The Redoubt, Wakefield

Interesting little pub. Still has Tetley bitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord on. The Landlord was a good pint. We had a great time sat in the small front bar singing along with the Jukebox (with enthusiastic backing from the very entertaining barmaid!) Well worth a visit and I'd happily call again.

This pub had been closed, I believe, for some time prior to opening under new management in 2016. I was glad that it had reopened, because it's on Camra's list of regionally important interiors, a "corridor-centered pub which evolved out of vernacular stone cottages". Some substantial alterations by Tetleys (to the servery and front windows) disqualify it from the national inventory, but it's still a delightful pub and a pleasure to sit here for the duration of a half of Timothy Taylor Landlord. The other beer was the exiled Tetleys Bitter, which I only drink under duress since the closure of the Leeds brewery. Just the two beers, but my Landlord was in good nick. Well worth the walk from Westgate station. Date of visit: 15th July 2017