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This pub announces itself thus:-
“The Golden Fleece is York's Most Haunted pub, thus one of the England's most haunted sites. Visit the Oldest Inn in York and you can be sure of a friendly atmosphere, quiet surroundings and traditional services.”
Is it because the ghosts that haunt this establishment are violent that the services of a “bouncer” are required on the door? I declined to enter and to my utter delight, discovered The Blue Bell just around the corner.
No visit, no score.
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Son of TheBeerMonster was getting married the following day in North Yorkshire. So I stayed in York. The "must visit" pub was the Golden Fleece. As featured in "Most Haunted".
The bar is delightfully dark and atmospheric. The sloping floor is slightly disorientating, but added to the air of mystery and uncertainty.
We were lucky to bag a window seat to enjoy a great pint of "Old Peculier" - a beer I'd enjoyed many years ago in "Nellies" in Beverley. Then, we imagined Yvette Fielding and her team hunting down ghosts in the gloomy bar.
A grand pub, not pandering too much to the tourists in terms of slickness, that provides good beer, great atmosphere, but unfortunately no ghosts that I could find.
Well worth a visit.
Monster
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Called in here and thought it was over occupied by Nikon carrying tourists. The prices confirmed this with a pint of bitter and pint of Strongbow shandy costing nearly £7.00.
Very dark and dingy in the front bar and very evident that the under-stressed barman could not clear the plates and empty glasses from the tables.
It was quite amusing to hear the two numpties stood at the bar arguing with the barman that the Guinness did not taste right.
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Far better this time..beer,food and service were superb.
That's better
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Nice beer, loved the Ghost Ale , food was so-so, bar lady was rude and unhelpful, when she mucked up the order
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Popped in twice during my recent visit to York. The first night the pub was rammed and no seats available so I left as not feeling too good. The second visit I managed to get a seat (Saturday late lunchtime), well served pint of Ghost Ale, so so chilli nacho's which were expensive for the portion size! Busy pub with lots of character. Would go again. Didn't see any evidence of ghosts despite the pub being renowned for it!
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Was very full on the Day we viosited (Sat 30th July) and unable to get served in one room because it was reserved for diners.
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Describing itself as "one of York's oldest and most haunted inns", the Golden Fleece allegedly dates back to 1503.
Situated in the middle of York's shopping centre, a small attractive looking frontage leads into a bare boarded wood panelled drinkers bar at the front of the pub. A long corridor, the walls of which are decorated with framed ghost memorabilia and tales, leads into a well appointed rear lounge, which was reserved for diners only on my recent visit.
Beers on were Yorkshire Terrier, TT Landlord and Black Sheep. The Yorkshire Terrier - £ 2.90p - was reasonable.
This is a perfectly adequate pub in a city where decent pubs are not exactly thin on the ground. Unless you've a particular fascination for ghostly tales, ( and if you have, you might want to consider doing Bed and Breakfast !) there's no reason to specifically seek this one out.
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My friend and I visiting from Calgary, Canada loved this pub! The service and atmosphere were fantastic! The food (Yorkshire Pudding and beef) were so very delicious! Thank you for your hospitality.
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Really like the pub - cosy at the front with a great atmosphere. Just as good, if not better than the last time I was in town. Centurion's Ghost is a lovely ale!
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Stayed here last week for a couple of days.Although it had an interesting history, i found it to be quite grubby, the bar maid was a bit ignorant, one night we were going out the back to the decking area for a cigerette when we were told that she was closing the back room as it was quiet(no access to the decking area unless you are prepared to walk down the back alley)Toast was burnt at breakfast and always something missing i.e butter, milk.We stayed in the shambles suite and saw and heard absolutely nothing.Dont think i would stay here again
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Extremely expensive, nice furnishings. Leave this one to the tourists though.
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Returned back from this pub In December, spooked out
We stayed in the shambles, The small bed moved in the night with a girl at the end of it, and the large 4 poster saturated itself in smelly excriment during the night, the landlady said in 1604 a body suffered an horific death and the liquids in the body soaked into the bedding and floor, it keeps appearing back with damp feeling coming from the floor to the bed. The girl on the bed that we saw was the 10year old who beheaded her father whilst in bed.. Never will we stay again its spooked us
Peter Worth
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We returned to York this Feb. and were happy to see the Golden Fleece again and enjoyed some well-kept ales served by friendly staff. I only wish it wasn't 3000 miles away.
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Had a nice lot of character and a decent ale selection to match. Sat in the front part of the pub and just enjoyed a few pints over the course of a very pleasant afternoon.
Toilets were a real state though - even for pub toilet standard! That said the place is definately worth a visit for a decent pint.
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A really interesting little pub! Went for lunch the other day and it was really nice. Good choice on the menu. Service was ok, barmaid was a little miserable! The character really makes the visit though.
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Nice little pub, if a little grotty. Good food and excellent real ale. Quite a little find right in the centre of York.
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Probably the best food in a York pub. Nearly always some good drinkable beer (Landlord always on if there's n'owt else), but I usually come mostly to eat.
B+B interesting, and well priced. Does test the size of your equipment when you wake up in the night owing to strange lights in the room...
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Interesting old pub - good beer and historic feel to the place.
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Enjoyed a good pint in this pub by nice friendly staff, they even gave a little bit of history of the pub - apparently the most haunted pub in York ! Didnt see nothing myself but certainly wouldnt have the bottle to stay the night there!
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Liked the decor & the haunted history of the place. Served a nice pint and is centrally located within York.
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Not great for selection of beers and slightly expensive, but the food is well worth the price.
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over-priced
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Nice pub, deceiving from the outside as it looks tiny but it's soooo long inside! Beers nothing to write home about, only one real ale. The pub has a nice feel, I went in Monday lunchtime and there were plenty of people in who know where to go to get good food. I went back later the same day for dinner as they serve until 7pm. Supposedly haunted but I didnt see any goolies!
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Not really doing a lot. Bar staff seem uninterested and a little ignorant and the lager i had was flatter than roadkill.
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The upstairs monthly lesbian bridge night is always a winner, tourists, especially young americans, are ALWAYS welcome.
anonymous - 26 Mar 2006 14:21 |
Seemed OK, and quite an "old" pub
TheGP - 20 Dec 2005 18:23 |
Has the smell of somewhere unloved & uncared for. A pub interested in the daytime trade of tourists ONLY.
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We went in the middle of the day, so we didn't an accurate feel for the place when it gets busy, cuz it was empty. Empty and quiet and smokey. Rather depressing. I'd hoped for more from this well talked about establishment. But I'd give it another try at a more appropriate drinking hour.
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This city centre historic pub is really fairly nice. They have a good range of beers on, fruit wines and they sell Lindisfarne mead too. They also do quite nice meals and food into the evening.
The setting is wonderful, one of a few pubs claiming to be the oldest in York. There is a small from bar, connected to the larger back bar by a long sloping corridor. Upstairs there are more old-world function rooms, and outback there is a pleasant wooden deck.
However, the bar prices can be a little steep, probably due to its location at the bottom of the shambles, and the regular tourist trade.
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This place is pretty cool. you can fall over before you are even drunk thanks to the crazy bent floor.
but then as it gets late the Chris Camara look-a-like bouncer comes out and tells everyone not to look at him funny before saying he has to take your drink away because its 10 to 9 so drinking up time is over and hes only doing his job. prat.
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