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The Falcon Inn, Skipton
Arncliffe
Postal town: Skipton
BD23 5QE
Served areas
Reviews of The Falcon Inn (Average Rating: 9½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Will Larter left this review about The Falcon Inn
A recent visit on a Monday afternoon found the young barman decrying the lack of customers, though he did admit that at least he was being paid for being there. After my arrival (shortly before 2pm) some others did appear, but the fact that no food apart from crisps was available did not go down too well with some. The two dining rooms, one either side of the central passage leading to the bar, were resolutely closed. I was quite happy with my pint of Boltmaker straight from the barrel (Knowle Spring was the alternative), sitting in the small parlour to the side of the bar counter, appreciating both my beer and the well-curated clutter on the shelves and walls.
On 9th August 2022
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3733 recommendations about 3470 pubs]
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. Wittenden left this review about The Falcon
Well described by my fellow scribes.This is what I'd always imagined a 'Dales'pub to be:unfortunately, most are not.Just enough ephemera to delight the lover of whimsy and Yorkshire cricket,but not enough to be a 'theme'.Unusually for anywhere north of say Norfolk, one is offered the chance of beer 'from the jug'.For this writer, coming from the depths of Kent, this is ideal,as I always prefer beer straight from the cask, when well kept. Here, the Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker was in pretty good form, and made a pleasant change from the strained and sparkled fare on offer north of the Rubicon.
Yes, this is a proper homely pub.Ideal.
On 6th November 2017
- no rating submitted
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Will Larter left this review about The Falcon
This is a really nice old fashioned pub, with multiple rooms of varying degrees of smartness and scruffiness, but all an absolute delight. There's a public bar, quite small, to the left side of the bar. The front dining room, on the right on entering, looks like a museum. Service is friendly, though can sometimes be a little distracted, due to multitasking.
The small central bar counter now does have hand pumps, which will please those who don't like their beer served from a barrel or jug. The option still exists to avoid the modern contraption and go for the beer as nature intended - just ask. At the time of my recent visit there was Timothy Taylor Best Bitter (which I believe is what is now usually called Boltmaker) plus Saltaire Elderflower Blonde.
In the past I've been disappointed to find this pub not open when cycling in the Dales in autumn. Their website says it's open all day, every day, which may be down to the current licensee, or it may perhaps revert to less complete opening in the off season again - best to check if making a journey to get here.
Date of visit: 20th June 2017
On 3rd September 2017
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3733 recommendations about 3470 pubs]
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 06 September 2010 by hondo .
- Bar Billiards : Yes last updated 30 October 2017 by . Wittenden
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 October 2017 by . Wittenden
- Darts : Yes last updated 30 October 2017 by . Wittenden
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 30 October 2017 by . Wittenden
- Hot Food : Yes - Not Monday - last updated 08 August 2022 by Will Larter
- Micropub : No last updated 11 May 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 September 2010 by hondo .
