The Diggle Hotel, Diggle, Lancashire, OL3 5JZ
This is a big former hotel, with a traditional interior, shaded by mature trees at the front and with a view of hills. It is half a mile from the Huddersfield Canal and Standedge Tunnel, the longest canal tunnel in England. In the other direction, if you follow the path that starts on the left of the pub, in two miles it brings you to the Pennine Way.
UPDATE 2023: Revisited in April, it is as good as ever. It looks like I photographed it originally during Queen Elizabeth's 2012 Diamond Jubilee. Note the bunting. It looked the same this month because it had the bunting up again for the Coronation.
UPDATE 7th June 2026: THE DIGGLE HOTEL HAS CLOSED.
I was last there with a friend in November 2024. The landlady had lost her husband that month and she told us she wasn't sure if she would continue in the business. It looks like she decided not to. There is a sign outside the pub saying it is available to a new tenant but it is in a fairly remote place and that might put a lot of people off. It might only be viable if it continued to offer both accommodation and food as well as a bar, so might involve more work.
I am very sad at its demise. I wasn't a regular but have dropped in there once a year since 2012 when I was walking the Huddersfield canal or going to and from Standedge and it was a very nice place to stop off.
ambience - 5
decor - 4
light, cheerful colours
service - 4
ale -3
always has at least two real ales
extras - 4
beer garden at the front under the trees
serves food
child friendly
dog friendly
toilets - 3
score 23 out of 30
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