A pub for more than 400 years, The Swan and Talbot in Wetherby has a long history and was once a posting inn on the Great North Road.
The pub and letting accommodation has recently seen extensive refurbishment and is proving to be a popular haunt for many of Wetherby’s locals and destination diners. Inside, the pub has low ceilings befitting of its age, a snug area perfect for an afternoon catch up or evening drink and a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Originally named the Dog and Swan, the pub was, until 1611, allowed to bear the coat of arms of the Swann family. The Swann family lived at Askham Manor in nearby Askham Richard.
The ‘dog’ was a talbot hound – an extinct type of hunting dog whose closest modern day descendant is the beagle – and the pub’s name was changed to The Swan and Talbot.
The pub and letting accommodation has recently seen extensive refurbishment and is proving to be a popular haunt for many of Wetherby’s locals and destination diners. Inside, the pub has low ceilings befitting the age of the place, and at one end, a huge fireplace over which hangs a brief history of how it acquired its name.
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Lovely place. The staff were great. The food was absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. Can recommend the Wetherby Parmo and the Cumberland sausage and mash
Recently been taken over by a wonderful new team who have breathed a new lease of life into this pub. Food is amazing, home cooked and fresh. Drinks are perfect. Well done Sid and team
Nice pub, came here for a lunch meeting, as they used to do great food. Sadly they don't serve food anymore, so left hungry. Friendly place though :)
Met several friends for a social gathering on a sunday evening, it was stone cold empty. While the service was good the decor, especially the seating needed throwing out and completely replacing, it was filthy and worn. The place looks like it needs a complete revamp or it will stay empty.
Remind me to never ever visit this place again. Party of 12 which subsequently trebled the amount of customers the pub had, decided to go for a couple of drinks after being out celebrating out mother's birthday. After ordering and paying for our drinks which was a combination of beer, wine and pop for the kids the chap behind the bar who was three sheets to the wind decided to tell us we had 10 minutes to finish our drinks as two of our kids were too young to be in the pub. It probably would of been a prudent idea to of informed us of his rules prior to taking our order. We left as disgruntled customers never to return again as his attitude stunk.
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Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22
Converted from a former restaurant in 2004, this building retains a distinctive restaurant feel. It has, however, quickly become renowned as Wetherby's premier bar for discerning drinkers as well as for its high quality range of brasserie and tavern style
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22
Busy single-roomed local. The three handpumps are not obvious when entering from the street as they are on the rear of the triangular bar.