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Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge
HX7 6AZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 9 of 10) see review guidelines
Brainy Pool left this review about Fox & Goose
Cosy community pub with a quaint rustic interior and outdoor terrace. I sat in the bar watching the constant stream of visitors coming and going. Sitting in here for 10 minutes was enough to know this is a top, top real ale pub. Superb selection of beer and chatty, welcoming staff. The icing on the cake was the friendly barmaid putting a group of sweary pub crawling teenage lads in their place. She dealt with it superbly whilst keeping them onside and they soon settled down. Yes, the place is very Hebden Bridge, but i loved it.
On 10th September 2023
- rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Fox & Goose
Very traditional pub at the western edge of the town; just far enough away from the busy tourist zone, and now community run. Comprises three rooms (none large): the central bar, a comfortable lounge to the left and another (plainer) seating area up three steps to the right. Looks like there is an elevated beer garden on the slopes behind, but not sure how you reach that? In addition to the regular Pictish Brewers Gold, the rotating guest beers came from Sunbeam, Mobberley, Salamander, Harrogate and Bowland, and I was recommended the latter's Hen Harrier (£3.80) which proved to be a fine choice. Overall, with a friendly welcome, well worth seeking out.
On 4th July 2022
- rating: 9
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Quinno _ left this review about Fox & Goose
On a junction and doesn't immediately look old but there's certainly an aged rustic feel within. Enter to the main bar with a bit of seating, a small shabby room off right containing a dart board and a much more pleasant room off left with padded pew perimeter seating and an arch ceiling. Daub plaster walls, flagstone floor and dark wood trim is the general décor get-up. Go up some narrow rickety stairs to find a lovely walled beer garden with elevated views (sadly obscured by a banner pinned to the railings). Six cask on the go, Mill Valley XTRA Fudge was excellent (NBSS 4) as was the Sunbeam Rain (4) plus, IIRC, a couple of ciders. No surprise to see that it won the local CAMRA Pub of the Year. Easily the best ‘proper’ pub in Hebden – the fact it’s a few extra minutes’ walk from the main bit of town probably helps as it keeps the tourists and numpties away. It does have a splash of Guradianista Hebden though, I spotted candles made of soy (??) on sale for a fiver. A fool and their money…
On 25th June 2022
- rating: 9
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Will Larter left this review about The Fox & Goose
My first visit since my review of February 2015, and it was a surprise to find a rearrangement of the interior, with a much larger bar counter now installed along the back wall, still with six real ales and a real cider. But whereas the previous counter was small with barely room for an additional server behind it, the new one now provides plenty of room in front for regular customers to occupy stools or lean their elbows or feet on the appropriate brass rails that have been added. This is great for encouraging locals, but not so good for passing beer tourists, who now struggle to see the pump clips. However, making the best of the new situation, I took the opportunity to engage with the locals, prompting (as I hoped) wry smiles or chuckles at my compulsion to take photos of the pump clips. Otherwise nothing has really changed, with a good range of beer styles from a variety of breweries. The solitary half that I allowed myself, with a climb up the other side of the valley still to be accomplished, was in excellent condition.
Date of visit: 27th August 2019
On 10th October 2019
- rating: 8
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Fox & Goose
Visited on Saturday evening, this was our first pub in Hebden Bridge after doing a few in Sowerby Bridge. A bit of a walk from the centre, this feels more of a traditional locals' pub than many others in Hebden Bridge. At the bar there are six hand pulls, all of which were on, offering two by Jolly Boys Brewery, one by Torrside, a Belgian style beer by Serious Brewing, and the others slipped my mind. They were all interesting and none of the big nationals. My Jolly Collier Porter was a decent drink and £3.40 for a pint.
As you come in there is a room/area in front of the bar which was full, a room to the left which seemed to have live Irish music on, and a room to the right that was a little quieter although the only seats remaining were stools against a drinking shelf. The pub had a nice atmosphere and obviously a lot of the people seemed to know each other but we did not feel unwelcome as 'outsiders'. I would have been happy to spend more time here and it is easy to see why it is so busy. Definitely an unpretentious proper boozer with a decent real ale selection.
