Golden Ball, York

Called in on a busy Friday night,a multi roomed traditional pub, it seemed that only one person was working behind the bar and struggling to keep up,after a two minute wait and no nearer being served we had to sadly leave without a drink as train departure time was approaching and still another pub to do.Hope to try again someday.

Proper old style pub recently taken into community ownership. The pub has 4 rooms and was serving 6 real ales. The pub has a dartboard and a bar billiards table.

Multi roomed locals local with a few tourists in the know scattered around. There's a fine glazed brick exterior and the interior dates to 1929 when it was refurbished by John Smiths in the days when they did that sort of thing. The pub is on CAMRA's Real Heritage Pub List and in the GBG2013. There are 4 rooms all with different character. The beer is John Smiths Cask, Bombardier, Everards Tiger, Deuchars and usually a couple of guests. It's all quietly comfortable and the locals are friendly. We often call in for one when in this part of York. Be warned though, it doesn't open until 5 during the week.