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Submitted on Wednesday, 19th January 2022
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The Railway, Pontefract
Featherstone
Postal town: Pontefract
WF7 5BA
Served areas
Reviews of The Railway (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Will Larter left this review about The Railway
An interesting double building, with the larger one on the left having an arch leading to a courtyard at the rear (now a car park and beer garden), with the date 1891 prominently displayed; the smaller building on the right has two bay windows and I would guess this is the original pub. Once inside, there is no distinction apart from a slightly higher ceiling. It was very busy, with rugby league fans enjoying a pre-match drink. There's no real ale, as I knew, and I asked for a half of Guinness; on being told they could only do me a pint (they have the widget system for 440ml cans, so not really a pint either), I asked for Stella instead and was given a pint. A bit of a communication breakdown there, but it was all dealt with in a very friendly manner and I ended up with a half of Stella for £1.58 (it's £3.05 for a pint!). This was the most tightly packed space I have been in for nearly two years, with little by way of ventilation (and the toilets were rather smelly too) so I drank up as quickly as possible, given the cold and fizzy nature of my drink.
On 18th January 2022
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3740 recommendations about 3477 pubs]
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James Joines left this review about Last Orders
WOW, no real ale but this Caines pub mudst be the best value around to make up for it with beer at £1-3- a pint!!!
One long bar split into two all basic but with many historic prints of the area on the walls.
Beer garden and car park to rear (drive through the arch).
Next to the station and accross the road from the Rugby Ground. Can get very busy on match days.
On 18th February 2009
- rating: 8
[User has posted 841 recommendations about 835 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Railway - whatpub.com
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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.
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 18 February 2009 by hondo .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 18 February 2009 by hondo .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 18 January 2022 by Will Larter
- Darts : Yes last updated 18 January 2022 by Will Larter
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 18 January 2022 by Will Larter
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 18 January 2022 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : No last updated 18 February 2009 by hondo .
