Pack Horse Inn, Widdopback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I love the Pack Horse and have enjoyed every visit. You need to know your way around a bit and it helps to read the signage. That's Yorkshire; get over it.
Most recent visit on July 25th. After a day in the baking heat cycling up Holm Moss, Scapegoat Hill and that bugger of a climb that leads up through Heptonstall, all we wanted was a good pint of bitter, a big plate of hearty, home cooked grub and a decent drop of scotch. The Pack Horse provided all this, no bother.
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Nice out of the way pub, but check opening hours as these are restricted in winter. Coal fires make it a cosy location and the food, for what it is, is cheap. Beer usually in very good nick. No use asking for chips though as they don't do 'em! Dogs seem to be welcome as there's often one or two in.
Quite close to the Pennine Way and if you're feeling energetic there's a nice circular walk to Haworth or a shorter out and back to 'Wuthering Heights'
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There will always be some disgruntled punter somewhere and you can only ever find them on sites like these - if you have a grievance you try to air it somewhere i guess - shame as this pub is a real gem and run by proper people with proper personalities - granted i ve been there when its been packed out and the staff are a little fraut to say the least but if you cant see that then you re a dolt......for every thousand public walking thru the door - a few unhappy customers isnt bad at all - i ll keep going there - the dogs are a real charm of the place and the beer and food excellent.......we all have bad days now and then and we dont air are grievances then do we - keep up the good work packhorse
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Ignore the rating! This is an excellent pub in a beautiful setting at the top of Hardcastle Crags. The beers are kept in excellent condition and there is an excellent selection of Malt Whisky - the Landlord is an enthusiast,
Order the food at the kitchen (no chips!) and you will find you get excellent fayre in ample proportions. The beef broth is thick enoiugh almost to stand your spoon in and the Monster Burger is just what it says. The roasts are excellent.
Usually served by bus 906 at Weekends and Bank Holidyas in Summer and you can walk back down through the Craggs to Hebden Bridge, calling at the Blue Pig on the way.
Riggy - 23 Mar 2010 14:16 |
Contrary to earlier opinion, this is a gem of a pub. The beer is normally from Thwaites and Copper Dragon, the food is all home made and reasonably value (try their 'Monsterburger' - two large handmade beefburgers in a bun)
I've been visiting it for 30 years now, and have never had any problem with the staff, the quality of food and beer and the general ambience of the place. The only somewhat quirky thing is that they don't do chips, and if you even ask for them, you are expected to make a donation to the local Mountain Rescue as a penalty - and what a worthy cause that is.
Opening times are a bit variable. Worth checking before you go there. If you're walking and find it closed, it's a long long way to the next hostelry. (although on Saturdays and Sundays from Easter to October, there's a bus service from Hebden Bridge).
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Very popular pub though you would not believe it from these comments. Primaily a food pub, not gastro, but more of a traditional Sunday Dinner pub. Strange way of ordering at the kitchen (like the Top Brink- is it pubs on a hill?). The Hag in the Kitchen is funny, wouldnt it be boring if we had american style "have a nice day" everywhere or was a chain pub? At least it has an individual feel.The Lamb Shank is spot on, just falls of the bone. Traditional beer selection. Thwaites. Massive Whisky selection.
brisk - 24 Dec 2008 12:28 |
Been to the Pack Horse a few years ago on a busy lively sunny day and had a lovely meal so decided to take my family there for lunch today (3/9/08) and as we walked into the pub and sat down, ordered drinks, I don't think I've felt so unwelcome in a long while. The lady behind the bar never raised her eyes, we felt like trespasses, it felt so uncomfortable that we drank our drinks quickly, paid for them and left to eat elsewhere, which is a brave thing to do with hungry toddlers, but they absolutely did not invite our custom. I will never go their again, I don't believe they understand they're in the hospitality business.
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I couldn't agree more with the posters who say the kitchen staff are rude.
There was a woman in the kitchen who looked daggers at me when I pointed out that the menu item my friend ordered said "sausages" and only contained one. She gave me another sausage, then told me I'd to pay more than half the price of the entire meal for it! It was spiteful. Worse for the pub, it was really stupid. I was scouting for a place to which I could bring small groups of tourists.
I'd never, ever take anyone there after that experience.
mikka - 23 Jan 2008 04:30 |
I went into this pub recently and mentioned Jon's comment about the alledged rudeness of the staff. Laughing, they pointed out that 'please order and pay in the kitchen' was written on the menu several times in huge letters, not to mention above the bar and various other places. They then went on to say, that people that act like twits, get treated as such. I asked about the ham sandwich. A ham sandwich is a ham sandwich. Probably the cheapest item on the menu. They're right. Their main selling points are the roast dinners, fish platters and game dishes. For me, i don't care if they're not polite to ignorant prats who nibble away on a cheap ham sandwich and grumble about it. They are a no-nonsense community pub, and i really enjoy going there. cheers!
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I have never felt so uncomfortable in a pub as in this one. I asked for a pint and a sandwich. "Menu is on the bar" said barman. "can I have a ham sandwich please".
"Order at the kitchen".
"Pardon"
"In the corner" he pointed to the corner. I enter the kitchen, nobody there, "Hellooooo"
"yes" a woman materialised
"Can I order a ham sandwich please"
"�3.50" no 'please' I tender a �20 note (all I have)
"I will bring you a �10 note when I have one" she was short of change.
The sandwich was 2 slices of brown bread with marge and a slive of dry ham with a tablespoonful of salad.
I ate and drank slowly and she was in and out of the kitchen several times. In the end, when I'd finished and wanted to go I had to ask for my �10.00. It was put on the table in front of me without any form of apology.
Its possibly the worst pub I've ever been into and I will not go again .......... it wasn't even clean
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Nice pub, nice food. Country pub with old fashioned open fires and home cooked food. I've not stayed in the Inn, but some friends have and say it is reasonably priced and very comfortable.
dan - 28 Mar 2004 21:35 |
Excellent country pub with beautiful location. Busy even so. The racks of lamb have been on the menu for 10 years, so Judy the landlady, has got them perfect now. Cheerful, no nonsense types from all walks of life inside, and 140 single malts to get through if it starts raining, and you are just doing the pennine way. Absolute gem of an establishment untarnished by city life.
jim - 17 Dec 2003 06:09 |
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