Pubs in Pontefract

Green Dragon Hotel

4 Cornmarket, Pontefract WF8 1BJ

handsome 3 storey late 18th C building with original bow windows, striking circular inn sign, walls painted light green, a lads' pub but Grade II Listing: Hotel. Late C18 with early C19 alterations. Rendered brick, incised to resemble ashlar and with banded rustication to ground floor. Stone dressings. Welsh slate roof. Three storeys, 5 second-floor windows. Central hallway entry - plan with through-carriage entrance bay further to left. Plinth. Doorcase to right is flanked by two-storey bows. Doorcase has C20 half-glazed door in raised plain surround set in Doric portico with columns supporting entablature with plain frieze, moulded cornice and blocking course. Bows have tripartite plate-glass sashes above panelled plinths, with stone sills and moulded cornices. To left is the segmental headed carriage arch with rusticated jambs and incised voussoirs. First-floor band. Bows have similar windows to those below without panelling to the plinths and left-hand bay has similar, slightly larger, tripartite sash window which does have a panelled plinth. Second-floor band. 5 small plate-glass sashes with projecting sills. Moulded stone cornice with blocking course. Stone coped gables. Brick end stack to right and one ridge stack. C20 extension to rear not of special interest. Beer quality well rated by CAMRA visitors. More train services stop at Pontefract Monkhill Station 800 metres away

Ponty Tavern

2 Cornmarket, Pontefract WF8 1AN

Originally Black Moor's Head (1829 trade directory) then Blackamoor Head, trading for a time as a Mr Qs catering for all ages during day, becoming a young person's venue at night, with all day food & dance floor, lots of tv's & 2 big screens. Hours shown are those permitted by the pub's licence. Note that Tanshelf Station is nearer to this pub than Monkhill but only serves Featherstone, Streethouse and Wakefield, also many more bus services leave from bus station within walking distance Previou owners Authentic Alehouses Limited in administration March 2019.

Kings Croft Hotel

Wakefield Road, Pontefract WF8 4HA

hours shown are those permitted by licence Set in 8 acres of ground, a stone built mansion, Grade II listed, parts dating from 1690, with mid-price accommodation, well placed for funeral wakes with proximity of crematorium, also banqueting & weddings, bar open to non-residents & non-diners, clubland acts at weekends, cask ale on main bar near reception.

Ancient Borough Arms

41 Market Place, Pontefract WF8 1AG

caters for differing clients from shoppers at the market to late evening revellers

Olde Tavern

34 South Baileygate, Pontefract WF8 2JL

used to be known as the Fox whilst the pub across the road, formerly the Coronation WMC was named the Olde Church Tavern GBG entries in 1988 and 1989 were for the pub as The Fox when it served Wilsons Bitter! A little nearer than Pontefract Monkhill Station is Pontefract Baghill Stationon the York-Sheffield line but this has a rather restricted service albeit including Sundays. This pub also caters for guests at the now Old Tavern Lodge across the road.

Nevisons Leap

Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG

large community pub whose name commemorates the place nearby where highwayman "Swift Nick", John, Jack or Jim Nevison is alleged to have leapt a ravine on his horse as he rode from Kent to York in 1676 - no it wasn't actually Dick Turpin 50 years later. Blue plaque is actually on rock face outside Prince of WWMC just down the road. Hours shown are as per licence

Big Fellas

13 Beastfair, Pontefract WF8 1AL

A nightclub, known to earlier generations as Wordsworths, access from town centre pedestrian precinct near Marks & Spencer at side of Style Bar, a cafe.

Carleton

Hardwick Road, Pontefract WF8 3PQ

A popular estate pub which now offers a range of well-kept cask ales not just from the Greene-King stable. Plenty of outdoor seating is available round side and to rear. very busy at weekends with the locals enjoying sport from the many TV screens. Holds Beer Festivals and Meet The Brewer evenings. The house beer is brewed by Greene King to the landlady's recipe. Branch Pub of the Winter Season in 2014/5

Hope & Anchor Inn

North Baileygate, Pontefract WF8 1ES

A street corner local behind Pontefract Castle, an elaborate Victorian Gothick-y building (Queen Anne style, apparently). Five real ales are on offer with beers from Bradfield and Morley breweries featured.

Pontefract Race Course Banqueting & Park Suites

Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract WF8 4QD

Bar Liquid

12 Shoemarket, Pontefract WF8 1AP

a young person's venue

Chequerfield Hotel

The Circle, Pontefract WF8 2AY

community local local station is Baghill but more trains serve Monkhill