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Woodies, Leeds
Headingley
Postal town: Leeds
LS16 5JG
Reviews of Woodies (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Graham Coombs left this review about Woodies
Often shown as the starting (or finishing) point of the Otley Run, but sufficiently far out of the city to avoid the worst excesses. This is a reasonable locals' pub with a slightly rustic feel from the distressed woodwork. There is one knocked though room with a courtyard beer garden behind. 6 handpumps had 4 various Greene King brews, including one of their Future Brewers series, plus Kirkstall Three Swords.
On 17th March 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3900 recommendations about 3832 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about Woodies
I'd never been to Woodies before, so it was one that I'd intended to do some time during the Super League season. I chose a Friday night game for my first visit. Having parked my bike nearby and approached the door, I nearly turned away in the face of a wall of noise caused by about a hundred people shouting at each other to make themselves heard above the loud music. I persevered, however, and managed to make myself heard to the busy bar staff. I took my half of Leeds Pale (all the beers on the bar were pale) to a quiet corner, in so far as such a place existed here. I found myself looking at a sort of internal advertisement, or mission statement, on the wall behind the bar: "Famous for our 12 quality cask ales!", it proudly proclaimed. Well, there were 12 hand pumps all right, but two of them were for cider, and two were vacant, leaving just eight real ales: and all of them pale or blonde. I can't see myself returning here any time soon.
Date of visit: 6th September 2019
On 11th October 2019
- rating: 3
[User has posted 4658 recommendations about 4267 pubs]
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Woodies
Another excellent real ale pub, in prime position at the beginning of the Otley Road crawl route. This is a traditional pub, which had a good atmosphere and had some good comfortable seating areas. The pub also had a choice of seven ales across twelve pumps, not bad for a Wednesday night. The pub also had a choice of ten ciders. Beer wise, we went for the Naylors Trick and Salamander Vampire, Halloween week so hence the names.
On 12th November 2017
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3745 recommendations about 3745 pubs]
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Burley Park, 1.26 miles, 24 min walk (show)
Kirkstall Forge, 2.57 miles, 49 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 25p per pint - last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursday & Sunday - last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by ROB Camra
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