YORK
trail 3 - Down Stonegate
York is a walled city in North Yorkshire. The city was founded by the Romans and has been an important part of British history ever since. The city became a major trading and religious centre. Eventually chocolate and railways became the major industries in York, though they have now declined. At present the biggest employers are in service industries.
York is easily reached by road or train and has many attractions for tourists. Cars can easily be parked for a week while attractions, shops, cafes restaurants and bars keep a visitor occupied.
Two rivers run through York, the Ouse and the Foss. This pub trail looks at pubs caught between the river Ouse and the city wall on the more substantial side which includes the Shambles and York Minster.
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PUB CRAWLS
There are five pub crawls illustrated for York involving 39 drinking establishments. Several pubs feature in more than one crawl.
All journeys start from the Minster which is the tallest place in York
1. Around The Minster. (green icons) 8+2 pubs
2. In the middle lanes (Purple icons) 8+1 pubs
3. Down Stonegate (yellow icons) 7+2 pubs
4. Around King's Square (Red icons) 8+2
5. About Fossgate (Blue icons) 9 pubs
3. Down Stonegate (yellow icons)
Trail 3 - Down Stonegate (yellow icons) 7+2 pubs
From the front door of the Minster walk along the right hand side and half way along turn down to the right and cross over High Petergate into Stonegate.
Above your head is a banner proclaiming Ye Olde Starre inn. A shop or two before this on the right is a bottle shop in which is contained The House of the Trembling Madness. This is followed quickly by The Evil Eye lounge and next door to this an alleyway taking you to Ye Olde Starre Inn.
Further down on the left is signpost directing you to Little Stonegate. Kennedys can be reached from a single door just after this on the left or, more obviously by going along Little Stonegate.
(You could detour done Little Stonegate bringing you to Stonegate Yard and opposite it, Bobo Lobo.
Continuing back to Stonegate before the crossroads there is, on the right was The Yorkshire Terrier, but it is now closed) and on the left The Punch Bowl.
Continuing across the crossroads on the right is Harker’s and at the end of the road is Lendal Cellars. Turning left as you exit will bring you to the second The House of the Trembling Madness which rather nicely finishes off the trail as you start and finish at different pubs with the same name.
York Trails
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Minster to Monkgate
York Arms
The Lamb & Lion
Eagle & Child
Three legged Mare
The Cross Keys
The Golden Slipper
The Royal Oak
+ The Habit
+ Snickleback Inn
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Middle lanes
Thirteen Thirty One
The Slug & Lettuce
Stonegate yard
+ Bobo Lobo
+ Kennedy's
Oscar's
Roman Bath
Three Cranes
Burn's Hotel
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Stonegate
House of the Trembling Madness
Evil Eye
Ye Olde Starre Inn
Kennedy's
+ Bobo Lobo
Yorkshire Terrier
The Punchbowl
Harker's
Lendall Cellars
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King's Square
The Cross Keys
+ The Golden Slipper
+ The Royal Oak
The Habit
Snickleback Inn
Old White Swan
The Golden Lion
Pivni
The Duke of York
Last Drop
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Fossgate
Ye Olde Shambles
Pavement Vaults
The Three Tuns
Golden Fleece
Sutler's
The Terrace
The Bluebell
The Hop
Fossgate Social
PUB FACTS
York is a place where many people enjoy a pub crawl as it is full of interesting bars.
Almost all pubs do food.
Lots have outside seating.
Most have some sort of courtyard to the rear for smoking if not sunbathing.
Several have roof top terraces.
Within the Walls - A York pub guide
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 Knaresbourgh 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
House of the Trembling Madness
House of the Trembling Madness, has a small medieval drinking hall above a bottle shop. Entrance through shop and upstairs to a small servery round to the left- amazing what four people can manage behind this small bar. The main room has a high sloped ceiling with beams and animal heads. There is a smaller room off to the right.
Have a pint here
Real ale : Burnout Porter (Brass Castle) ; Christopher; Washington Red (Great Heck)
Bitter: Cannonball (Magic Rock); Bad Seed Session; Beavertown Gamma Ray – Americal PA (Beavertown)
Fruit Beer: Timmermans Strawberry Lambic
Evil Eye
Evil Eye - A Cocktail Bar beside the entrance alley to Ye Olde Starre Inn
Pub Jukebox:
Alcohol themed music to listen to while you browse.
i heard the jukebox playing - Kitty Wells
Ye Olde Starre Inn
Ye Olde Starre Inn is through a door way off of Stonegate. There is a large sign going across the road to clue you in. The door way leads to a corridor which takes you to a courtyard outside an old looking pub. Multi roomed and multi beer garden with real fire. Once inside the room is dark due to dark wood, low lighting and low ceiling. Believed to be the oldest licensed premises in York and has some old features. Meals, dog friendly and disabled access.
