Next stop, Bingley, the poor man’s Saltaire, the rich man’s Keighley. And the only town named after an internet search engine, apparently. But always a lively town, full of those things us Southerners come to The North for. Plenty of pubs, though it seems that the Proper Pubs in the Guide like the Brown… Continue reading TINGLY IN BINGLEY
Tag: West Yorkshire pubs
BBC DRAMA & CHIP SHARING IN t’ROYD
I didn’t really want to write up Mytholmroyd, mainly because I always spell it wrong and have to keep looking at Bing Maps. Why can’t places be called easy-to-spell things like Llandrindod Wells and Balaruminmore ? The other advantage of my central Halifax hotel was proximity to the station, with a cheap day return to… Continue reading BBC DRAMA & CHIP SHARING IN t’ROYD
BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
I was delighted to get back on my UK travels on Friday night with an overdue return to a town that ought to be twinned with Florence at the very least. Stunning as the Grand Canyon is, it’s no match to the view of Calderdale to your right as escape Leeds on the M62 to… Continue reading BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
FINISHING WEST YORKSHIRE ON RISHWORTH MOOR
My last pub in the West Yorkshire chapter of this years Beer Guide was in Rishworth. It must have the best views of any pub in the county, obviously apart from the Steam Packet in Knottingley. Just like Scott following Amundsen, Simon Everitt got here first on his way to finishing the county. Mind, I… Continue reading FINISHING WEST YORKSHIRE ON RISHWORTH MOOR
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