The 2023 guide has now been revealed and our Harrogate district is well represented with 22 establishments listed from the town centre to Beckwithshaw, Knaresborough to Masham and Lofthouse to Ripon.
Here, we take a look at all the pubs which have made it into the CAMRA good books… which ones have you been to?
9. Harrogate
Starling Independent Bar Cafe Kitchen: 47 Oxford Street, HG1 1PW (01423531310) Kirkstall Three Swords; Timothy Taylor Boltmaker; 3 changing beers (sourced locally; often Rooster’s, Turning Point, Vocation). A relaxed cafe bar with a contemporary feel and stripped-back brickwork. Photo: Gerard Binks
10. Harrogate
Harrogate Tap: Station Parade, HG1 1TE (01423501644) 12 changing beers (often Brew York, Harrogate, Rooster’s). Overlooking platform 1 of Harrogate station, this is an impressive transformation of a neglected railway building. Photo: Steve Riding
11. Harrogate
Tap on Tower Street: Tower Street, HG1 1HS (01423565600) 6 changing beers (often Rooster’s, Timothy Taylor). Although the pub was completely refurbished in a modern style by new operators in 2017, the three-room layout of the old Tap & Spile remains unchanged. Photo: Gerard Binks
12. Harrogate
Old Bell: 6 Royal Parade, HG1 2SZ (01423507930) Timothy Taylor Boltmaker; 6 changing beers (often Ilkley, Kirkstall, Okell’s). A Market Town Taverns establishment, the Old Bell opened in 1999 on the site of the Blue Bell Inn which closed in 1815 and was later demolished. Photo: Gerard Binks