Hebden Bridge Pub Explorations

Day two of the 2026 Road Trip to Halifax and we were heading westwards on a train for all of 8 miles and 10-minutes to Hebden Bridge.The Calderdale town is now home to around 4,500 folks and went from being soot-stained and on the brink of economic collapse to being trendy and having words like 'bohemian' used in assocaition with it.It also has an impressive list of pubs and bars - more than we could get around in one day. But we made a valient effort and here's how far we got..,The Old Gate (1-5 Old Gate, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8JP)Our first port of call in the centre of town was maybe a little too smart for my liking.'OG' logo on the glass front door; cake stands on the bar; remote-controlled awnings; £16 sandwiches.But at least it's open early doors, primarily for the cappuccino and eggs benedict brigade, I suspect, rather than us uncouth real ale drinkers. There was a hefty cask chice from Leeds Brewery, Amity, Marble, Thornbridge, Vocation, Kirkstall, and Timothy Taylor. Phew.I…