The Gardeners Arms, Bilton - pub details
Address: Bilton Lane, Bilton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4DH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 15299)
Starbeck (1.3 miles), Harrogate (1.8 miles), Knaresborough (2.1 miles)
Pub suggested by Nigel Heptinstall on 20 Oct 2004
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Oak Beck, Harrogate (0.6 miles), Dragon Hotel, Harrogate (1.0 miles), Knox Arms, Bilton (1.0 miles), Guy Fawkes Arms, Knaresborough (1.1 miles), Swan on the Stray, Harrogate (1.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Gardeners Arms, Bilton
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| post by becki on 4/7/10 is unfortunately still spot on. Service with a snarl continues to be the order of the day. Unwelcoming and rude lanlord, rules posted all over the pub. Don't expect to get served before any of the locals. Real shame as it could be a good little pub. Amazed that Sam Smiths don't sort this out - best avoided. Karlos43 - 29 Apr 2011 13:58 |
| wonderful setting but oh what a shame.... because you then enter an unwelcoming atmosphere, guy behind the bar miserable, not welcoming in the slightest, the only positive is that the booze is cheap. Cannot believe the signs - children behave or you and parents get kicked out , quotes from Samuel Smith Brewery about drinking time, etc. No climbimg trees, children out by 8, no bad language or else!!! totally off putting and in the dark ages. If you have seen the the tv programme the league of gentleman with the saying "this is a local shop for local people" - well that is this pub. Would not go back again unless there is a turn in direction ie: new staff and atmosphere. Oh what a waste of what could be a beautiful pub :( becki579 - 4 Jul 2010 20:40 |
| Used to finish work in town, go down to the beer garden on a sunny day for early doors and hear nothing but birdsong. Later, children may be there to play but they do not disturb, usually getting muddy in the beck. A great place to relax, if you like Sam Smiths ale. UncleAlbert - 11 Jul 2009 15:07 |
| Unspolit old pub at the end of a very long no through road on the north east outskirts of Harrogate. Remaining features like wainscotting, stone flags, and stone fireplaces assure its place on CAMRA's National Inventory of historic pubs. Four small rooms with names like the “piggery” and “wrinklies bar”. Sam Smiths pub so only chilly OBB on handpull plus Sam's bright beers. Friendly staff and customers, pleasant pub for a pleasant pint. anonymous - 16 Mar 2009 15:54 |
| This Sam Smiths pub is a multi-roomed old stone cottage situated a couple of miles outside Harrogate at the far end of Bilton Lane ( off the Skipton Road ) The pub features in CAMRA's National Inventory of Unspoilt Interiors for its wood pannelling, fireplaces and a curious mini-snug, just in front of the bar, which is probably only of use to those who are vertically challenged. Needless to say, being a Sam's pub, there's no music, but there is a silent fruit machine in one room. There's numerous old photos of the pub to add interest and also one of a Mid Winter Car Rally in 2007 taken outside the pub. There's a meadow-style garden at the back leading down to a stream - also a few seats outside the pub at the front. On the date of my late-September visit, the OBB was £ 1.36p. Cheap lunches are offered. The pub is near a disused railway line ( now a cyclepath ) and there are several pleasant walks in the nearby Nidd Valley. Worth seeking out, but I don't think it's on a bus route if you haven't your own transport. JohnBonser - 30 Sep 2008 13:48 |
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