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Just to confirm, the Railway at Heatley is very much closed: not only burnt down but demolished. Only a bare site is left. This is an ex-pub. It has ceased to be. A pity, because it was a good pub in its day (several years back).
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this hotel mysteriously burnt down this morning 2 november 2011.Asad end to a rather fin example of railway architecture.
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This pub has regrettably been closed since Autumn 2007. A great shame as it was the last truly traditional, multi-roomed pub in the area. No doubt another victim of the smoking ban.
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Was closed last time I passed. Went severely downhill when the old landlord left a couple of years ago taking his ceiling mounted air filters and cellar skills with him. Real shame as it used to be a proper pub with a snug, lounge, pool rooms, darts room and NO CHILDREN in some rooms (excellent!). The replacement landlord was a right miserable so and so who would rather watch his cronies playing poker than keep/serve good ale. Damned shame as this was once a fine watering hole with good ale and bar food limited to basic rolls and pickled eggs!
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Was closed when i passed on Wednesday. For Let sign outside. Hope whoever gets it will sort out this grand old pub!!!
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Agree totally with the comment below. CAMRA are certainly talking crap here. VERY VERY unfriendly. VERY VERY bad pint of black sheep on several occassions. Could be a great pub.
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Been to this pub twice now on the basis of it selling Landlord and it being a long-term entry in the Good Beer Guide.
On the first visit I had a pint of Landlord which was unrecognisable as such. It was so differentI was wondering if it was a different beer being sold as Landlord. Went again two days ago. Landlord on this occasion was better but was barely acceptable. Very expensive: pint of Landlord and a pint of Pepsi was �4.60.
Bar staff on both occasions were surly and unreceptive to chat - possibly due to me not being a regular.
Pub itself is OK: old Boddington's pumps on display in one room and a magnificent range of pumpclips displayed above the bar.
Based on the beer I've had in there I can't see why this pub is in the GBG every year: I suspect it's one of those pubs that gets in because the local CAMRA branch are 'well-in' there and because it sells a wide range of beers. That latter reason alone is enough for a lot of pubs to get in there nowadays.
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Really nice pub,with a good real ale selection,
worth the visit
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Great stopping off point for the trans Pennine Trail. Food basic, but excellent,beer good, a real, genuine old fashioned pub feel to it.
How a pub used to be, and still should!
Peter Ripley - 22 Sep 2004 00:06 |
