WHITBY
trail 3 - West bank of River to sea
PUB CRAWLS
There are four pub crawls illustrated for Whitby involving 35 drinking establishments. Several pubs feature in more than one crawl.
All journeys start from the Station Square which is next to the Bus station and the railway station and a supermarket car park.
1. East side of the river .
2. Up the hill to the town
3. Along the West front to the sea - includes some cafe/bistros style
4. West front going inland
Whitby pubs on West bank of River Esk going to sea
3. West bank of river going to sea (green icons)
Make your way to the river and walk past the swing bridge. Soon on the left is The Bridge. This is quickly followed by The Buck (leave for return) and The Jolly Sailors. Continue along the riverside (no cars) to The Moon and Sixpence, followed by The Ship and The Marine. After here is The Pier Inn then along to Harry's.
Return past The Pier and staying on the road there is The Star. Follow the road round to The Buck. Move on towards the bridge and up a lane opposite this is The Golden Lion
Other Whitby trails
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East Side of River
The Dolphin
The Green Dragon
The Fleece
Middle Earth Tavern
The Endeavour
White Horse & Griffin
The Black Horse
Duke of York
The Whitby Friendly Rowing Club
Abbey Wharf
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Up the town
The Golden Lion
The Royal Hotel
The Met Lounge
The Granby
The Resolution
The Elsinore
The Little Angel
The George Hotel
First In Last Out
The Waiting Room
The Station Inn
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West front going inland
The George Hotel
First In Last Out
The Little Angel
The Golden Lion
Angel Hotel
The Black Swan
The Plough
The Whitby Way
JK’s
The Waiting Room
Whitby pubs -
None to stay away from.
Lots have some kind of outside seating – some attractively to the front, while others may be benches in a backyard with white walls.
Most pubs do food.
Lots of pubs are dog friendly and not just because they have outside seating.
Service is always polite.
Background music tends to be from 1960 to the turn of the century.
Quite a few are actually small (or boutique) hotels.
There is not a lot of premium lager – lager lads have to make do with the well promoted brands
The Bridge
The Bridge, Whitby
The Bridge, Whitby
The Bridge is a bar/restaurant. The restaurant is upstairs and there is a small bar downstairs.
Half pint here
Real ale: two pumps – neither on
Bitter: Marston’s Cream Flow
Lager: Fosters; Stella
Cider: Strongbow Guinness
The Jolly Sailors
The Jolly Sailors is a Sam Smith pub. Bar to the right and lounge to the left with dining room upstairs. Both rooms are perfectly nice. Outside patio to right. Luinch time meals.
Have a pint here.
Real ale: Old brewery Bitter
Bitter: Sovereign;
Lager: Pure Brewed Organic Lager; Double Four Lager; Taddy Lager; Alpine Lager
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
A Brasserie on harbour front, with thin row of outside seating on promenade. Cocktails, food, coffee, wine etc,
Have a half pint.
Bitter: Black Sheep Bitter
Lager: Stella 4; Dormunder Union Pilsner
Cider: Guinness
PLACES TO VISIT WITH PUBTRAILS
The towns and villages highlighted on this web site have a wide variety of pubs and beers in them. All of the places are great to visit, whether for a day or longer, and most have tourist attractions for all of the family.
There is a large variety of pubs throughout the different towns shown below. Some you may wish never to visit again but even discovering these can be interesting. There are pubs that you would not take your wife into. While some you could not take your girlfriend into. A few you would not take either into. However, most of the pubs are very pleasant.
HOME MAP of places visited
Alnwick Ambleside Anstruther Bakewell Bamburgh Barnard Castle Bath Berwick upon Tweed Birnam & Dunkeld Bourton on the Water Bowness on Windermere Bridge of Allan Chester Chichester Dunblane Dunoon Edinburgh Ely Fort William Glasgow Gourock Greenock Helensburgh Inverness Kelso Keswick Knaresborough Largs Linlithgow Lyme Regis Melrose Montrose Newton Stewart North Berwick Norwich Oban Pebbles Penzance Portree Pitlochry Quorn Richmond Rothesay St Andrews Seahouses Seend Shrewsbury Skipton Stirling Stratford-upon-Avon Stockton Heath Whitby Windemere Whitstable York
The Ship
The Ship, Whitby - prom entrance
The Ship, Whitby
The Ship, Whitby - street entrance
The Ship can be entered from front or rear door, or just walked through. There is some seating outside on the harbour side. The entrance here has a small lounge room to the right with several small round tables and view over the harbour. The corridor takes you to a small main bar with some seating and bar stools. Further on it opens out to have three tables then the rear door. Folk music evenings.
Have a pint here.
Real ale: Old Golden Hen; Greene King IPA
Bitter: John Smith; Tetley’s Smooth Flow
Lager: Carling; San Miguel; Coors
Cider: Rosie Guinness
PUB QUIZ
Where does the phrase “rule of thumb” derive from?
Answer at foot of page
The Marine
The Marine is basically a very fancy fish restaurant and hotel. It has three bar stools but would prefer drinkers sat in the outside seating which is a couple of tables either side of the door.
A half pint here (or eat)
Bitter: Black Sheep Bitter
Lager: Stella
The Pier Inn
The Pier Inn is a large food pub. Lots of outside seating is available and usually busy if dry. Inside the large open plan room is split into smaller seating areas some by raised parts and others by pillars. Food all day and dog friendly.
Have a pint.
Real ale: Gold Bullion; Strongarm (both Camerons); Whitby Whaler; Jet Black (both Whitby)
Bitter: John Smiths
Lager: Fosters; Berra Moretti; Hoegarden
Cider: Rekorderlig, Thatcher’s Heritage, Strongbow Guinness
Harry’s
Harry's, Whitby
Harry's, Whitby
Harry's, Whitby
Harry’s is a relaxing wine bar/bistro by the harbour. Outside seating on pavement. Very good of its kind. View is compromised by building across road but there are still sights to see.
Have a half pint
Bitter: John Smith
Lager: Coors; Peroni
Cider: Guinness
The Star Inn
The Star Inn is a small pub with a small bar. There is a pool area to the right of entrance with servery to the left. Around the small servery is a large seating area making full use of the width of the building.
NEWS
Have a pint here
Real ale: River Catcher ; Caulker (both Jarrow)
Bitter: Tetley’s Smoothflow; John smith
Lager: Carlsberg Export; Carling; Coors
Cider: Guinness
The Buck Inn
The Buck Inn is a long thin pub. The servery is immediately inside the door. Seating with stools run along both sides until it reaches a raised area with pool. Beyond this is a large room with tables and wooden floor and used for entertainment. Lots of TVs, including several above the servery. Stools at window look over the harbour. Very comfortable little pub.
Have a pint here.
Real ale: Golden Best; Landlord (both Timothy Taylor);
Bitter: John Smith
Lager: Fosters ; Carling; Coors
Cider: Carling Cider Guinness
The Golden Lion ★
The Golden Lion, Whitby
The Golden Lion, Whitby - bar
The Golden Lion, Whitby - bar with lounge servery beyond
The Golden Lion, Whitby - bar
The Golden Lion, Whitby - lounge
The Golden Lion, Whitby - lounge
The Golden Lion is one of the smallest pubs in Whitby. The main entrance leads to a small room on the right and a relatively larger room further on at the end of the short corridor. Real ale pumps are in the further room.
Have one here
Real ale: Bombardier (Wells); Black sheep; Golden Sheep
Bitter: John Smith; Tetley’s Imperial
Lager: Coors; Fosters
Cider: Carling Cider Guinness
I am on a whisky diet. I've lost three days already
Tommy Cooper
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