Bull Inn, West Tanfield
| Bull Inn | |
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_(geograph_7331945).jpg) The pub in 2022 | |
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General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Church Street, West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°12′14″N 1°35′19″W / 54.2040°N 1.5887°W |
| Year built | 1699 (probable) |
| Renovated | Early 19th century (altered) |
| Website | |
| thebullwesttanfield | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Bull Inn |
| Designated | 22 August 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1293843 |
The Bull Inn is a historic pub on Church Street in West Tanfield, a village in North Yorkshire, England.
The pub was probably built in 1699; a reset datestone is to the left of one of the doors.[1] It is believed to be on the site of a former ferryman's cottage.[2] It was altered in the early 19th century, and was Grade II listed in 1966.[1] In 2016, it was voted as Yorkshire's favourite pub, in a Welcome to Yorkshire contest. At the time, it was under the same ownership as the village's other pub, the Bruce Arms,[3] but its lease was sold to other tenants in 2025.[4] In 2023, The Times named it as having one of Britain's best riverside beer gardens.[5]
The pub is built of stone, with quoins, and a pantile roof with stone coping. It has two storeys and is four bays wide, the left two bays lower, recessed and smaller. On the second bay is a doorway, to its left is a re-set dated stone, and the windows are horizontally sliding sashes.[1] Inside, it has wooden ceiling beams, slate flooring and a fireplace in the main bar, a separate dining area, and five rooms to let.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Historic England. "The Bull Inn (Grade II) (1293843)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- 1 2 Nichol, Joshua (6 October 2024). "The Bull Inn, West Tanfield up for lease at £95,000". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ Warne, Malcolm (22 June 2018). "Review: The Bruce Arms, West Tanfield". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ Greenwood, Darren (24 November 2025). "Christie and Co sell lease of Black Bull at West Tansfield". The Press. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ Jacob, Liana (5 July 2023). "The Bull Inn, West Tanfield: 17th century Yorkshire pub made The Times' best riverside pub gardens in the UK". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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