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West Yorkshire pub and bar guide

Here's a guide to the pubs and bars of West Yorkshire - good or bad, we bring you the most talked about venues and the places you have to visit at least once. We've included a few user reviews, to give you an idea of what to expect when you get there. Or you can follow the links to see full details and all reviews for each pub.

The Brown Cow, Keighley

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Address: Cross Leeds St, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 2LQ
Phone: 01535 602577
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Nearest train stations: Keighley (0.5 miles), Steeton & Silsden (2.7 miles), Crossflatts (3 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

I spent two very enjoyable evenings in the Brown Cow which offers eight different real ales, including Taylor's Landlord (which is all-too-often a mediocre drink these days) in fine condition, along with a genuinely warm reception from both the bar staff and locals.
Much good humour - I'll know where to head next time I'm visiting Keighley.
12 Jul 2015 15:15
Watch for opening times which seem to be 16.00 including Saturday
21 Oct 2014 16:28
A 'proper' pub, where the priority is a good selection of fine beers . Now a Free House, the licensees, Barry and Carol, still serve Taylors finest ales along with a good selection of guest beers, always kept to the highest standard. They run a tight ship (including a No Swearing policy!) so you won't find any of the nonsense that spoils many of the other pubs in Keighley.
13 Oct 2014 18:11

The Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge

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Address: 9 Heptonstall Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 6AZ
Phone: 01422 842649
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Nearest train stations: Hebden Bridge (0.6 miles), Mytholmroyd (2 miles), Todmorden (4 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Fantastic pub and well worth the walk. Great beer knowledgeable staff and a nice quirky pub.
21 Sep 2015 13:41
The beer is Sublime. 5 perfectly kept guest ales plus a well chosen house beer "Goose Juice" from BRidestones Brewery at £2.70. Very Drinkable.
18 Dec 2014 18:08
BRILLIANT. In this co-operative pub the drinks are superb and well kept (no warm lager for example) and the staff are just great. This is a proper pub and everyone who has worked so hard to save it can feel very chuffed with themselves.
11 Oct 2014 12:59

Whitelocks, Leeds

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Address: Turks Head Yard, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6HB
Phone: 0113 245 3950
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Nearest train stations: Leeds (0.3 miles), Burley Park (1.9 miles), Headingley (2.7 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Now I know where it is, there's no excuse not to go. Its been taken over since my last visit and making the national papers.

A couple of Landlords today - in perfect nick.

Just a lot more busy now.
29 Apr 2015 20:35
Incredibly historic pub which serves an excellent range of real ales and all that we had were in fine fettle especially those from Great Heck and Kirkstall breweries.
6 Apr 2015 22:19
I made a visit to this pub in December 2014 (together with 'er indoors) on a nostalgia trip to Leeds. I hadn't been in Whitelock's for over forty years but still remembered it being a bit of a gem then. It was with a bit of trepidation that called in (initially just to see if it changed much) and I'm delighted to report that it looks almost exactly the same as it did in the late 1960s / early 1970s when I used it as a lunchtime waterhole. The beer I had today was well kept (Theakstons Best Bitter), served at the right temperature and there were other tempting real ales to be had. Substantial sandwiches (in this case with thick slices of real ham) were had in front of a proper open fire. This is a very good example of a traditional city pub with a fascinating and quaint interior. The clientele I saw today were a wide range of age and background so, mercifully, it hasn't become a smart wine bar or a haunt for city slickers. If you get a chance, do make a visit.
5 Dec 2014 20:53

Jacobs Well, Bradford

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Address: 14 Kent Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 5RL
Phone: 01274778841
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Nearest train stations: Bradford Interchange (0.2 miles), Bradford Forster Square (0.5 miles), Frizinghall (2.4 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Great pub using a simple formula. Great real ale at a great price in genuine traditional circumstances. The pub is five minutes from Bradford Interchange and sticks out like an oasis amongst a concrete jungle of 1960s architecture.

Visited on a Saturday night and it was comfortably busy. Five/Six great real ales, bar snacks and rolls. Background music but not distracting from conversation.

Well worth a visit.
8 Jun 2015 15:29
Very pro-active with new and small breweries. We went on the occasion of a mini beer fest and the only issue we had was the high gravity of most of the beers. It's near the Interchange station although a city spoilt by provision for cars does make it a bit of a challenge
6 Apr 2015 22:06
I was looking forward to a trip to Jacobs Beer House (formerly Jacobs Well) but unfortunately was closed on a Wednesday lunch time. Further investigation reveals it has fairly limited opening hours and doesn't open until 4pm Monday to Wednesday, 3pm on a Thursday & Sunday, and midday on Friday & Saturday.

Plenty of "picnic bench" style tables out the front - I imagine this must get busy in the summer. I will have to see if I can make it back to Bradford during opening times to pay this place a visit.
19 Feb 2015 10:40

The Scarbrough Hotel, Leeds

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Address: Bishopgate Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 5DY
Phone: 0113 243 4590
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Nearest train stations: Leeds (0.1 miles), Burley Park (1.9 miles), Cottingley (2.6 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

A busy but well run Nicholson's pub near the train station, I chose to eat here after wandering the city centre dodging showers & was glad I did. Good food & a discounted pint of their home brand pale ale for 9 quid. Good beer, good food, good service & close to transport equals a good pub.
5 Sep 2015 23:07
Reasonable old school city pub serving a few ales - not so bad for a chain pub.
5 Jun 2015 18:41
I keep trying the pubs of Leeds near the station. They keep disappointing me. However, this Nicholsons pub always seems to be a safe retreat amid the fancy, trendy bars.

Great beer, good service, it'll do for me.

16 Oct 2014 22:04

The Snooty Fox, Oakworth

Address: Colne Rd, Oakworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 7PB
Phone: 01535 642689
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Nearest train stations: Keighley (2.8 miles), Steeton & Silsden (3.7 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Lovely, friendly pub with a great atmosphere. Regular entertainment. Great pub
29 Jan 2015 15:47
More of a music venue than a cosy pub but Goose Eye Chinook excellent and good value for money.
21 Oct 2014 16:21
Strange one. It's an old school and consists mainly of a pool room and one enormous bar room. Not the sort of place that would normally fill me with joy. However the open fire and some superb beer from Goose Eye had me going back for more. For me, at the end of the day, it's the beer that rules and this was excellent.
18 Oct 2014 18:04

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