CAMRA discount
Mentioned in "Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs
Quick appearance in "Hairy Bikers' Pubs that Built Britain"
Have a pint here
Real ale : London Glory; 1730; British Bulldog; Stud Blonde (Nick Stafford) ; Oliver Army (Sprinhead); White Witch (Moorhouse); Black Sheep Special Ale; Old Peculiar
Bitter: East Coast IPA; Yardarm;
Lager: Peroni; Amstel; Schiehallion
Guinness
Kennedys
Kennedys is a modern pub restaurant. There is seating outside in the Little Stonegate lane either side of the door. Once inside there is a seating either side of the entrance in a small room. There is a central staircase which takes to seating upstairs. Either side of this a few steps lead to the main bar. There is further seating around to the left. As well as food Kennedys also lets rooms. This is a popular late night bar with loud music. Disabled access and meals.
There is also a single door entrance on Stonegate.
Have a half pint
Real ale : Heart and Soul (Vocation)
Bitter: Camden Pale Ale; John Smith
Lager: Carlsberg; Heineken; San Miguel; Coors;
Cider: Rekorderlig Strawberry & Lime; Strongbow Guinness
Stonegate Yard
Stonegate Yard is a pub brasserie along Little Stonegate. The entrance down an archway takes you to a large heated courtyard which is full of tables and chairs. A door to the left takes you into the main building with a small bar straight in front of you. There is seating to the right and through to the left with more upstairs.
have a pint here
Real ale : Lancaster Bomber; Ringwood Best Bitter
Bitter: Shipyard PA; Black Sheep
Lager: Estrella; Becks; Lowenbrau
Cider: Rekorderlig Apple; and Strawberry Lime
PUB QUIZ
Who said “No woman in my time will be Prime Minister?”
Answer at foot of page
Bobo Lobo
Bobo Lobo is a small cocktail bar over two floors with some outside seating. The small serving area has a couple of tables by the window and there are a further six through past the counter. You can sit outside and watch TV. Cocktails and costly.
Have a half pint.
Bitter: Yardbird; East Coast PA;
Lager: Estrella; Bud; Peroni
The Yorkshire Terrier is NOW CLOSED
The Yorkshire Terrier is NOW CLOSED is a York Brewery pub. It is a small three roomed bar with upstairs seating. There is a bottle shop associated with the premises. Separate entrance to bar at the left of shop. The small servery serves two rooms with a third room off of the back one. Couple of tables in main area with more seating in the other two rooms. Regular music.
Have a pint here
Real ale: Yorkshire Terrier; Centurion’s Ghost Ale; Guzzler; Black and weiss (all York brewery); Blode star; Citrastar (both Anarchy)
Lager: Carlsberg; San Miguel
Cider Thatcher’s gold Black cab stout
The Punch Bowl
The Punch Bowl is one of four Nicolson’s pubs in the centre of York and has been a pub for four centuries. There is a little outside seating. The entrance leads to a small wood panelled bar room on the left with not much light getting in. This has five tables and associated seating. Beyond the bar to the right and round to the left are three other rooms the rear of which is also served from the main bar.
Have a pint here
Real ale : Yorkshire Terrier (York brewery); Nicolsons Pale ale; John Smiths; Mary Jane (Ilkley)
Bitter: Longhorn IPA (Purity);
Lager: Carlsberg; Stella; Peroni; Becks
Aspall Suffolk Cider Guinness
Harkers
Harkers is one of four Nicolson’s pubs in the centre. This is an impressive building with a large high ornate ceiling to match in a big square room. Seating around windows is a raised area. The servery is at the far wall. There is also a smaller room off to the right from the entrance. Big, open light and busy.
Have a pint here.
Real ale : Nicolsons PA; Doom Bar; A Tinge of Ginge (Arkells); Mk VII (Oakhams); Red Ale (Bru); Red MacGregor; Marzenfest
Bitter: Longhorn Arlington
Lager: Stella; Urquell: Peroni; Becks; Korev;
Cider; Morrisons
Lendal Cellars
Lendal Cellars is found under a metal arch taking you do an Italian restaurant and on the first right Lendal cellars. Down a few stairs takes you into a basement of arched brick tunnels. The first two tunnels have tables and chairs and have beer serving counters at the end. Down to the left is another, longer and narrower, tunnel with more dining style tables.
Have a pint here
Real ale : Hogs Back; Hero; London Glory; Greene King PA; Cosmic (Black Hole); Titanic Iceberg
Lager: Carling; Bud ; Peroni; San Miguel
Cider: Old Rosie (real); Strongbow; Aspall Suffolk ; Rekorderlig Strawberry Lime Guinness
The House of the trembling Madness at Lendl - a sister pub to where this trail started.
Well worth a visit
“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
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— Henry Youngman.
ANSWER: Margaret Thatcher