5 Best Bars in Yorkshire, England

This cocktail and rum bar proudly flies the flag for rock and roll, with the old-school vinyl soundtrack and dive style to match.

A collection of nine buildings around a central courtyard off busy Goodramgate, with half-timbered structures at the rear dating from the 16th-century, the Old White Swan is known for its good pub lunches and resident ghosts.

This sceney bar in the Trinity Square shopping mall has an extensive menu of craft beers and classic cocktails, but the main attractions are the games: Ping-Pong, pool, a nine-hole mini-golf course, shuffleboard, and beer pong. Slots can be booked in advance (from £8 per half hour), but a couple of Ping-Pong tables are open for walk-ins. Another location on Merrion Street also features karaoke and duck-pin bowling.

A tavern since 1755, this cozy spot has a friendly atmosphere, fine ales, and highly regarded homemade pub grub.

Known as The House of Tudor when it was built in the late-15th-century, this half-timbered pub has since been known by many names, and its colorful past includes being used by Royalists to store ammunition and explosives during the English Civil War. Its wood paneling, oak beams, and open brick fireplaces provide a real sense of history. There are allegedly five resident ghosts, one with a ghost cat who walks alongside her. The sandwiches are good, and staffers are friendly.