Location: 1 New N Rd, Heckmondwike WF16 9DP
Year of Inscription: 2023
Venue Type: Historic Tavern / Preserved Interior
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| EBG Rating: | 7.7/10 |
| Choice/ Quality of Drinks | ❤️❤️❤️ Sam Smiths range of drinks, 1 handpulled cask ale, some interesting fruit beers and old fashioned options, poor lager options. |
| Style/ Décor | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Stone building around a 15th century timber frame hall. Baronial feel inside with high ceilings, 16th century plaster ceiling and exposed timbers, communal seating around the sides. A second floor with fully exposed timber rafters. One of only 4 of its kind in Yorkshire. Worth visiting for alone. |
| Atmosphere/ Character | ❤️❤️❤️ A quiet, but comfortable and cosy place that could use some low key background ambience to set a tempo when it’s lacking customers. |
| Amenities/ Events | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Meals, snacks, outdoor seating, darts, dominoes |
| Value For Money | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Fair value with some budget options, particularly the £3 cask ale Old Brewery Bitter. |
| Description | A bittersweet feeling that Sam Smiths run this pub. The incredible venue is well-preserved and maintained due to the money poured in, but could benefit from some concessions towards the present day to help kick it into life. A 15th century timber frame hall which has since been converted into a stone building, its interior is astonishing, easily worth the trip to Heckmondwike alone. Formerly inhabited by discoverer of oxygen Joseph Priestley in a reputedly haunted (read: old) location. With friendly service, darts and dominoes, cooked meals and outdoor seating in summer, there are plenty of reasons to visit in spite of the backwards policies of its owner. (Added October 2023) |
