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The Devonshire, Skipton
Grassington
Postal town: Skipton
BD23 5AD
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blackthorn _ left this review about The Devonshire
Centrally located in the market square of this very pleasant village, it was very busy on our recent midweek lunchtime visit, despite being very inclement weather. No doubt this is because the village not only doubles up as Darrowby in ITV’s All Creatures Great and Small, but the pub too doubles up as the Drover’s Arms and there were a couple of coaches as well as dozens of cars in the car park just up the road. That said, anybody who is expecting the pub to be the same inside as the one featured on TV will be disappointed, clearly the interior filming is done elsewhere.
It's tricky to pigeonhole the pub’s styling, perhaps traditional with a contemporary twist would be something near the mark. In the main part of the pub, the flooring is a mixture of old flagstones and wooden boards, whilst the walls are mostly painted in a maroon colour with khaki green wood panelling down below. There are still a few old black beams on the ceiling, a couple of stone fireplaces, one of which was dual sided and formed a partition with the snug. There was a beer barrel or two for vertical drinking, and a few generic prints on the walls such as wildlife scenes and old public notices. A longer room off to the left looked to be more geared up for eating, and this had burnt orange paintwork on the walls and tartan carpet on the floor. To the right was a smaller snug which included a large collection of photographs from the filming of the TV show, although unfortunately it was not really possible to look at these without standing right next to somebody’s table and staring over the top of them.
Beers on tap were predominantly from Timothy Taylor with their Landlord Dark, Dark Mild, Boltmaker, Drovers Best, Landlord and Knowle Spring along with Tetley’s Original Cask. Ciders were well represented too with a good selection from Thatcher’s with their Apple & Blackcurrant, Burnt Orange, Cloudy Lemon and Gold which makes a very pleasant change from the usual dross around these parts. Overall, a pretty decent, if unremarkable pub, although it is perhaps a bit over touristy. Probably it would have a much more relaxed atmosphere in the evenings when the day trippers have departed.
On 12th July 2024
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Devonshire
It's a few years since I've been inside the Devonshire - also known as the Drovers Arms in Darrowby, in the TV series All Creatures Great and Small. It being only just gone 11am I wasn't going to be tempted by the range of five Timothy Taylor beers arrayed on the bar, and asked instead for an Americano. This is a multi-roomed pub, with diners to the left, drinkers near the bar, and a room full of ACGS memorabilia in a room to the right. I wasn't going to be tempted by that either.
On 8th August 2022
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Devonshire Hotel
A timothy taylor hotel. What's not to like!
Five varieties on including the lesser spotted blonde, Ramtam and Golden Best.
Nice rooms, though pricey and top breakfast.
Some photos on my walking blog - http://bit.ly/23NJ9E0
On 22nd April 2016
- rating: 10
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General Staal left this review about The Devonshire Hotel
Good, friendly pub. Georgian with Victorian additions. There are two rooms which have been knocked into on making a J shape. The bar runs to the right with a small annex up some steps to the right of the front of the bar and the 'restaurant' running off to the left.
It is done out in a 'traditional' country style.
Mrs Staal and I ate in here a couple of times and the food was excellent. We also did the Wednesday quiz, which was great fun.
The real ales on were, Tetley Cask, Moorhouse's Bitter, 'Grassington Ale', Moorhouse's Pride of Pendle and Black Sheep Bitter. I tried them all and they were all very good, but the Pride of Pendle was my favourite.
As a hotel bar, this was very pubby. It was extremely friendly and the service was excellent.
I enjoyed my visits here and I would highly recommend it.
On 22nd August 2011
- rating: 8
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David Ross left this review about The Devonshire Hotel
Although this is a fairly up-market hotel, the bar has a village pub atmosphere, with a good selection of real ales and food.
On 6th September 2010
- rating: 8
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