ALE TRAIL 2025
That's it for another year!
Thank you all for your support this year. We hope you enjoyed the trail, and tried some great beers at the best real ale bars in Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough. Please continue to support your local pubs and breweries.
The prize draw has taken place, and all winners have been notified. You can view a list of the winners and prizes here. Digital certificates have been emailed to those who collected all 30 stickers. If you have not received your certificate please contact us at harcamra@hotmail.co.uk
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VENUES
RIPON
From one-eyed rats to unicorns, this cathedral city has a variety of real ale watering holes.
HARROGATE
KNARESBOROUGH
This small market town boasts a diverse selection of great real ale pubs.
The spa town with an array of victorian inns, modern bars and micropubs.
1 BILTON CLUB
Skipton Road, Bilton HG1 4LL
Social club welcoming non-members and members alike. Beers split over two bars.
2 regular and 2 changing ales.
Full details and map here
2 COLD BATH BREWING Co.
46 King's Road HG1 5JW
Houses a brewery at the rear of the bar on a mezzanine floor. Features a covered terrace.
3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
3 DEVONSHIRE TAP HOUSE
10 Devonshire Place HG1 4AL
This old pub retains its original semi-circular counter with stained glass canopy.
2 regular and 4 changing ales.
Full details and map here
4 HALES BAR
1-3 Crescent Road HG1 2RS
One of Harrogate's oldest pubs with a nationally important historic interior with gas lighting.
4 changing ales.
Full details and map here
5 HARROGATE BREWING Co.
6 Royal Parade HG1 2SZ
Showcasing this brewery's beers in the former 'Old Bell'. President Bill Clinton visited in 2001.
5 changing ales.
Full details and map here
6 HARROGATE TAP
Station Parade HG1 1TE
An impressive transformation of a neglected railway building into a fine pub.
12 changing ales.
Full details and map here
7 HUSK BEER EMPORIUM
Station Square HG1 1TB
Bar & bottle shop serving an interesting selection of real ales from smaller breweries and micros.
2 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
8 THE LITTLE ALE HOUSE
7 Cheltenham Crescent HG1 1DH
Award winning micropub, comprising two rooms, and a downstairs cellar room.
5 changing ales.
Full details and map here
9 MAJOR TOM'S SOCIAL
The Ginnel HG1 2RB
Described as a 'youth club for grown ups' this cafe bar is housed in a former antiques emporium.
3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
10 THE MUCKY DUCK
17 Devonshire Place HG1 4AA
Formerly 'The Swan', the pub was refurbished in May 2024 after a long closure.
3 regular and 1 changing ale.
Full details and map here
11 THE OATLANDS
1 Coronation Grove HG2 8BY
Popular social club, voted our 'Club of the Year' in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
3 regular ales.
Full details and map here
12 OFFICE ALE HOUSE BILTON
53 Skipton Road, Bilton HG1 4LF
Micropub opened February 2025, sister pub to The Office Ale house in Starbeck.
4 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
13 OFFICE ALE HOUSE STARBECK
67B High Street, Starbeck HG2 7LH
Starbeck's first micropub opened in April 2023, it is located in a converted shop.
4 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
14 ROOSTER'S TAPROOM
Unit H5 Fifth Avenue, Hornbeam Park HG2 8QT
Taproom with views into the brewery, complete with a street food kitchen and large beer garden.
8 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
15 STARLING
47 Oxford Street HG1 1PW
Popular cafe bar. Multi roomed, one of which was originally a milking barn dating from 1814.
3 regular and 3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
16 TAP ON TOWER STREET
31 Tower Street HG1 1HS
Three roomed pub, one of which has a selection of over 300 board games.
4 regular and 3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
17 THE WINTER GARDENS
4 Royal Baths HG1 2WH
Tasteful Wetherspoon conversion of the main hall of the vast Victorian Royal Baths complex.
5 regular and 5 changing ales.
Full details and map here
18 THE BLACK BULL
6 Old Market Place HG4 1EQ
Greene King pub serving mostly Yorkshire ales. Number of sports screens.
1 regular and 3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
19 ONE EYED RAT
51 Allhallowgate HG4 1LQ
This Grade II listed pub has been a real ale destination in Ripon over many decades.
