The Harrow, Harrogate

Morrisons will open an M-Local store in the former Harrow pub on Knaresborough Road in May.

A long way from the centre of Harrogate amidst the housing estates of Knaresborough Rd, it has been well modernised from its previous incarnation as the notorious Mapplebeck. Light wood floorboards, greeny-grey and purple plain walls (not as bad as they sound), with a sparce number of old photos and art work. Modern furnishings of leatherette benches, and modern dark wood tables and chairs. Usual screens and machines with a juke box and a profusion of discreet CCTV cameras. The bar counter is wood clad in an interesting way and holds two handpumps, neither in operation, pump clips for Bombardier and Black Sheep bitter were reversed, standard kegs from Guinness, Fosters, Becks, 1664, Strongbow and the cold and extra cold versions of John Smith Smooth. There's a raised dining area at one end and a pool table with raised spectator seating at the other, nearby is a “Wall of Fame” and a “Wall of Shame” series of photos but it's not clear if that refers to the pool table, the weekly quiz or if something else is required for entry.