A Leeds Pub, Bar, and Brewery Tap Excursion

Day three of the Road Trip took us from our Halifax base to the metropolitan thrills of Leeds.Forty minutes on a Northern rail service which was busy but still had just enough seats at Halifax for us all to sit down.Available seats would be essential if (just theoretically) any of the group, maybe Tanya for example, had been in the Victorian Beer Cafe until after midnight quaffing craft ale and was feeling a little worse for wear.Our first challenge on arrival was to navigate the never-ending 'improvement' works in front of Leeds station and find a way to get to the lower level. We trekked under the bridge and into the southern part of the city in search of a Beer Guide regular Heritage pub.Grove Inn (Back Row, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 5PL)Being as we arrived early and it's located a little way out of the centre we initially had the place to ourselves.Not a bad traditional pub to find yourself able to poke your head into all of the rooms without disturbing anyone.The Grove dates back to…