Tan Hill Inn
Yorkshire Dales
Britain's highest pub and one of
the most
interesting. Originally built to serve the local coal
miners and packhorse trails.
Regular live music. Camping and accommodation
in seven en suite rooms and two bunk rooms.
Meals served lunchtimes and in the evenings.
Popular with car and motorcycle clubs.
The Tan Hill Sheep Show takes place on the last
Thursday of every May.
Telephone:
01833 628246
E-Mail:
info@tanhillinn.com
Website:
www.tanhillinn.com
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New Delight Inn
Blackshaw
Head, Hebden Bridge
Friendly family owned pub in the hills above
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. This rustic
pub is only an hour's drive from my Preston
home. Beers from the Tasker Brewing Company
(Formally Bridestones brewery).
Meals and snacks served evenings and
weekend lunchtimes. Camping in adjacent field.
Occasional live music.
Open weekday evenings and all day weekends.
Telephone: 01422 844628
Website: www.newdelightinn.co.uk
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Helwith Bridge Inn
Helwith
Bridge, nr. Settle
Also just an hour away from my home in Preston
is this gem of a pub in Ribblesdale in the
Yorkshire Dales National Park. One of the last
cavers' pubs in the country, it is next to the
Yorkshire Subterranean Society's HQ, The Old
School House which offers accommodation for cavers and outdoor groups. Meals served.
Camping in adjacent field. Motor homes welcome.
Accommodation for four in small bunkhouse.
Telephone:
01729 860220
E-Mail:
manager@helwithbridgeinn.co.uk
Website:
www.helwithbridgeinn.co.uk
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Lion Inn
Blakey
Ridge, North York Moors
Superior pub high on the North York Moors with
stunning views over the surrounding countryside.
Situated on the Coast to Coast Walk from St.
Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay on the
Yorkshire Coast the Lion offers camping to pre-
booked walkers. Accommodation in 12 en-suite
rooms. Meals served all day.
Occassional live music and their New Year's Eve
parties are a must. Well worth the journey!
Telephone:
01751 417320
E-Mail: info@lionblakey.co.uk
Website:
www.lionblakey.co.uk
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'Owd Nell's Tavern
Bilsborrow, Lancashire
Part of Guy's Thatched Hamlet by the Lancaster
Canal only a few miles north of Preston on the A6
main road, 'Owd Nell's offers a great, family
friendly dining experience during the day and a
lively atmosphere by night. Several dining areas,
accommodtion 65 en-suite rooms in Guy's
Canalside Lodge. Conference facilities. Easy
access from Preston, Garstang and Lancaster by
bus. Ample car parking and boat mooring.
Telephone: 01995 640010
Website: www.guysthatchedhamlet.co.uk
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Hand & Dagger
Treales, nr. Kirkham, Lancs
Just outside my home city of Preston is the
Hand & Dagger, situated on the Lancaster Canal
as it winds through the Fylde. Since I have
started owning a boat this pub has become one of
my regular spots and the landlord here is one of
my favourites. Mooring on the canal below the
pub and accommodation in two "pods". Camping
may become available in the near future.
Meals served all day.
Telephone:
01772 690306
E-Mai: info@handanddagger.com
Website:
www.handanddagger.com
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Th'Owd Tithebarn
Garstang,
Lancashire
Originally an tithe barn used for storing grain and
corn, Th'Owd Tithebarn is ideally situated by the
canal basin in the heart of Garstang and offers a
great dining experience in a large, rustic themed
pub. Ample outdoor seating with views of the
canal and it's boats. Plenty of mooring for people
visiting by boat and there are good bus connections
to Lancaster and Preston. Just one of many good
pubs worth a visit in this friendly town.
Telephone: 01995 604486
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Winking Man
Staffordshire
Peak District
Superior live music can be enjoyed in the large
function room to the rear of this pub which can be
found high up in the Staffordshire part of the Peak
District National Park.
