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Ye Olde White Harte, Hull
Hull
HU1 1JG
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Graham Coombs left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
A glorious old alleyway pub, heavily timbered with some magnificent windows and fireplaces. It manages to feel more historic than touristy and is well worth a visit. Ales on were Theakstons Best and Old Peculier, Robinsons Trooper and Ossett Silver King, plus Rosies Pig cider.
On 13th January 2023
- rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
The Olde White Harte is another classic pub in Hull's Old Town. It is accessed through an alleyway, which leads into a small courtyard with two access doors, one to the front bar and one to the rear bar.
Both rooms are small, but full of character. On our visit, there were a significant number of away football fans inside.
The ale range is a little disappointing. Theakston Best & Old Peculier are the regular ales. Guests were Dark Star Hophead & Ossett Yorkshire Blonde. In addition, there was a real cider - Weston's Rosie's Pig Rhubarb.
On 10th January 2022
- rating: 6
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Similar to the George in historic interest the difference here being the beer isn't as good
On 7th June 2018
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Tucked away down a passageway on Silver Street, this is an ancient looking pub with a pleasant courtyard and a rather unexpected Victorian interior. The courtyard that greets you on arrival looks rather nice and is probably a good spot on a bright day, with a decent amount of seating available and plenty of colourful plants on show. A door to the left takes you into the Public Bar which has a curved dark wood servery along the front wall with a similarly shaped canopy and a stained glass window bar back. The room looks very inviting thanks to lots of dark wood panelling on the walls and ceiling and a magnificent tiled inglenook fireplace which is so large that a couple of tables have been set up inside. Smart banquettes and benches cover most of the room's remaining perimeter and the space between these seats and the bar was completely packed on my Saturday evening visit, making it extremely difficult to get a good look around. I did manage to note the walls had been decorated with various old maps, posters and plans plus some good Theakston memorabilia and even a small cannon. To the left of the entrance, there is another bar in the Smoke Room, with an almost circular counter and a lovely decoratively tiled bar back. The room has a flagstone floor, plenty of bench and low stool seating, comprehensive dark wood panelling and another mighty inglenook fireplace. The windows here were particularly fine and the only thing that struck me as being out of place was the TV screen that was showing a muted sci-fi movie for no apparent reason. Between the two bars, a large carpeted staircase leads up to a dining room and the 'Plotting Parlour' - a room supposedly famed for the decision taken within by local parliamentarians to refuse King Charles I entry to the city. The pub makes a fair bit of noise about this story and locals are seemingly proud of the tale (a chap in the next pub I visited told me the story without prompting) although the pub was badly damaged by a fire in the 19th Century, so the integrity of the room itself may well be called into question.
On the bar, three Theakston beers - Best Bitter, Lightfoot and Old Peculiar - and two from Caledonian - Deuchars IPA and a house beer called Hotham's Harte. A very friendly barmaid served me a pint of the Lightfoot that was in excellent shape. With the large crowds in attendance, both bars seemed to be open for service, despite claims elsewhere that the Smoke Room bar is no longer in use.
I thought this was a fantastic old pub that really merits an extended visit and space and time to explore the place. Whilst the beer range might not be the most exciting, I can't really quibble when my pint is presented in such good condition and I think the pub would reward repeat visits, so I'll certainly be bearing this place in mind when I'm next in Hull.
On 20th February 2017
- rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
This is an old pub down an alleyway that is let down by a typical boring beer choice which gives the game away that it's owned by Star Pubs (aka Heineken UK). It's more than well described below and on my visit beers available were Courage Best, Theakston's Lightfoot & Old Peculier and Caledonian Deuchar's IPA & Edinburgh Castle. One hand pump was unused. I went for the Old Peculier (£3.20) which was in good nick. Given the large beer choice from small local brewers just a short walk away, I wouldn't bother with this one again.
On 2nd August 2016
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Very attractive alleyway inn beside a small courtyard and with a heritage interior that is well worth looking around if in the Old Town. Six real ales on handpump, including regulars from from Theakston's and Caledonian, but I opted for a quick half of the Cameron's Strong Arm.
On 17th April 2016
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Another classic olde Hull pubbe listed on the CAMRA inventory (although large parts of the interior actually date from the 1880’s rather than the 16th century). Located down an alleyway in a courtyard, there are two bars on entering, a little one to the left and everything else off to the right. Stained glass windows, lots of black varnish wood panelling and a massive old inglenook too, though sadly there wasn’t a roaring fire going just some scrawny gas thing and the inside was notably chilly on an already grey and dank spring afternoon. Upstairs (unexplored by me) is the 'Plotting Parlour' where the decision was reputedly taken to deny King Charles entry to the city at the start of the English civil war. Apparently a skull in a glass cabinet that also passed my by. Six ales on but a pretty uninspiring selection - Theakston OP 3x Caledonian and 2x Cameron's. I went for the Camerons Press Gang which was middling. It seems from reviews elsewhere that this selection is pretty standard fayre. It’s one to visit on an inaugural trawl of the city’s boozers but I’m not sure I’d include it again the second time round.
On 12th April 2016
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Another National Inventory ticked off my to do list, so enjoyed the interior very much. A choice of six ales on our visit, which didn't excite me, so went for the Camerons Press Gang. The barmaid was a bit chatty, but got the impression that she didn't really like too many out of town visitors.
On 23rd March 2016
- rating: 7
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Moby Duck left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Definitely an interesting pub historically but it didn't really do it for me as a pub,lacking a spark of any sort, the beers were nothing too much to write home about although there was nothing wrong with my Old Peculiar, I probably wouldn't go out of my way to revisit.
On 21st March 2016
- rating: 6
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Steve of N21 left this review about Ye Olde White Harte
Certainly a pub of some character and history and it’s not every day you get the chance to visit the location where the event took place that that allegedly triggered the start of the English Civil war
The present building was originally constructed in 1550 and became an Inn in the late 1700’s and the oak panelled walls, inglenook fireplaces and the grand spiral staircase of this Grade II listed building certainly look aged enough and original and give the pub a lot of character.
Although you can’t blame the pub for the customers it attracts, unfortunately the impressive inglenook fireplace in the downstairs main room was occupied by a group of dick heads who had clearly been in situ for a fair amount of time and seemed to take exception to other people wanting to take a beer near the fireplace, which detracted a bit from the enjoyment of having a beer in these surroundings.
And as the beer choice is as mentioned below, the ale choice from Caledonian and Theakston's will not set the pulse racing but my Deuchars IPA was decent enough.
So I totally agree worth visiting for the pub interior and hope that the atmosphere is better than what we encountered.
On 21st March 2016
- rating: 7
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