Category Archives: Sam Smiths

Sam Smiths independent brewery is Yorkshire’s oldest and is famed for it’s amazingly cheap beer.

Trafalgar Bay

The Trafalgar Bay is, apparently, the only pub that bears this name in Britain, which we think is quite nifty. The inquisitive fellow who might think about how this boozer got such a unique name would probably link it to … Continue reading →

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York Arms

This pub is managed by Sam Smiths and subsequently serves up the very affordable and tasty offerings from the Tadcaster based brewery. York’s most up-to-date pub review website quite likes Sam Smiths pubs, but like the Hansom Cab, one of … Continue reading →

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Kings Arms

thepubsofyork.com once read somewhere that the Kings Arms is one of the most photographed pubs in the UK, on account of it seemingly flooding every time there is a cloud burst or sleet shower. You must have seen it on … Continue reading →

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Hansom Cab

The Hansom Cab is named after the architect and inventor of the Hansom cab, a Mr Joseph Aloysius Hansom (great name!) who was born in 1803 in, coincidentally, Micklegate and what is now Brigantes pub. thepubsofyork.com wonders what Mr Hansom … Continue reading →

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Brown Cow

When entering the Brown Cow for the very first time, thepubsofyork.com had a decision to make with regard to the Brown Cow that with hindsight, was as important to our lives as Russian linesman Tofik Bakhramov deciding that the ball … Continue reading →

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