The popular leaflet describing Otley’s famous old and existing pubs (Last update May 2016) is now available. – or click on the adjacent leaflet image or pick up a free copy at any of Otley’s pubs.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT GUIDE:
The Manor House is currently CLOSED and sold for residential development.
The Curious Hop Beer Cafe is open in Orchard Gate.
The Rookery is open on Kirkgate
The Treehouse Bar & Kitchen is open on Bondgate (in the old Korks Wine Bar building)
Yes, it’s a little out of date. Why haven’t we updated it?
A couple of reasons, firstly, the cost of doing it. We are a voluntary operation. Completely dependent of donations and sponsorships. We don’t feel the current financial climate is conducive to asking local organisations and specifically pubs/bars to contribute. Hopefully, this will change when the financial climate gets better. Secondly, there’s a great flux in the state of the pubs. Openings and closing are happening monthly – meaning the guide would pretty much be out of date as soon as it’s printed.
We will review this every year.
Our thanks to Otley Town Council and all our sponsors who are listed in the leaflet and below.
Your Guide To Otley`s Famous Pubs
Come and enjoy the numerous pubs in the historic market town of Otley, with tales of ales, liberal licensing hours, legendary landlords, guzzling troops, feuds and ghosts.
The Historic Otley Ale Trail
Otley is a famous Yorkshire pub town and for a town of its size there are a surprising number of traditional pubs serving real ale and good beer. Indeed Otley has vied with a select handful of towns in England for the distinction of having the most pubs per head of population. At its highest number, Otley had over 30 pubs. Luckily 20 of these pubs are currently still open.
There are historical reasons why Otley has so many pubs. Old licensing laws permitted public houses to open all day on market days. The sites of the markets have changed over the years, and the pubs were established to serve their traders reflects this. As the town grew, more pubs were opened, to serve the workers in the various manufacturing industries. There were also several hotels constructed, one of which continues in its original role.
The Historic Otley Ale Trail is your guide to Otley pubs. The trail takes you round all the town`s pubs and shows you where Otley`s `lost pubs` used to be. In Otley, it is almost a case of what hasn`t, in the past, been a pub.
We Hope You Enjoy Visiting The Pubs And Exploring Otley
Ale trail Leaflet sponsors
Otley Town Council Black Sheep Brewery Enterprise Inns First Bus Ilkley Brewery Market Town Taverns Punch Taverns Stew and Oyster Thwaites Wetherspoon