, and the heavy wooden beams which support the ceiling. It’s notclear when the building became a pub, but in 2015, the Bridgehouse Brewery (https://www.bridgehousebrewery.co.uk/) took overthe establishment from its previous owners and built their new 15bl Brew Housein the beer garden, at the rear of the property. Following a substantialinvestment, and a total refurbishment, the Airedale Heifer was brought back toits former glory and has remained popular with local residents and businessesever since.
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The first thing that visitorswill notice, is the life-size wire sculpture of the famous heifer, crafted by Whitby-based artist Emma Stothard (https://www.emmastothard.com/), standing outsidethe front entrance.Inside, thepub is furnished informally for relaxed eating or drinking, with the open-plan layout set out around a single L-shaped bar, which offers up to six Bridgehouse Brewery beers. The food isof a high standard, and after enjoying a family meal on our previous visit tothe pub, I can personally vouch for its quality.
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There is a sizeable, south-facing garden between the rear ofthe pub and the brewery, and I took full advantage of this when I called inlate last Thursday afternoon. As well as casual drinkers like me, there was agood mix of people who had either just finished work, or were local residents enjoying a welcomedrink, in the early June sunshine. My pint of BridgehouseAired Ale 4.1% (get it?) was on top form, as was the pint of Blonde 4.0%, fromthe same brewery, when I called in with Matthew, the night before.
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We sat inside, on thatoccasion, and although the pub seemed relatively quiet, it was quite late inthe evening. The bar staff were friendly though, and eager to chat, something whichis always the mark of a good pub, and I’m pleased to report that Heiferremains as good as it was five years ago. With good beer, and with sixhouse-brewed beers to choose from, including a porter, what was not to like? I am sure we shall be calling in again on subsequentvisits to Eileen’s’ cousin, especially as there is a bus service running betweenthe Heifer and the Premier Inn.
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I’d like to end with a fewwords about the Bingley Premier Inn, or "Bradford North," to give its officialtitle. Mrs PBT’s is a big fan of the Premier Inn chain, as she says you know what youare getting when you book a stay with them. I find their hotels pleasant enough,but being more adventurous than my good lady wife, I like to try differentplaces, and especially independently owned establishments. Such places, ofcourse, are becoming few and far between, and you occasionally run the risk offinding a duffer.
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Fortunately, proprietorsfrom the Basil Fawlty school of hotel management are increasingly rare, so giventhe preference, I prefer sticking my neck out by giving family, orindependently owned establishments a go. It’s something about them having more character,I suppose. I also don’t g along with my wife’s argument, as she knows full wellthat the Premier Inns, we stayed at in both Ross-on-Wye and Southampton West,didn’t quite deliver, although both occasions were four years ago.
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The Bingley Premier Inndidn’t have air-conditioning – not that I minded, as it did have windows thatopened. The reception staff on duty, during our stay, were extremely pleasant andhelpful, a task which wasn’t made easier by a problem with the hotel’s televisionantenna. This occurred just before our arrival and wasn’t resolved until thefollowing afternoon. It didn’t bother me, although my tele-addict wife wasgoing slightly crazy from missing her daily TV fix. The reception staff apparently received quitea few complaints from other guests, which does make me wonder what people dowhen they are away from home.
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With a fine pub, just downthe road, and several others in nearby Crossflatts, whatmore can people want? If they don’t fancy going out, the attached Beefeaterrestaurant offers a reasonable selection of food and drink, and when they getback to their rooms they can always read a book or, shock-horror, perhaps talk to oneanother!
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