3 regular and 3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
20 THE PORTLY PIG
58 Kirkgate HG4 1PA
Bar and bottle shop serving three cask ales mainly from smaller local breweries.
3 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
21 THE ROYAL OAK
36 Kirkgate HG4 1PB
This 18th century coaching inn is Timothy Taylor's most northerly tied house.
2 regular and 3 changing ales.
Full details and map here
22 THE UNICORN HOTEL
Market Place East HG4 1BP
18th century former coaching inn tastefully renovated by Wetherspoon.
4 regular and 4 changing ales.
Full details and map here
23 THE WATER RAT
24 Bondgate HG4 1QW
Riverside pub with views of the cathedral and river Skell from its windows and terrace.
2 regular and 2 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
24 BLIND JACK'S
19 Market Place HG5 8AL
Award winning pub listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide every year since 1993.
2 regular and 4 changing ales.
Full details and map here
25 CROSS KEYS
17 Cheapside HG5 8AX
Traditional pub welcoming locals and visitors alike, refurbished by Ossett Brewery.
4 regular and 2 changing ales.
Full details and map here
26 THE CROWN INN
71-75 High Street HG5 0HB
Renovated and extended by Wetherspoon. The decor is modern with a hint of art deco.
3 regular and 3 changing ales
Full details and map here
27 THE HALF MOON
1 Abbey Road HG5 8HY
Popular freehouse by the River Nidd, with cosy atmosphere. Dogs allowed outside.
1 regular and 3 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
28 THE MITRE
4 Station Road HG5 9AA
Brew York pub, opposite Knaresborough's Grade II listed railway station.
4 regular and 2 changing ales.
Full details and map here
29 SIX POOR FOLK
25 Castlegate HG5 8AR
Quirky bar housed in a 15th Century former almshouse close to the market square.
4 changing ales
Full details and map here
30 TRACK & SLEEPER
Platform2, Knaresborough Station HG5 9AA
Award winning renovation of an old railway building. Operated by Gorilla Brewing.
1 regular and 3 changing ales | Closed Monday
Full details and map here
PRIZE DRAW
Listed below are the prize winners, alongside the prize they have won. Congratulations to all winners.
We thank each venue/brewery for contributing a prize.
Reece Tremble - Blind Jack's - £50 bar tab
Sian Pearce - Harrogate Tap - £50 bar tab
James Noble - The Black Bull - Gallon of real ale
Joe Franklin - Cross Keys - Gallon of real ale
James Himsworth - The Oatlands - Gallon of real ale
Darryl Keenoy - Track & Sleeper - Gallon of real ale
Douglas Skinner - Rooster's Taproom - 12 can pack of Yankee
Karen Williams - Bilton Club - £30 bar tab
Geoff Coles - The Crown Inn - £30 bar/food tab
Jodie Flavell - The Little Ale House - £30 bar tab
Joshua Dale - The Portly Pig - £30 bar tab
Nick East - Tap on Tower Street - £30 bar/food tab
Barry Welsh - The Winter Gardens - £30 JDW voucher
Geoff Mayne - The Unicorn Hotel - £30 JDW voucher
Jeremy Davis - The Water Rat - Carvery for two
Solomon Feingold - Cold Bath Brewing Co - Four pints of real ale
Josh Hill - The Devonshire Tap House - Four pints of real ale
Sarah Hocquigny - Hales Bar - Four pints of real ale
Kate Grant - The Half Moon - Four pints of real ale
Claire Horner - Harrogate Brewing Co - Four pints of real ale
Peter Hale - The Mitre - Four pints of real ale
Andrew Ward - The Mucky Duck - Four pints of real ale
Rob Murdock - Six Poor Folk - Four pints of real ale
Ewa Mauch - Husk Beer Emporium & Bar - £20 bar tab
Tony Constable - Office Ale House Bilton - £20 bar tab
Andrew Bates - Office Ale House Starbeck - £20 bar tab
Laura Bucknan - One Eyed Rat - £20 bar tab
Toby Williams - The Royal Oak - £20 bar/food tab
Deborah Franklin - Starling - £20 bar/food tab
Megan Brecken - Major Tom's Social - Pizza + side
Angela Constable - Daleside Brewery - 8 bottle pack of Greengrass
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