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?
13. Knaresborough
Blind Jack’s: 19 Market Place, HG5 8AL (01423860475) Black Sheep Best Bitter; 5 changing beers (sourced nationally). An entry in this Guide for over 30 years, this is a Georgian listed building with bare-brick walls and wooden floorboards, comprising two small rooms on the ground floor and two similar rooms up a steep staircase. Photo: Gerard Binks
14. Knaresborough
Cross Keys: 17 Cheapside, HG5 8AX (01423863562) Ossett Butterley, Yorkshire Blonde, White Rat, Silver King; 2 changing beers (sourced locally; often Ossett, Rudgate). A former Tetley’s house, refurbished by Ossett Brewery in its trademark style, with stone-flagged floors, bare-brick walls and stained glass. Photo: Gerard Binks
15. Lofthouse
Crown Hotel: Thorpe Lane, HG3 5RZ (01423755206) Black Sheep Best Bitter; Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale; Theakston Best Bitter. A traditional Dales pub and hotel in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a short way uphill from the main part of the village on a road with spectacular views. Photo: Marcus Corazzi
16. Beckwithshaw
Smiths Arms: Church Row, HG3 1QW (01423504871) Black Sheep Best Bitter; Greene King IPA; Timothy Taylor Landlord; 2 changing beers (often Great Newsome). A Chef & Brewer food-led venue in an 18th-century building that, as the name suggests, was formerly a blacksmith’s forge. Photo: Claire Lim