Ring o' Bells, Halifax

A bit off the beaten track, though handy as a final stop before the station and it looks the part what with the big soot covered church looming in behind the pub. This is an old school local of the type that hasn’t seen much in the way of modernity for the best part of 50 years. Bit of knock-through inside but essentially it’s two rooms with a cream and burgundy colour scheme. Six pumps with three cask on, my Acorn Barnsley Bitter was a solid NBSS 3.5 and the welcoming hyperactive barmaid also knew her stuff and warned me that it may be coming toward barrel end and to let her know if it was. Sadly it was really quiet on a Friday night – hopefully this is isn’t the norm as it’s a decent place.

olde worlde pub with a historic church behind it, what a very quaintly british scene! The pub was sadly overwhelmed by a graduation ceremony going on behind it which meant a lot of cooked food polluting the air and kids running around. good selection of cheap real ale and i imagine, if experienced at the right time, this is a great traditional pub.

Named after the peals of the nearby Parish Church bells this is a great little locals pub. Two separate rooms, but with a broken through doorway, the rear room is quiter whilst "the craic" dominates the front room. Loads of banter going on between the regulars which made for a lively last stop of the day for me. In fact I enjoyed it so much I ended up having a pint and a half, despite the long day behind me. 5 handpumps including a real cider on offer and both the beers I had were in very good nick. Probably the friendliest pub I encountered on my trip round Halifax and one that I'll definitely visit again.