Harrogate news

 

The Old Bell which closed The Old Bell (formerly Market Town Taverns) which closed suddenly at the end of January is to re-open under the new ownership of Harrogate Brewing by the end of March.

 

The Office Ale House Bilton has opened at the former Lunns blind shop on Skipton Road, sister pub to the similarly named bar in Starbeck. Four Locale beers from Daleside, Rooster’s and Turning Point. A 10% CAMRA discount is offered but note that only card payments are accepted.

 

 

Knaresborough news

 

At Mother Shipton Inn (Admiral Taverns) the lease is being advertised for sale on a five year tenancy.

 

 

 

Ripon news

 

The Navigation (Stonegate) which recently re-opened with a new tenant now has one real ale again, namely Theakston Best Bitter.

 

Vanora’s Bar & Bistro (no real ale) on Westgate has closed after just eight months as a bar.

 

 

 

Other towns and villages news

 

At The Crown Inn in Grewelthorpe (closed 2023, formerly Admiral Taverns) the new independent owners have announced that they will be re-opening the pub soon. Meanwhile a planning application for replacement of external signage has been approved by North Yorkshire Council (ZC25/00039/ADV).

 

At The Henry Jenkins in Kirkby Malzeard (closed 2011) a planning application has been submitted by the owner of the eastern annexe to convert part of the pub to a holiday cottage (ZC25/00661/FUL). Meanwhile the local campaign group have raised a petition calling on North Yorkshire Council to proceed with Compulsory Purchase of the pub. You can sign the petition at https://thehenryjenkins.org where you can also purchase shares to support the purchase and refurbishment of this historic pub.

 

The Bay Horse in Masham (Greene King) is now closed following departure of the tenant at the end of February, with the pubco continuing to advertise for a new tenant.

 

At The Black Lion in Skelton on Ure (closed 2019) the community café is open 10am to 2pm Friday to Sunday for tea and cakes, with the pub expected to open by May Bank Holiday weekend; a licensee is now in the process of being recruited. The share purchase scheme remains open for anyone wishing to support this venture by investing and owning a share of the community pub. Details at https://www.skeltonblacklion.com

 

 

Club news

 

At the Bilton Club (formerly Bilton WMC) on Skipton Road four ales are now served, a regular Daleside Old Legover, Tetley Bitter and two changing local beers, often including a dark. The club welcomes CAMRA visitors.

 

 

Brewery news

 

Rooster’s Taproom has introduced a happy ‘hour’ all day Wednesdays (3pm to 10pm).

https://www.roosters.co.uk/pages/happy-hour

 

 

 

If you have any pub, club or brewery news that we are not reporting here please email harcamra@hotmail.co.uk

How do I submit my scores?

 

In order to submit your scores you need to either login to CAMRA’s online pub guide www.whatpub.com on a desktop computer or a smartphone, or you can use the GBG app on a smartphone.  On WhatPub you will find over 30,000 real ale pubs from all over the UK; these are not all Good Beer Guide pubs, merely pubs that serve real ale.  The same pubs can also be viewed on the GBG app or you can just select the Good Beer Guide pubs.  In order to start submitting scores via either WhatPub or the GBG app you need to:-

 

1. Login to WhatPub.  To do this you need your membership number and your CAMRA password.  Or, in the GBG app link your CAMRA account by following the ‘Profile’ icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

 

2. You can then search for your pub by name.  Be careful here as there are many pubs in the country which share the same name.   Try searching the pub name and the town or postcode.  The What Pub web page on a mobile device also gives you the option to search for real ale pubs nearby, very useful if you are in an unfamiliar town.

 

3. Once you have found your pub, go to the ‘Submit Beer Scores’ box on the right-hand side of the screen (on the WhatPub desktop version), tap ‘Submit Beer Scores’ on the tab bar underneath the pub photo (on the mobile WhatPub version), or tap ‘Beer Scoring’ immediately above the pub description (in the GBG app).

 

4. Simply fill in the date and your score, then as you begin typing, the brewery name should automatically appear underneath where you are typing.  You do not have to enter the name of the beer you are drinking but if you wish to do so once you have entered the brewery name you should  be able to click on the arrow in the beer box and a drop down list of that brewery’s beers should appear.  In some cases the beer you are drinking may be new or a one off by the brewery so may not appear on the list, if this is the case you can simply type in the beer name.  Select the beer name, click ‘submit score’ and your score will be entered into the database.  (You can also optionally include the price per pint and comment on the beer under ‘Advanced options’).

 

It is as simple as that.  An added bonus is that a record of your scores is kept so you can look back (on either WhatPub or the GBG app) to see the beers you’ve had and how you rated them.

 

 

How do I edit my scores?

 

If you submit an incorrect score by mistake or decide you want to change a score, here is a link to step by step instructions on how to edit your submission. EDIT MY SCORES