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The gardeners arms
Near Harrogate If you are near the Nidd gorge, Bilton Lane, Harrogate area and on your bike or walking you have to visit this pub. Service is business like but not unfriendly. On taps are a range of Sam Smith beers. Inside the pub is like stepping back in time with at least four different…
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The little ale house
Harrogate A lovely little pub with a small beer garden. An exceptional selection of beers. Friendly.
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The track and sleeper
Knaresborough Located on platform one this small but fab pub is worth a visit. Limited opening times. Seating in two small rooms inside or on a nice day on the station platform. Watch the world go by. Decent selection of beers.
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Blind Jacks
Knaresborough Legendary watering hole, multiple small rooms across two floors. No beer garden. A modest but very good selection of beers on tap. Beers change regularly so plenty to keep you interested. Friendly.
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Six poor folk
Knaresborough A small but good selection of beers on tap. Two small rooms on two levels. Beer garden out the back. Friendly.
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Starling, bar cafe kitchen
Harrogate July 2022 Amazing pizza, a very good selection of beers on tap. Upstairs is a decent sized open plan dining room with floor to ceiling window that makes the room light and very pleasant.
Pubs are amazing places. Not all are good, some are bad, some just mediocre.
But when they are good they offer a refuge, a place to meet, a time to enjoy the company of others.
The public house, coaching inn, coffee shop and tavern have been a meeting place for hundreds of years. They have reflected changes in social norms, been a mainstay of our social interactions and given rise to ideas and conversations that have shaped our world.
This is not a list of all the places I have had a pint. It is a list of places I have enjoyed a pint.
