Live Sports — Pubs in Wakefield

Function Room

Live Music

Named after Henry Boon Clark who founded the Westgate Brewery in 1905. It does get very busy in Friday & Saturday evenings. Old hogshead barrels are used as tables and the canopy around the bar is thatched. An additional bar called Boons Yard can be opened up to provide extra capacity as well as an upper room for functions, and a side bar houses a pool table and jukebox, making this a popular place for both young and old. Real ale plus a late licence at weekends! Literary groups including the Destiny Poets meet here.

Wakefield Labour Club

18 Vicarage Street, Wakefield WF1 1QX

Family Friendly

Disabled Access

The Red Shed is an old army hut that has survived the redevelopment of the area. Home to many trade union, community and charity groups, quiz night is Wednesday and live music plays many Saturdays (see club website). Left wing comedians, actors and orators are proud to appear here. There are three rooms of which two can be hired for functions. An extensive collection of trade union plates and badges is displayed over the bar together with numerous CAMRA awards adorning the walls. The beer range changes constantly, with Ossett, Thwaites, Moorhouses and Acorn alongside many unusual micros.

College

138 Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3QT

Lunchtime Meals

Originally the Chestnut Tree, a spacious and comfortable 2 room pub with Brewer's Tudor exterior; public bar kept its traditional sawdust floor until health & safety forbade it. Hours shown are those permitted by the pub's licence.

Inns of Court Hotel

22 King Street, Wakefield WF1 2SR

Traditional Pub Games

Jukebox

An imposing 3 storey hotel tucked away among narrow streets housing solicitors' practices, offices and law courts. It was known as the Royal Oak 1794-1883. The long open-plan lounge bar is divided into small drinking areas; popular with members of the legal profession, their clients and students (GBG 1993)

Hogarth's

61-63 Westgate, Wakefield WF1 1BW

Close to Railway Station

Circa 1900. Tall ashlar faced building of 3-storeys and attic with gable end to road, many fancy touches. Originally White Horse Hotel then Fourhorse & Firkin, Until recently a young persons' venue with an appropriate warning name. Autumn 2015 refurbished and re-opened in the style of a Victorian gin palace, with the interior divided up into smaller booths. Hours shown are those permitted by the licence.

Rainbow

40 Lower Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 1SA

Lunchtime Meals

The first pub on the site was the Sun Inn 1770, giving the name to Sun Lane, listed as the Rainbow Inn from 1901, a two room town centre boozer with large outdoor drinking area under pergola at rear, gay-friendly: Quiz Night on Wednesdays, Camp Bingo Bongo Bingo on Thursdays

Black Rock

19 Cross Square, Wakefield WF1 1PQ

Function Room

A famous largely unspoilt old Melbourne house opened in 1842. There is a blue plaque for Archbishop John Potter who grew up here when it was a draper's shop. An arched, tiled façade leads into this compact city centre local, where there is a warm welcome and comfy interior with many photographs of old Wakefield adding to the proper pub feel. The Rock has been a bastion of comfort for the ale drinkers of Wakefield and now offers up to four guest beers. Drinkers are encouraged to suggest beers they would like to try. Branch Pub of the Year 2016. Christmas decorations here are legendary! The pub has an entrance on two different streets, Cross Square and Bread Street, which is unusual.

Damelio

22 Wood Street, Wakefield WF1 2ED

Lunchtime Meals

previously known as the Chancery, a popular pub with students and the legal profession, recently re-furbished (2003 and 2005), was managed by the small "Original Your Pub" group,then by GRS Pub Investments, now by Diamond Managenent Services Hours shown are those permitted by the pub's licence. Now Damelio Wine Cocktails Deli

After Dark

65 Westgate, Wakefield WF1 1XP

Close to Railway Station

Close to Bus Routes

A beautiful Regency building, previously called Bitz, there was then a huge bed in the bay window, décor is bright contemporary, popular with 18-35s. Re-emerging as a sports bar 2010. Latest incarnation is After Dark. Hours shown are those permitted by the licence and no opening is available mid-week

Swan

156 Westgate, Wakefield WF2 9SR

The pub had a brief period in the 1990s as a Scruffy Murphy's but then reverted to its 1807 name, refurbished in modern light coloured décor, losing its two necks to new management in August 2013. Appears to be leased by The Swan (Wakefield) Ltd or Management Services (Wakefield) Ltd from Punch Taverns plc

Griffin Inn

2 Union Street, Wakefield WF1 3AD

Close to Railway Station

Close to Bus Routes

It's hard to believe that it was a coaching in in the 1740s called the Griffin Inn, then the Manor Wine Bar 1984-96, then a huge Irish style bar (named after an owner -Joseph Francis Boland), behind newsagents. Popular with punters at the nearby betting shop. In 2011 moves were made to rename the place the Free Charles Bronson Bar with examples of the Wakefield Gaol prisoner's artwork on the walls. Hours shown are believed to encompass those during which bar is open.

Waterloo

101 Westgate End, Wakefield WF2 9RL

a former Tetley Festival Ale House, first opened in 1830, nice interior woodwork, striking mural on gable end

Raven

Westmorland Street, Wakefield WF1 1PJ

Jukebox

Traditional Pub Games

Early 19th C building with a brightly painted wooden pub front, first opened as a pub in 1922 as Crowther's Vaults. A by-word for low bar prices. Hours shown are those permitted by the pub's licence. Run by the Craft Union Pub Company chain of managed houses created by Enterprise.

Queens Arms

159 Denby Dale Road, Thornes, Wakefield WF2 8ED

Family Friendly

opened 1830 as the Spangled Bull, then in 1866 became the Queen, 1867 Queens Arms, 1883-1994 Queen's Hotel, majors on good value meals, pub quiz Thurs eves

Harewood Arms

101 Kirkgate, Wakefield WF1 1JG