Must-see nightlife in Yorkshire

  • Northern Monk

    Leeds

    So successful has this craft brewery become that its beers are now stocked in UK supermarkets. But it's best drunk at the source, in the brewery's Grade…

  • Headrow House entranceway, off The Headrow

    Headrow House

    Leeds

    A former textile mill and one-time grotty dive pub, the historic building that now houses Headrow House was given a hefty makeover to transform it into…

  • The coffee bar inside the North Star roastery at Leeds Dock

    North Star Coffee Shop & General Store

    Leeds

    This minimalist cafe and coffee emporium is attached to the production facility of Leeds' first independent roastery, near the Royal Armouries. Watch the…

  • Laynes Espresso

    Leeds

    Locals have Laynes to thank for the complete reinvention of the Leeds coffee scene; when it opened in 2011 there was nothing else like it in the city. Now…

  • Whitby Brewery

    Whitby

    Walkers are pleased as punch when they find this place on the clifftop behind Whitby Abbey. There's just enough room inside the modern brew plant for…

  • Brass Castle

    North York Moors National Park

    This microbrewery began life in a garage in 2011 and surprised even itself when its beer won a prestigious CAMRA Beer Festival award within the first two…

  • Blue Bell

    York

    This is what a proper English pub looks like – a tiny, 200-year-old wood-panelled room with a smouldering fireplace, decor untouched since 1903, a pile of…

  • Birch Hall Inn

    North York Moors National Park

    The hamlet of Beck Hole is home to the wonderfully atmospheric Birch Hall Inn, where it's like stepping into the past. The 'bar' is a tiny sitting room,…

  • Olde Black Boy

    Yorkshire

    A favourite watering hole of poet Philip Larkin, Hull's oldest pub has been serving ale since 1729. Oak floors and roof beams, dark-wood panelling and a…

  • Water Lane Boathouse waterfront beer garden/terrace

    Water Lane Boathouse

    Leeds

    Watch canal boats chug into Granary Wharf from the floor-to-ceiling windows or generous outside seating area at this beer bar, occupying a prime historic…

  • North Bar exterior

    North Bar

    Leeds

    This narrow bar has long been an institution in Leeds as a haven of international craft beers. It now brews its own under the banner North Brewing Co, and…

  • Tan Hill Inn

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    Built to cater for 19th-century miners, Tan Hill's claim to fame is that it's Britain’s highest pub, at an elevation of 328m (1732ft). It perches in the…

  • Guy Fawkes Inn

    York

    The man who famously plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and inspired Bonfire Night in the UK was born on this site in 1570. Walk through the…

  • Green Dragon

    Whitby

    In a quaint old house on Whitby's most crooked lane, Green Dragon has grabbed the bull by the horns and dragged Britain's progressive craft-beer scene…

  • House of Trembling Madness

    York

    When a place describes itself as a 'medieval drinking hall', it clearly deserves investigation. The ground floor and basement host an impressive shop…

  • Humber St Distillery

    Yorkshire

    This ambitious, gin-obsessed cocktail bar in the heart of Hull's Fruit Market area has dark-wood bar panelling offset by exposed-brick walls. The gin menu…

  • Brew York

    York

    Housed in a cavernous old warehouse, half the floor space in this craft brewery is occupied by giant brewing tanks while the rest is given over to simple…

  • Perky Peacock

    York

    One of York's charms is finding teeny places like this cafe, shoe-horned into historic buildings. In this case the host is a 14th-century, rotund…

  • Whitelocks exterior

    Whitelock's & Turk's Head

    Leeds

    You get two for one in Turk's Head Yard: first up there's the lovely old Whitelock's pub, which dates to 1715 and is all dark wood, gleaming copper and…

  • Bar Fibre exterior

    Bar Fibre

    Leeds

    In the heart of Leeds' LGBTIQ area, spilling out onto the cheekily named Queen's Court, this is the city's most popular gay bar although it's not just the…

  • Mission's entrance, under the railway arches

    Mission

    Leeds

    Describing itself as 'the home of house', this massive club redefines the term 'up for it'. Friday night Teatro hosts visiting talent from around the…

  • Falcon Inn

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    The original for the Woolpack inn in the UK TV series Emmerdale Farm, the Falcon is a lovely rustic pub in the quaint village of Arncliffe, 8 miles…

  • Black Swan

    North York Moors National Park

    This 18th-century coaching inn has had an ambitious makeover to return it to its former glory. The food is recommended, the beers are brewed in-house (ask…

  • Sheffield Tap

    Sheffield

    This lovingly restored Edwardian railway bar is a reliable stalwart for Sheffield beer drinkers. It has several bar areas, and the aroma of hops and malts…

  • Narrow Boat

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    Down a back alley beside Skipton's canal basin, this friendly pub is essentially a modern craft beer bar but still manages to cultivate a traditional feel…

  • Minerva

    Yorkshire

    If you're more into pubbing than clubbing, try a pint of Black Sheep at this lovely 200-year-old pub down by the waterfront. On a sunny day you can sit…

  • HiFi Club

    Leeds

    If it's Tamla Motown or the percussive beats of dancefloor jazz that shake your booty, this is the spot for you. Also has stand-up comedy sessions (£14)…

  • Fat Cat

    Sheffield

    This old-fashioned independent boozer is in a handy spot around the corner from Kelham Island Museum and serves Kelham Island Brewery beers and ales made…

  • Ye Olde Starre

    York

    Licensed since 1644, this is York's oldest pub – a warren of small rooms and a small beer garden, with a half-dozen real ales on tap. It was used as a…

  • Wire

    Leeds

    This small, atmospheric basement club, set in a forest of Victorian cast-iron pillars with brick-vaulted ceilings, throbs to a different beat every night,…

  • Pivní

    York

    A slick, modern pub set in an ancient half-timbered house, Pivní provides an atmospheric setting for sampling its range of more than 80 draught and…

  • Fuel

    Yorkshire

    A nondescript facade conceals one of Hull's hottest club, proudly but not exclusively gay, with camp comedy and drag shows as well as DJs and dancers…

  • King's Arms

    York

    York's best-known pub enjoys a fabulous riverside location, with tables spilling out onto the quayside. It's the perfect spot on a summer evening, but be…

  • Duke of York

    Whitby

    A popular watering hole at the bottom of the 199 steps, serving Timothy Taylor ales, Whitby crab sandwiches and fish and chips, and great views over the…

  • Two Gingers

    Yorkshire

    Inside pretty Paragon Arcade, this Australian-style speciality coffeehouse is bright, minimalist and focused firmly on the main event: excellent coffee.

  • Ye Dolphin

    North York Moors National Park

    The old town's three pubs all have their calling cards; at Ye Dolphin it's the real ale and folk music nights on Fridays, Saturdays and some Mondays.

  • Duck & Drake.

    Duck & Drake

    Leeds

    A down-at-heel boozer with a well-worn atmosphere, a pub piano, pork pie and mushy peas on the menu, and a dozen or so hand-pulled real ales to choose…

  • Brigantes Bar

    York

    On a street that is notorious for its Saturday-night drunken revelry, Brigantes is a wood-panelled haven of peace and sophistication, with hand-pulled…

  • Station Inn

    Whitby

    The best place in town for atmosphere (though it might not look it from the outside) and real ale, with its impressive range of cask-conditioned beers…

  • Old White Swan

    York

    Popular and atmospheric pub in a 16th-century building, with a small beer garden and a good range of ales. And it's haunted…