West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms, Dewsbury

A famous stop on the Pennine RailAle Trail as it's on the westbound platform of Dewsbury station and was visited by beer buffoons James May and Oz Clarke in their TV series. There are three distinct areas with the bar counter in the middle part, with seating for eating and drinking in all parts. Décor is basic victorian type with bench seats, and cast iron sewing machine style tables. The walls have a collection of well deserved CAMRA awards, railway pictures and a shelf covered in beer bottles running all round the rooms. Bare floorboards and the usual blackboard listing forthcoming beers complete the scene. The 8 handpumps supply ales from local and regional brewers plus the odd one from further afield, on my visit the beers were from Taylors, Golcar, Glentworth, Marston Moor and Black Sheep of Yorkshire with Cottage being the visitor from the south. A good selection of euro kegs from Bitburger, Amstel, Grolsch and Heinekin are available at one end of the bar. Custom will of course vary with train arrivals and departures although there is direct street access at the front of the station.

Upto 8 Real Ales always available and a fine Food Offering, well worth missing a train or two.

One of the bets pubs in the country. And Dewbury needs all the help it can get to maintain its pubs (many seem to be converted into mosques). Great selection of beers, home made food, and uniquely forms part of the railway station. Came second in the 2006 National Pub of the Year competition.