Real ale in Bradford. Any info would be appreciated. I've heard north parade is a good place to go. How far is it from odsal

It's closer to Valley Parade than Odsal. But it would help to know where you're coming from and how you're getting to Bradford in order to direct you.

But good choice on North Parade. You've got The Sparrow, The Record Cafe and The Beer House as well as The Bradford Brewery just round the corner on Rawson Road. There's also a number of new bars in the Old Windsor Baths, which are just up the road from the Alhambra - The Bier Keller and the Brewhaus

Can anyone recommend somewhere close"ish" to the stadium that does pub grub and real ale for a visit before the game this Sunday?

What about a Good Temperance Bar?

The Top House does a decent pint of ale. It'll be rammed though.

The Wine gums are very strong in Yawkie land.

There's the Jacobs Well pub, pretty much bang in the (although well hidden) which has a good selection of beers on, and there's a weatherspoons and a couple of buffet places in the city for food too.

If you're driving (or getting someone else to drive while you sup) the Fighting Cock is a top old beery pub (albeit without any scran) and the Corn Dolly is a top boozer too (although I'm not sure they do food). Google 'em for maps.

With North Parade I'm sure all the bars will be open after the game, but I'm not sure they will be open before, as I think they all open at about 4-ish.

These are all quite a way from our iconic hole in the ground however.

There is a Toby Carvery off Rooley Lane (the other way from Odsal on the ring road, but only 5 minutes drive away) but that'll be pretty busy too.

I'd suggest the Bradford Brewery. They do real ale and a bloody good pie. It's off North Parade in the city centre, but it's easy enough to get up to Odsal from there

If you want next to the ground then try the Chapel House https://www.oldenglishinns.co.uk/our-lo ... e-low-moor If you sign up for their email i think ya get a £5 voucher

If you want next to the ground then try the Chapel House https://www.oldenglishinns.co.uk/our-lo ... e-low-moor If you sign up for their email i think ya get a £5 voucher

The bus up to Odsal from the town centre leaves from right outside Jacobs Well.

The pies in Bradford Brewery are superb. Lovely mash too.

Dolly does food weekdays but not Sat or Sun

Unless there's some event going on, the North Parade bars (apart from the Record Cafe which I don't think opens on a Sunday) are open. I think they do bar food too

Aye. You're right.

Forget Bradford, it's a dump. Get thissen to 'Three Pigs in Fax, it's only 20 minutes from the hole in't ground.

Never heard the Shears called that before...

...and you complain about other places when you let the Pumproom die - RIP, and shame on you!

I supped enough in't Pump Room to try keep it going! Calderfail councils fault. Demolish a cracking pub to build more shops when they can't let the one's they already have.

Spose I'll have to let you off then



I don't get into Halifax much these days but it's always sad to see good pubs bite the dust. Hopefully I'll be in the pigeons, a week on Sunday!

Dirty Dicks is better IMO.

... and he should know

But anyway, the bars round North Parade are all on Facebook and will be more than happy to take your money in exchange for very good beer. Or if you want a real taste of Bradford, we have not 1 but 2 Weatherspoons in the town centre

Although it doesn't serve food, The Fighting Cock is only a few minutes away from the Punjab, an excellent curry house featuring the famous chapli kebabs, so spicy it's like a near death experience.

Chapple kebabs. Delicious but lethal.

Curries are nice from there.

We used to have rlfans beer and curry nights in the fc and the punjab.

That's something to do again methinks.

Them wot days.

Aha! Using such demotic language and mimicking the butler when he's had one or two does you no favours TT - back to the elocution lessons for you. "The rain in spain......"

Ah knorrs wot yerr mean tho..