The Bowling Green (JD Wetherspoon), Otley

This is an original old Pennine stone pub that is quite small for a JDW and as it's a listed building I suspect they may not have been able to extend it as much as they would have liked. It was packed on my Wednesday afternoon visit which meant I had to retreat to the smokers area. It's been well described below but it's basically an open plan room with a stone floor. Being a smaller JDW there are only eight hand pumps which had one unused, the two GK beers, a cider, Bradfield Farmers Factory Site & Farmers Northern Soul, Saltaire Blonde and Bridgehouse Cherry Choc Stout. I went for the Cherry Choc Stout (£2.19) which was in good nick. Despite being so busy I thought this was a good Spoons.

Attractive stone façade, with the comfortably-furnished main building joined by a low glazed atrium with a flagstone floor to smaller ones at the rear (housing the bar) and to one side. Small courtyard to the other side, and a patio beer garden at the front. Eight handpumps, dispensing a decent selection of real ales including three local ones from Saltaire - Pride (£2.05), South Island Pale and New World Red.