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Chequers Inn (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Stod Fold - DarkExcellent1
Ossett - White RatExcellent1
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham SessionsExcellent7
Brown Cow - Green PieceExcellent1
4T's - EPAExcellent1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordGood1
Theakston - Best BitterNot Tried0
Leeds - Leeds BestNot Tried0
Glentworth - Dream TicketNot Tried0
Leeds - Yorkshire GoldNot Tried0
Brown Cow - Mrs. Simpsons Thriller In VanillaNot Tried0
Leeds - BestNot Tried0
Leeds - Leeds PaleNot Tried0
Kirkstall - Three SwordsNot Tried0
Picture 1. Chequers Inn, Ledsham, West Yorkshire
Picture 2. Chequers Inn, Ledsham, West Yorkshire
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

29 Apr 2023 (Wittenden)
Busy inside and out with drinkers and diners on a springlike Saturday lunchtime on our journey south.We sat in the top snug,overseen by famous Yorkshiremen.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ossett - White Rat4.00ExcellentMy first encounter with this legendary yorkshire Pale. Citrus,spice,pine trees.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Leeds Pale3.80Not Tried
Kirkstall - Three Swords4.50Not Tried
11 Oct 2019 (Wittenden)
Pit stop on our way South on a Friday lunchtime.Bizarrely, a party of primary school children left the pub as we entered.We sat in the snug under the portrait of the greatest Yorkshiremen of all time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60ExcellentLight pale ale.Stone fruit.
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Best4.30Not Tried
Stod Fold - Dark4.80Not Tried
27 Oct 2018 (Wittenden)
Eee, tha'can set th'watch by they Wittendens...Busy with a mixed crowd of Saturday afternoon drinkers and diners.A well deserved pitstop on a long drive from Kent.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60GoodLeafy,flinty.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Best4.30Not Tried
Stod Fold - Dark4.80Not Tried
28 Oct 2017 (Wittenden)
Lunch stop on a haul from Kent to the Dales.Comfortably busy:we sat in the top snug and admired the portrait of some great Yorkshiremen and discussed plastic surgery.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60ExcellentPale and zesty.Delicious.
Stod Fold - Dark4.80ExcellentBible black roasty porter.A grand seasonal beer-what I really look for in Yorkshire.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Leeds Best4.30Not Tried
22 Jan 2017 (Wittenden)
Some hardy souls outside, the rest enjoying the fires.Good Sunday lunchtime crowd.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30GoodIt's good to be bought a beer, but this wasn't what I'd have chosen.Dependable.
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Yorkshire Gold4.00Not Tried
Brown Cow - Mrs. Simpsons Thriller In Vanilla5.10Not Tried
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60Not Tried
21 Aug 2016 (Wittenden)
Lunchtime on a breezy Sunday.We sat, stoically, in the rather ornate tent, which I think must be used for weddings.The return from the groves of academe.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60ExcellentPale, arboreal,earthy.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Yorkshire Gold4.00Not Tried
Brown Cow - Mrs. Simpsons Thriller In Vanilla5.10Not Tried
23 Sep 2015 (Wittenden)
Returning our son to the groves of academe,lunch and beer were called for on a Wednesday lunchtime.A great, if pricey Yorkshire pub.There's a venerable Youngers "Father William" lamppost in the car park: I'm not sure if it is operational.
BeerABVScoreNotes
4T's - EPA4.00ExcellentVery pale,hedge fruit.
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60GoodPale,grassy.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Leeds Best4.30Not Tried
18 Oct 2014 (Wittenden)
Busy with drinkers and diners on a warm Saturday lunchtime. We sat in the top snug under a signed print of some of the Greatest Yorkshiremen of all time.A useful stopping off point on the way back from The Dales.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60ExcellentPale and hoppy:earthy and stone fruit.
Brown Cow - Green Piece4.40ExcellentA Green Hop Beer using Yorkshire grown hops-First Gold. Crisply herbaceous. 4.5 on my reckoning.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Yorkshire Gold4.00Not Tried
31 Jul 2014 (HSB)
17:00 Busy outside and in parts of the pub but we had the small snug area at one end of the bar to ourselves.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brown Cow - Simpson & Simpson Ledsham Sessions3.60Good
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Leeds Best4.30Not Tried
Glentworth - Dream Ticket4.40Not Tried

About the Chequers Inn

The pub sign. Chequers Inn, Ledsham, West Yorkshire

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent8
Good4
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Ledsham, West Yorkshire, LS25 5LP.

Stone built rural pub with a multi roomed interior. The interior, whilst looking old, actually dates from a comprehensive refit in 1962. In CAMRA's Regional Inventory of historic interiors.

We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 14 different beers and tried 6 of them.

Map location

Postcode: LS25 5LP