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Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Real Cider In Leeds

Leeds has never really been big on cider, but there's plenty of it about! See below for a list of all pubs selling Real Cider in the branch area.

Branch area pubs selling cider

  • Garforth
    • Gaping Goose 41 Selby Road Garforth LS25 1LR Telephone(0113) 286 2127

      Busy three-roomed local with some of the interior decor dating from the 1930s with Art Deco features on the windows and doors. Quiz night on Tuesdays.

  • Guiseley
    • Guiseley Factory Workers Club 6 Town Street Guiseley LS20 9DT Telephone(01943) 874793

      Multi-award winning, three-roomed club founded over 100 years ago by the Yeadon and Guiseley Factory Workers Union. The bar serves both the lounge and the concert room and has changing guest ales sourced both locally and nationally. There is a snooker room with TV lounge and a large beer garden with lawn and stone-flagged patio. Occasional concerts at weekends. The club hosts many local clubs and organisations. CAMRA members welcome with this Guide or a membership card.

  • Leeds
    • Brownhill & Co 30 Central Road Leeds LS1 6DE

      Bar with a wide range of beers available which opened in May 2019. Beer menus on the tables list all the beers and table service is available. Wooden-floored with a green tiled bar and white and green walls. Three cask beers and eight to ten keg beers featuring local, British and international beers. All draught beers served in half and third pint measures. Over a hundred refrigerated packaged beers available for consumption onsite or takeaway. Card payment only.

    • Brudenell Social Club 33 Queen's Road Leeds LS6 1NY Telephone(0113) 275 2411

      This is a legendary gig venue which has hosted everything from international calibre artists to local festivals. Whilst this venue retains the feel of a Working Mens' Club, the no frills look belies a community centred, family friendly local pub, with a lively atmosphere. The Brudenell hosts two live music rooms, with live music on most days, a large lounge showing televised sports and a wood panelled snooker and pool room with multiple tables. The venue sources only local ales on handpump plus a good range of other drinks is also available. The menu comprises Pieminister pies with all the trimmings and is frequently supplemented with food trucks which take up residence in the car park and beer terrace to the front of the venue. An annual beer festival is held in January.

    • Bundobust 6 Mill Hill Leeds LS1 5DQ Telephone(0113) 243 1248

      Small, modern bar featuring Indian street food. Just inside the entrance is a small area with old doors on the walls, beyond is the main bar area with bench seats. To the left hand side is an outdoor drinking area which has been mostly roofed over. At the end of the main area is a small bar with two cask beers and a varied range of keg, canned and bottles beers from both Yorkshire and the rest of the world.

    • Chemic Tavern 9 Johnston Street Leeds LS6 2NG Telephone(0113) 531 6347

      Two-roomed community pub with regular live music and events. Quiz on Monday evenings.

    • Dave's Pies & Ale 350 Kirkstall Road Leeds LS4 2HQ Telephone(0113) 278 4555

      This small venue with six small tables and a couple of bar stools has a cosy and traditional feel despite only opening in November 2021. Large windows face Kirkstall Road allowing you to watch the world go by. One wall is covered with old mirrors from brewers and distillers. The traditional looking bar hosts three handpulls with beers usually from Yorkshire breweries. Two ciders are available, one of which is usually fruit flavoured. A fridge offers a small but interesting range of beers from local breweries including alcohol free ones. A variety of pork pies (and peas) is also available. If visiting on a bank holiday Monday, please check social media to confirm if open.

    • Eat Your Greens 42 New York Street Leeds LS2 7DY Telephone(0113) 244 6896

      Single roomed continental style restaurant, bar and shop with a relaxed outlook. A shop/coffee bar by day and relaxed dining at night. The bar also caters for drinkers, especially natural wine, fine cider and craft beer drinkers. The restaurant uses organic and locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. Live DJs most evenings. Winner of Leeds CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2022.

    • Friends of Ham 4-8 New Station Street Leeds LS1 5DL Telephone(0113) 242 0275

      Modern bar and charcuterie which features a wide range of interesting beers for all tastes on its modern style scaffolded bar. A large blackboard provides information on the cider available and the good range of keg beers that often includes foreign, sour, strong and dark offerings. Around the scaffolded bar is a modern shabby chic interior with diners and drinkers sharing the same space. There is an additional downstairs seating area which can also be used for special events. Card payment only.

