Manor House Hotel, Otley

The Manor House is a stone built pub that is set in a terrace. The pub is signed as a Thwaites tied house. Sadly the pub was closed and under renovation when i tried to visit it. Attempted visit 8/11/2014

A Thwaites tied house, set in a stone terrace, just on the edge of the town centre. Internally, it’s a fairly plain, open plan affair, divided into four drinking areas. Walls are white artex, dotted with the odd print, there’s a real fire to the right on entering, plus a dart board to the left of the bar, but otherwise, not an awful lot worthy of comment. At the bar there are normally four regular beers in Original, Wainwright, Lancaster Bomber and Nutty Black. Also, a pump devoted to guest beers, on this occasion Castle Rock ‘Harvest Pale’. Opting for the Black and Pale, they were both in good nick and service from the young couple behind the bar was friendly and welcoming. As our party were the only drinkers in the place, on a mid-week afternoon, it’s very hard to comment on the feel of the place. However, I’d suggest a low key local isn’t too far wide of the mark. It’s not really a ‘must visit’ on the Otley circuit and I couldn’t envisage an extended session here, but I liked it enough to possibly call again, for a flying pint, when next in town.