Ten minutes walk from Penistone centre up Cubley hill (Mortimer Road). It used to be a children's home but was transformed when John and David took it over in the 1980s, using their redundancy money. Cubley Hall
Ten minutes walk from Penistone centre up Cubley hill (Mortimer Road). It used to be a children's home but was transformed when John and David took it over in the 1980s, using their redundancy money.
It is a comfortable hostelry with food and a good choice of real ale. It has a family room, carvery restaurant/function room, possible ghost, tv, kids' recreational doodahs outside and good car parking with CCTV - as a special service for Kendray visitors. Kids can play hide & seek outside on a nice day. Veggie menu does not vary much. Conference facilities available for people in suits. It also has twelve pleasant accommodation rooms.
Some thoughts here: www.coffeebeer.co.uk/pintpleasures/cubleyhall.html
www.cubleyhall.co.uk was skewiff when I last looked.
cubley.hall@ukonline.co.uk Tel 01226 766086, Fax 01226 767335
Dog and Partridge
Bordhill, Flouch. Located high on the windy A628 Manchester road about four miles from Penistone. Used to be an old coaching inn, so there must be a ghost of some sort, although you might not hear chains rattling because of high winds and horizontal rain. Good food and drinkable ales with a friendly welcome. 12 en-suite bedrooms.
An old-fashioned open fire greets the perished visitor. The food has a good reputation with a traditional Yorkshire menu and sponge puddings with proper custard. There is a vegetarian menu but this pub leans more towards the hunting and shooting way of life. Good spot for walkers going on the moors.
www.dogandpartridgeinn.co.uk Tel 01226 763173, Fax 01226 379731
'The Rag' (a.k.a. The Fountain Inn)
Formerly the 'Rag & Louse' and still called 'The Rag' by locals. The Rag has an old Christmas tradition of choral singing which the previous owners tried to stop. Under new management in May 2006, so the event might be safer now. Landlady is making strenuous efforts to put it back on the map, with such as a Wild West day, etc.
Ten rooms to stay in but no ghost, despite recent news to the contrary. Mostly a foodie place but the comfortable bar room is back, with real ale and a good fire in cold weather. In fact, comfort is the theme throughout. Nice big car park - which surprisingly does not belong to the pub. Three miles from Penistone, off A629 Huddersfield road on Welthorne Lane, Ingbirchworth.
www.fountain-ingbirchworth.co.uk Fax 01226 761336, or Tel 01226 763125 and say: "Is that the Rag?" - don't let them pretend they haven't heard of it.
The Old Crown
Number Six Market Street, a central location near Penistone church. Helen and Steve are local people who offer a warm and friendly welcome to their pub. Never a rough pub and the Wednesday quiz nights are popular. Accommodation available for singles, twins, doubles and doppelgangers. Children welcome.
Traditional menu with generous portions are available during the week and two large function rooms available for weddings, birthdays, etc. Gets lively on Friday and Saturday nights with a disco in the back room.
Tel 01226 762422
The Old Vicarage
A guest house in Penistone with a clean and tidy tea-room and good food. Guests can use a separate dining room with a pleasant view of the garden. I can recommend the hearty breakfast (I do get the 'veggie' version) then throw 50p in the pot for the Nichola fund. Beware of the burnt toast. Friendly people (at least on Saturdays) and a central location near the church. Old enough to have a ghost.
www.old-vicarage.co.uk
Youth Hostel
YHA, Langsett, Stocksbridge, S36 4GY. This is the nearest one to Penistone, being about four miles away on the other side of the hill in the Little Don valley. On the busy A616 near Gilbert Hill. Good for walks around the reservoir and the moors. Then come back to the little 'Bank View' cafe for tea and buns. Or risk the snooty Waggon & Horses across the road, where you might be shunted into a back room if your face does not fit.
Tel 01629 592707, Fax 01629 581399 (probably the national YHA organisation)
www.yha.org.uk
reservations@yha.org.uk
There is also a very good list of local accommodation on the Lavender NDT website:
http://www.lavender-ndt.co.uk/information/accommodation.asp
