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If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
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Monday, 9 April 2012

Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge




Stubbing Wharf, King Street (A646), Hebden Bridge HX7 6LU

This pub is on the edge of the village, the first pub you come to if you approach from the west (Todmorden direction) on the A646. It's also the first pub you come to if you take the 471 bus from Rochdale to Halifax (80 minutes to get to Hebden Bridge, goes through LIttleborough and Todmorden). If you arrive by train, go to the centre of the village, find the picturehouse, and then follow the canal westwards towards Todmorden. The pub backs on to the canal.

It's a restaurant pub, most of the tables are for diners. There isn't much space for people only there for a drink, though there are a few outside tables in the yard at the back and next to the canal bank. It is a good idea to book if you want to eat here, it gets very busy.

decor - 3
traditional decor, in dark wood, green and red seats
ambience - 4
lively without being rowdy

service - 3
consistently good considering they're rushed off their feet a lot of the time

ale - 4
mostly real ale served, when I was last there they had Guzzler, Eliminator, Copper Dragon, and Black Sheep, plus Orchard Pig farmhouse cider

features - 2
you can take canal cruises from the towpath next to it in summer
they permit dogs on leads (it's too crowded to let your furry friend run loose)

toilet - 4
It would have got a five, but the soap had run out

Score 20 out of 30


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