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West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms, Dewsbury
Dewsbury
WF13 1HF
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Real Ale Ray left this review about West Riding
If you ain't done the rail ale trail I highly recommend you do. Had a very pleasurable few hours here sampling a good selection of ales. Eight on handpump, staff great fun and fast service too. The Anglo Dutch Brewery beers were great, from Dewsbury and are a regular feature. Also you get a great selection from the Durham Brewery. Enjoyed some good Milds as well. Will call again, by train of course.
On 30th July 2011
- rating: 9
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Roger Button left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
This multi-award winning bar was established in 1994 and is situated within the old waiting rooms and station offices on Platform 2 of Dewsbury Railway station (formerly Wellington Road), the last remaining of the 4 stations that once served the town. The bar can be accessed either via the ivy clad entrance from the car park or from the platform itself.
The interior contains 3 rooms, all displaying copious amounts of railway artifacts, station memorabilia, neatly arranged old pictures and several period furnishings. The central main bar contains the original Wellington Road station name board that dangles above the bar and some classic waiting room bench seats built around the walls. To the right of the main bar is the dining area. Note the old pub sign from the now defunct Market House pub that stands a few minutes walk away (now a financial consultant’s office). A third section through an arch to the left of then bar contains a TV, small fireplace and doorway to the platform. The corridor to the toilets contains old adverts in a montage to lost local breweries. There is also some limited outside seating near the front entrance in a small garden area.
The beer emphasis is on local breweries with 2 Black Sheep & 2 Timothy Taylor ales (Best & Rigwelter from the former, Landlord & Dark Mild from the latter) complemented by 4 more from local microbreweries (Beartown Kodiak Gold, Anglo Dutch Devils Knell, Glentworth Pot Of Gold and George Wright Roman Black). There was also a selection of Belgian bottled beers available with a listing on the wall. The quality was excellent and prices reasonable but the barman at the time of my visit seemed to be suffering from a personality bypass operation and service with a smile wasn’t the order of the day.
There are beer festivals, curry nights and quiz evenings among the events schedule and free WiFi acess but you don’t really need any gimmicks to enjoy a good session here as the place virtually sells itself to ale drinkers and/or railway enthusiasts (I’ll claim to be the former more than the latter). There are many examples of railway stations being used for pubs, some work and some don’t, but this is amongst the best.
On 8th September 2010
- rating: 8
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Thuck Phat left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
What an excellent station boozer. An early Friday evening visit found the place buzzing and with a very good atmosphere although there are more than enough staff to keep the wait for a beer short and they are efficient. Seven real ales on across various strengths and styles including Five Towns Durum Gold, TT Landlord and Dark Mild, Fabio's Gold from Greenfield and Potbelly's Beijing Black. Definitely well worth a visit by train in order to fully sample the extensive range of ales.
On 5th July 2010
- rating: 9
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
Little needs to be added to the ob review below.Thoroughly enjoyable visit and a good selection of fast rotating microbrewery ales.Glad to report that this is not the preserve of beer tickers ,there is a good customer mix and some pretty attractive ladies both behind the bar and kicking off their weekend libations,although the totty quotient decreased with every Leeds bound departure.There are t shirts available with the slogan "I missed the train at Dewsbury" which is a fine piece of advice.
On 29th June 2010
- rating: 9
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Chris 87 left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
Pleasant station pub which was a delight to retreat into on a cold June (!) afternoon. I'd been recommended this place by a couple of different sources and as befits a boozer with a GBG listing it had an excellent range of real ales; TT Landlord & Mild, Black Sheep, Elland 872 Porter, Anglo Dutch Midsummer Ale (brewed locally), Springhead Charlie's Angel and Glentworth Lucky Star. The Charlie's Angel was good, a hoppy golden ale in decent nick. The interior is basic but well kept and the place was pretty busy during my brief visit indicating its popularity in the region. Definitely worth a look.
On 10th June 2010
- rating: 8
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Andy Ven left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
I can’t add much to what’s already been said by other reviewers. We found this to be a busy place when we dropped in early on a Friday evening. Right on the west-bound platform at Dewsbury railway station. 8 handpulls that will always include Black Sheep, Timothy Taylor and the local, Anglo Dutch. GBG 2010 entry.
On 16th May 2010
- rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
A famous stop on the Pennine RailAle Trail as it's on the westbound platform of Dewsbury station and was visited by beer buffoons James May and Oz Clarke in their TV series. There are three distinct areas with the bar counter in the middle part, with seating for eating and drinking in all parts. Décor is basic victorian type with bench seats, and cast iron sewing machine style tables. The walls have a collection of well deserved CAMRA awards, railway pictures and a shelf covered in beer bottles running all round the rooms. Bare floorboards and the usual blackboard listing forthcoming beers complete the scene. The 8 handpumps supply ales from local and regional brewers plus the odd one from further afield, on my visit the beers were from Taylors, Golcar, Glentworth, Marston Moor and Black Sheep of Yorkshire with Cottage being the visitor from the south. A good selection of euro kegs from Bitburger, Amstel, Grolsch and Heinekin are available at one end of the bar.
Custom will of course vary with train arrivals and departures although there is direct street access at the front of the station.
On 1st January 2010
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James Joines left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
Upto 8 Real Ales always available and a fine Food Offering, well worth missing a train or two.
On 15th April 2009
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
This place would be a great pub anywhere, but to find it acting as a railway station buffet as well makes it exceptional. Excellent range of real ale, including a fine Pinnacle Porter from Naylor's Brewery. No better place to while away time while waiting for (or missing) a train (or two).
On 28th February 2009
- rating: 9
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Kevin Simons left this review about The West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms
One of the bets pubs in the country. And Dewbury needs all the help it can get to maintain its pubs (many seem to be converted into mosques). Great selection of beers, home made food, and uniquely forms part of the railway station. Came second in the 2006 National Pub of the Year competition.
On 18th March 2007
- rating: 10
[User has posted 7 recommendations about 7 pubs]