Accommodation in the Area
Oh good, you want to stay in Penistone do you? (Rubs his hands with glee and laughs like a drain).
Cubley Hall
A comfortable hostelry with good food and real ale. A 'home from home'. It has a family room, tv for the footie, a friendly ghost (who used to look after the orphans), an excellent obstacle course outside for the young ones and strong enough to take someone weighing 15 stone. So I've been told. There's a separate carvery restaurant/function room which is great for big events and a bandstand outside. Good car parking watched over by CCTV. Kids can play hide & seek outside on a nice day. Veggie menu does not vary much. Conference facilities are available for people in suits and it is a good place for weddings or funeral parties. It has twelve pleasant accommodation rooms. Some thoughts here: www.coffeebeer.co.uk/pintpleasures/cubleyhall.html
www.cubleyhall.co.uk
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, towards the border of a strange land beyond - Lancashire. A good spot for walkers going on the moors. 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's also a veggie menu but this pub leans more towards the huntin' and shootin' way of life. Yee hah, ping (dang! ma britches).
www.dogandpartridgeinn.co.uk Tel 01226 763173, Fax 01226 379731
Moor Royd House
Moor Royd is a small group of houses on the right going up Manchester Rood at Bullhouse, just after Millhouse Green and the single windmill. They have two self-catering dwellings. They say that it is possible to stay here and just use public transport to get about.
www.moorroydhouse.com Tel. 01226 763353 info@moorroydhouse.com
'The Rag' (a.k.a. The Fountain Inn)
Formerly the 'Rag & Louse', it is still often called 'The Rag' by people in our area and my mission here is to keep the old name alive. The Rag used to have an old Christmas tradition of choral singing but earlier owners tried very hard to kill it off. As a tradition, it might now be dead. New management took over in May 2006 and it changed hands again in 2010.
The Rag has ten rooms to stay in but no (convincing) sign of a ghost. The Rag is mostly a foodie place but it has a comfortable bar with real ale and a good fire in cold weather. In fact, comfort is the theme throughout, in The Rag. Nice big car park - which surprisingly does actually not belong to The Rag. To get there from Penistone, head towards Huddersfield for three miles until Ingbirchworth. Turn left on the first decent road (Welthorne Lane) and you're there.
Visit their website www.fountain-ingbirchworth.co.uk for details of events. Fax 01226 761336, or Tel 01226 763125 and say: "Is that the Rag?".
The Old Crown
Number Six Market Street, a central location near Penistone church. Never a rough pub and Wednesday quiz nights are popular. Accommodation available for singles, twins and doubles. Children welcome. Gets lively on Friday and Saturday nights with a disco in the back room. Please note that accommodation might not be currently available.
Tel 01226 762422
The Rose & Crown
This is also right in the middle of Penistone next to the shops. They offer bed and breakfast to the weary traveller, just like the old days. I understand that the rooms are quite large. Food, tea and coffee is served from noon every day except Sunday.
Tel 01226 370995
The Old Vicarage
A guest house right next door to the Post Office in Penistone with a pleasant view of the garden. Old enough to have a ghost.
www.old-vicarage.co.uk
Wortley Hall
Bed & Breakfast in 49 bedrooms. This hall has a long history. It is situated in a quiet country location with easy access to Penistone and the A616 Stocksbridge bypass is a direct link to the M1 motorway. Also a venue for wedding receptions and various outdoor activities. It is bound to have a ghost.
www.wortleyhall.org.uk Tel. 01142 882 100 Fax: 01142 830 695 info@wortleyhall.com
Lavender NDT's List
There is a very good list of local accommodation on the Lavender NDT website:
http://www.lavender-ndt.co.uk/information/accommodation.asp
A comfortable hostelry with good food and real ale. A 'home from home'. It has a family room, tv for the footie, a friendly ghost (who used to look after the orphans), an excellent obstacle course outside for the young ones and strong enough to take someone weighing 15 stone. So I've been told. There's a separate carvery restaurant/function room which is great for big events and a bandstand outside. Good car parking watched over by CCTV. Kids can play hide & seek outside on a nice day. Veggie menu does not vary much. Conference facilities are available for people in suits and it is a good place for weddings or funeral parties. It has twelve pleasant accommodation rooms. Some thoughts here: www.coffeebeer.co.uk/pintpleasures/cubleyhall.html 