Last Friday of the month is Rock Night.
Disco and karaoke in bar some Saturday nights.
Motor homes and campervans welcome - electric
hook-ups available.
Meals served lunchtimes and evenings.
Telephone: 01538 300361
E-Mail: info@winkingman.co.uk
Website: www.winkingman.co.uk
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Tunnel House Inn
Coates, nr.
Cirencester, Glos
One of the best pubs I have ever come across.
Located above the entrance to the Sapperton
Canal Tunnel (currently disused), The Tunnel
House Inn is a fine example of a Cotswold pub set
in lovely, rolling countryside.
Bar and restaurant meals served all day.
Ample outside seating. Open fires.
Barn available for functions. Pizza van.
Camping sometimes available - please check.
Telephone: 01285 770702
E-Mail: reservations@tunnelhouse.com
Website: https://tunnelhouse.com
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Glan yr Afon Inn
Dolphin, nr
Holywell, N. Wales
Meeting place for the United Cavers' Exploration
Team on Thursday nights, The Tafarn Glan yr Afon
(Riverside Inn) is easily found just off the A55
North Wales Expressway outside Holywell.
Meals served lunchtimes and evenings.
Accommodation in fourteen en-suite rooms.
Games room with darts, pool table and sports on
T.V. Open fire. Electric car charging points.
Beers from local breweries.
Telephone: 01352 710052
Website:
www.glanyrafoninn.com
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Miners Arms
Nenthead, nr Alston, Cumbria
A great places to enjoy a meal and a few drinks
after exploring one of the many mines that makes
Nenthead one of the most fascinating villages in
the United Kingdom.
On the C2C Cycle route. Secure storage for
bicycles. Large free public car park opposite.
Accommodation in two en-suite rooms, family
room and twin room.
Meals served evenings (also weekend lunchtimes)
Telephone: 01434 381427
E-Mail:
theminersarms2@gmail.com
Website: www.nenthead.com
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Yew Tree
Cauldon
Low, Staffordshire
Between Ashbourne and Leek, the Yew Tree Inn
is a must see pub. The pub is somewhat like a
museum with a large collection of musical
instruments including a serpent, polyphons,
bric-a-brac and guns. There are even two paris of
Queen Victoria's stockings on display here!
Occasional live music.
Bar snacks and meals served.
Beers from Burtonbridge.
Telephone: 01538 309876
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Packhorse Inn
Widdop, nr Hebden Bridge
Lovely pub high up on the moors between Colne
and Hebden Bridge not far from the New Delight
Inn. Seating in two bars. Open fires.
Meals served lunchtimes and evenings.
Accommodation may become available again in
the near future.
The inn has a collection of photographs of the
Hardcastle Crags Railway which served the
construction of some nearby reservoirs.
Telephone: 01422 842803
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Mishnish Hotel
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Perhaps Scotland's most photographed pub, the
Mishnish Hotel is one of the colourful buildings
that line Tobermory harbour (Balamory in the BBC
children's T.V. series).
Accommodation in twelve en-suite rooms.
Meals served lunchtimes and evenings.
Extensive range of beers, wines, spiritis and
whiskies.
Regular live music and discos on Saturday nights.
Telephone: 011688 302500
E-Mail: enquiries@themishnish.co.uk
Website: http://themishnish.co.uk
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Drovers Inn
Inverarnan, nr Loch Lomond
An absolute must-see pub conveniently located
on the A82 just north of Loch Lomond. The hallway is full of stuffed animals including the pub's iconic
bear. Drinks served by kilted bar staff in cosy bar
with large open fires. Meals served.
Accommodation in the inn and also at the Drovers
Lodge opposite. Camping at nearby Beinglas
Farm. Regular live music.This is not a Scottish
theme pub, this is the real thing!
Telephone: 01301 704234
E-Mail: info@thedroversinn.co.uk
Website: www.droversinn.co.uk
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