The Devonshire Tap House

The kind of pub Harrogate does well: a warm and cozy place where the beer is the main event and nobody is in a hurry to leave..

We don't do TVs downstairs, so there's nothing to shout over. It's a proper pub that gets cosier the worse the weather gets. When the Stray is brown and the fog sits on Devonshire Place, there are few better places in town to be sat still with a pint.

And if you get peckish, there's pizza. Sometimes pies.

Cask ale is the point of the place. The line-up changes constantly: most days there's something new on, so two visits rarely taste the same. One week it's bitters and goldens, the next something dark and quiet for a cold night. Whatever's on, it's looked after, and it won't be on for long.

We also have some long-standing lagers from around the world:

There's no ceremony to it: good pizza, cooked fresh by David, or whoever happens to be available.

Downstairs, the Tap House stays screen-free. That's rather the point of it. Upstairs there's a function room, and that's where you'll find the telly, for match days and private functions.

If you're planning something, whether it's a birthday or a room full of people shouting at a referee, message the pub on Instagram and they'll sort you out.