Long weekend in Yorkshire, but avoiding the usual?

[Spinko]

I've somehow managed to get a long weekend off work despite the energy markets going mental this week. I'm after going a bit off the beaten track on a beer+travel weekend. I've been to the usual Sheffield, Leeds, Wakefield, Manchester and Huddersfield places that you'd expect and if anything that leads me to being a bit spoilt for beer choice and repeating the same places. Are there any good, smaller, drinking towns around these parts? Hidden gems? I've had a look at Scarborough (which would mean the obligatory visit to York Tap ) which looks interesting especially with the North Riding Hotel. Or a combination of Ilkley/Otley/Skipton...but at the moment I know it'll end up being the usual meandering between Foley's, The Hop, North Bar, Fox & Newt and the odd excursion on the TransPennine.

Such a difficult problem to have Any suggestions?

[Quinno]

Do that train line that ecompasses Stourbridge, Dewsbury, Batley - many good station pubs there.

[oldboots]

Otley is good, maybe as you say combined with Ilkley and Skipton in an Aire Valley Adventure. Shipley/Baildon is another possibility in the Aire Valley but all told there's probably too much brown beer for you.

Have you exhausted all that York has to offer? Obviously Pivni and the York Tap would be top of your list but there's still lots of great pubs and bars that don't get mentioned as often.

There's also Bradford and maybe the Holmfirth area (Nook and Summer Wine Brewery's home territory) with growing reputations.

Quinno said "Do that train line that ecompasses Stourbridge, Dewsbury, Batley - many good station pubs there."

Stourbridge? is that near Stalybridge?

Anyway, the natives are getting a bit restless up there with too many stag & hen parties doing the railtrail not to mention fat balding gits and their friends.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16069913
http://northernrailways.co.uk/forum/...d1e527&start=0

[Bucking Fastard]

Spinko,just to back up what oldboots has suggested ,there is an interesting rail ale tour on the line from Leeds to Skipton with watering holes(all listed in the 2012 GBG) at the following stops:


Shipley Shipley Pride
Saltaire Fanny's Ale and Cider House Easier to walk from the Shipley Pride rather than take the train between these two.
Bingley Brown Cow Range of Timothy Taylor beers.
Keighley Boltmakers Arms Superb town centre pub and the brewery tap for Timothy Taylor.
Steeton and Silsden Kings Arms Rather long walk from the station,could take a bus .
Skipton Narrow Boat Market Towns Tavern with a good range of ales.

This rail line runs along the same route as The Leeds and Liverpool Canal and over the years I have been in all these pubs.The industrial archaeology on the route is also interesting ,if that floats your boat. Not sure you will find any BrewDog but a change is as good as a rest

[Quinno]

Quinno said "Do that train line that ecompasses Stourbridge, Dewsbury, Batley - many good station pubs there."

Stourbridge? is that near Stalybridge?

Oh yeah

[hondo]

http://www.realaletrail.net/

[Spinko]

Spinko,just to back up what oldboots has suggested ,there is an interesting rail ale tour on the line from Leeds to Skipton with watering holes(all listed in the 2012 GBG) at the following stops:


Shipley Shipley Pride
Saltaire Fanny's Ale and Cider House Easier to walk from the Shipley Pride rather than take the train between these two.
Bingley Brown Cow Range of Timothy Taylor beers.
Keighley Boltmakers Arms Superb town centre pub and the brewery tap for Timothy Taylor.
Steeton and Silsden Kings Arms Rather long walk from the station,could take a bus .
Skipton Narrow Boat Market Towns Tavern with a good range of ales.

This rail line runs along the same route as The Leeds and Liverpool Canal and over the years I have been in all these pubs.The industrial archaeology on the route is also interesting ,if that floats your boat. Not sure you will find any BrewDog but a change is as good as a rest

Thanks for the suggestions.

I like the idea of York too - being in Leeds it always seems to make sense to take the 18 minute train to Huddersfield rather than the 25 minute one to York..less wasted time but it does mean I've visited York less than I ought to. I should take a map for that one though. I've done the Rail Ale Trail in bits and pieces but never all on the same day - being off Friday would help to avoid most of the crowds and behaviour that I've heard about.

I was thinking about the Tan Hill Inn but might save that for slightly better weather..

[trainman]

[QUOTE=oldboots;41563]Obviously Pivni and the York Tap would be top of your list...QUOTE]

Damnit, I forgot to add Pivni to my list for 28Jan visit. Grrr!!