Otley Pub Updates
February 2015
| January | February | Notes | |
| Otley Pubs Open: | 20 | 20 | The Manor has re-opened. As we’re counting the Tap House and North Bar as mini-pubs, that’s 20! Grand eh? |
| Otley Pubs Temporarily Closed: | 0 | 0 |
| January | February | Notes | |
| Outskirts Pubs Open: | 2 | 2 | The Roebuck (Spite) Open & popular. The Royalty – well worth the walk |
| Outskirts Pubs Temporarily Closed: | 0 | 0 |
| January | February | Notes | |
| Town Bars Open: | 4 | 2 | As we now class North Bar Social and the Otley Tap House as pubs it looks like we’ve lost 2 bars. |
| Town Bars Temporarily Closed: | 0 | 0 | |
| Town Bars Permanently Closed: | 0 | 0 |
Otley Pubs
| Pub | Last Reported Status | Latest News 29/1/15 |
| The Bay Horse | Open & Trading | 3 Yorkshire Guest Beers always available. Now varied food. £2.70/pint – or less – offers! Guest beer £2.00 a pint. |
| The Black Bull | Open & Trading | Still a lunchtime favourite. Newly repainted – looks grand. |
| The Black Horse | Open & Trading | Newly refitted including the letting rooms. Back to the quality place it should be. |
| The Bowling Green | Open & Trading | Current beer festival. (Might as well just leave that there all the time). |
| The Cross Pipes | Open & Trading | Music themed nights started. Loads of other stuff. |
| The Fleece | Open & Trading | Good range of real ales. New Chefs appointed. Reports of very good food. |
| The Horse & Farrier | Open & Trading | New menu. New manager. Minor refurbishment. Brewer and food events lined up. |
| The Junction | Open & Trading | Live music Tuesdays, Quiz Wednesdays. Outside smoking area at back. |
| The Manor House | Open & Trading | Excellent refurb and all say how grand the pub is now. Back to its former glory and rightful place in the town’s scene. |
| The North Bar Social | Open & Trading | Don’t forget there is an upstairs too. Go in and see if you think it’s a pub or a bar. Outside tables now fitted. |
| The Old Cock | Open & Trading | Constantly changing range of micro real ales. Leeds Camra pub of the year again. |
| Otley Tap House (bar or pub?) | Next to The Swan a new place. | Whether it’s a pub or bar doesn’t matter. 6 handpumps and Otley now has two pairings (Whitakers-Lion and Swan-Tap). |
| The Red Lion | Open & Trading | New tenants in and looks very promising. |
| The Ring o’Bells (The Otley Tavern) | Open & Trading | The Otley Tavern. Now operated by our (former) Chair & Membership Sec.! |
| The Rose & Crown | Open & Trading | Local guest beer added. Events planned. |
| Whitakers Arms | Open & Trading | Major refurbishment completed – and a grand job too. Live bands and music nights. Look at the wallpaper maps! |
| The White Swan | Open & Trading | Major re-fit has done amazing things to this place. Smart, tasteful and now seems twice as big. Got to be seen! A good range of local real ales too. Quiz on Tuesdays, Cask Ale night Wednesdays. |
| The Yew Tree | Open & Trading | Another change of management after rescue by Barry. Keep checking. Also still with what must be the most genuine tap ‘oil in Otley. |
Outskirts of Otley
| Pub | Last Reported Status | Latest News 29/1/15 |
| The Spite (re-named Roebuck) | Open! | Nice pub area at the front. Good range of local micro brews. |
| The Royalty | Open – go and try eh? | A good cosy tap room. New tenants. Good for a winter warm-up. |
Bars – Otley Town
| Pub/Bars | Last Reported Status | Latest News 29/1/15 |
| Korks | Open & Trading | Cask ales sold |
| Rocca’s | Open & Trading | Limited selection of real ales. Lots of music acts on. Good range of craft beers. |
Note
While all information here is presented in good faith and is accurate to the best of our knowledge, no responsibility can be taken for incorrect or outdated reports.
We will welcome any corrections or constructive additions to this Monthly Update.
Compiled by Phil Greaves to whom any
errors should be tactfully whispered with the offer of a pint.