    • Head of Steam 11-13 North Lane Leeds LS6 3HG Telephone(0113) 278 3608

      Opened April 2016. One large wood-floored room downstairs with a bar down one side. Seven real ales and one cider on handpump along with an extensive range of keg, bottles and cans from around the world. Wooden tables with both bench seats and comfy chairs. On the walls is an array of brewery signs. Upstairs is a restaurant area with its own bar. Food is from the Longhorns Barbecue Smokehouse. To one side of the building is a small outdoor drinking area.

    • Library 229 Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 3AP Telephone(0113) 244 0794

      Large pub in a former library on the edge of Hyde Park, next to the main University of Leeds campus and popular with students. A high ceiling and wooden flooring contribute to the spacious feel. There is a mixture of long, wooden tables and benches and high tables and chairs. There are pool tables downstairs and a function room upstairs that hosts various events. Sports are shown on a number of televisions. Four cask beers are available together with a range of modern keg beers. A small range, around four, of traditional and fruit flavoured ciders is available.

    • North Bar 24 New Briggate Leeds LS1 6NU Telephone(0113) 242 4540

      Small pioneering beer bar which opened way back in 1997 and has always had a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. A slick design is contrasted nicely with both metal and neon signs of various Belgian breweries. The cask ales on the bar are joined by a range of keg offerings with a wide variety of styles and ABVs, many from North Brewery. The new toastie menu is also a tasty addition. Packed fridges provide an interesting selection of UK and international beers, many of which are available to take away. On special occasions they may grant access to the cellar, with some truly special beer available for purchase. The outdoor drinking area consists of patio seating on the pedestrianised steet to the front of the building. Card payment only.

    • Outlaws Yacht Club 38 New York Steet Leeds LS2 7DY Telephone(0113) 234 6998

      Friendly bar with a good range of beers from around the world.

    • Roland's 39 Call Lane Leeds LS1 7BT Telephone(0113) 318 2964

      Small wooden-floored bar. Good range of beers in keg, bottle and can. Real cider is also available. There is a small outdoor drinking area to the rear of the premises.

  • Morley
    • Oscars Bar 2A Queen Street Morley LS27 9DG

      Re-opened February 2024 under new ownership.

  • Otley
    • Curious Hop Biere Cafe 9 Orchard Gate Otley LS21 3NX Telephone(01943) 467150

      Small independent bar which opened 3rd November 2022 after a refurbishment of the premises. It is a joint venture between the nearby Curious Hop off licence and Major Tom's Social in Harrogate. The main single room is wooden-floored, has a low partition down the middle and beer signs and mirrors on the walls. On the bar are three handpumps serving mainly northern beers and behind it on the white tiled back wall ten keg fonts. A locally produced cider is normally available. There is an additional seating area upstairs which can also be booked for meetings. Card payment only.

    • Old Cock 11-13 Crossgate Otley LS21 1AA Telephone(01943) 464424

      Award-winning genuine free house which has been cleverly converted from a former cafe in such a way that you would think it has been a pub for many years. There are two low-ceilinged rooms downstairs with stone-flagged floors and a further room upstairs. The guest ales are mostly from local breweries. At least one dark beer is regularly available, usually a mild as well as a stout or porter. Two real ciders are also available (from cider makers such as Grumpy John's or Orchards of Husthwaite), one of which is fruit flavoured. There is also a good range of foreign beers. Regular beer festivals are held. There is a small outdoor drinking area. No admittance to under 18s. Leeds CAMRA Pub of the Year 2022.

  • Rawdon
    • Rawdon Moustache 7-9 Harrogate Road Rawdon LS19 6HW Telephone07979 861699

      Bar and charcuterie which opened August 2020. Food in the style of charcuterie platters and also pizzas available until 8pm. Quiz on Thursday evenings and family games on Sunday afternoons. Small outdoor area with seating at the front of the premises.

  • Wetherby
    • Wetherby Brew Co York Road Estate Wetherby LS22 7SU Telephone(01937) 584637

      Brewery taproom and bottle shop. Seating over two floors and outside. Regular street food and live music events (check website and social media for details). Card payment preferred.