by Tongle » Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:53 pm
In the end we decided to go to Halifax and work our way back.
Two lovely pubs in walking distance of Halifax train station. Ring of bells to the right and 3 Pigeons to the left. Both brillantly traditional pubs serving good real ale. The latter a 1930s art deco affair with original features and some of the nicest pies I've ever tasted.
Next stop Hebden Bridge. Nice bar at the station itself. Todmorden was a Wetherspoons pub so time to eat (not very nice actually, beer ok but not the food). Littleborough.....avoid at all costs - had high hopes of a pint of Wainwright but very badly kept pint, didn't drink it.
Finally back to the Shay Wake in Shaw where we started.
This was all public transport but amazing how many people knew about the idea of the beer train, I never knew it was a 'thing'.
Also, nice to spread the drinking out over about 10 hours, I don't usually have more than 3 on a night out but managed 10 yesterday and feel absolutely fine, thougha bit tired today.
A great idea, you should all see if there's similar in your area.
It was a lot of fun and really interesting. I'll post the beer list later. Thank godness the train had a toilet though.
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