On 29th July 2019
- rating: 8
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aleand hearty left this review about The Fox & Goose
After a good walk around Hardcastle Crags, the ‘aleandhearty’ family were definitely in need of a beer or two. Unfortunately, our preferred choices in Hebden town centre were closed and so we made a spontaneous detour out to the Fox & Goose and were so glad we did. It’s a cracking traditional, stone floored, three roomer, probably best described as having an unpretentious cosiness.
At the bar, six ales were on offer and the four I tried: Red Willow ‘Headless’ & ‘Faithless’, Magpie ‘One for Sorrow’ and Pictish ‘Brewer’s Gold’ were all in excellent condition. Service from the barman was friendly and welcoming and there was a surprisingly good atmosphere on our Tuesday afternoon visit, with about a dozen other punters in the place.
Our visit coincided with the freakish, late-February, summery weather and so, rather than sit inside, we took the staircase, to the left of the bar, up to the hillside beer garden, just to the side of the pub. It was lovely to drink beer in the warm sunshine, but rather unsettling to see the sun dropping down over the far side of the valley, at 4.30 in the afternoon, when it felt like June!
As a family, we all loved this place and will undoubtedly return in the future. Fans of ‘proper’ traditional pubs will definitely find something to enjoy here.
On 26th March 2019
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Fox and Goose
An excellent pub, which became a community pub, three and a half years ago. The pub has a small bar along the back wall as you enter, displaying six rotating ales on handpump. This area also featured an open fire with a dog basket grate and a few tables and chairs along the opposite wall and below the bay window. A similar sized room can be found on the left hand side, and a very small room on the right hand side of the bar area. The pub also had flag stone floors throughout and the walls were roughly plastered in the old cottage style, which were painted white. The walls and ceilings displayed a lot of narrow black beams, which added more interest. We went for the house beer, Pictish Brewers Gold, which seemed to be going down well with the locals. Also we went for the Northern Whisper Yammerhouse, which was another good session ale. The barmaid and locals were all friendly and welcoming.
On 13th November 2017
- rating: 9
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Roger Ayre left this review about Fox and Goose
This has just re-opened as a community pub. That means it is owned by people who bought shares of the pub. The customers were very friendly. It is a little way out of Hebden Bridge heading west on the A646, but is well worth the 5 minute walk, and even if the place is a bit 'tired', the ale is good.
There were 6 real ales but I forgot to write down their names - probably because I choose a rather strong ale.
On 15th July 2017
- rating: 8
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Alan Winfield left this review about Fox and Goose
The Fox And Goose is a shortish walk from the middle of Hebden Bridge and is situated at the bottom of a steep looking hill.
Once inside there is a smallish oblong shaped bar room which has a stone floor,the seating is bench type and small stools,there is a small room up some steps to the right,there are normal tables and chairs in this room,and another separate room to the left which has wood bench seating and chairs.
I had a drink of Deeply Vale Ripper which was a very nice drink,the other beers noted were Deeply Vale Bitter,Sonnet 43 Impressment,Mallinsons Wild Thing and one from Naylors brewery.
The locals seemed very friendly.
A very pleasant pub to visit.
Pub visited 3/9/2016
On 27th October 2016
- rating: 9
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Old Boots left this review about Fox and Goose
A community owned pub on the edge of the town, fortunately well above the river and spared the worst of the Winter 2016 floods. It's a multi-roomed pub with a central bar and counter with seven hand pumps, local ales predominate although a very well kept Darkstar was on. Built on a hill so the side rooms are up and down a few steps from the servery, flag floors and rough plastered walls give it an old cozy pub feel. There are fires in each room including a big stone job in the main room. The walls are decorated with old photos and there are lots of cast iron base tables and bench seating, lovely and don't miss.
On 28th February 2016
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