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Jun 2023
Knaresborough pub wins CAMRA newcomer award
The Track and Sleeper pub in Knaresborough has won the award for best newcomer awarded by the Harrogate and Ripon CAMRA branch.
The pub opened on Knaresborough train station's platform two in 2021.
Renovations to the building earned the pub an urban heritage award from the National Railway Heritage Award scheme. Now the Campaign for Real Ale, which promotes real ales and cider, has also recognised its efforts.
Alan Gould, chairman of Harrogate and Ripon CAMRA, praised father and son duo Phil and Cameron Paling for navigating difficult trading conditions.
Alan Gould (centre) presents the award.
Mr Gould said:
Phil runs the family's Mexborough brewery while Cameron manages the bar as well as another pub in Swinton.
Mr Gould also alluded to the idea of a new Rail Ale Trail - when pubs across a certain train line create a pub crawl with participants travelling between the stops on a train.
He suggested a Leeds to York trail could be created as a number of pubs have now opened along this route. The Track and Sleeper would definitely be an important stop on this possible route.
CAMRA has also recently given a number of awards to other pubs in the area. These include: Major Toms for Cider Pub of the Year and Club of the Year going to the Oatlands.
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