Anglers Retreat in Wakefield

A great pub just a few minutes from Wintersett reserve. Real ales No draft lagers

A lovely warm and welcoming country pub. Landlord is a gentleman..

Such a Wonderful Pub, always a warm welcome, good drink, If you are looking for Food, then it will not be for you, A drink and a chat yes,,,,

This is not a food pub, if you replace F with a G you get Good 😉. Good atmosphere 👍

excellent traditional pub the best Barnsley bitter and a fabulous landlord, what more could you ask for?!

A place for decent ale in an unique atmosphere

Favourite pub, the landlord is like no other, great beer.

Atmosphere and landlord. It's a pub!

It's a pub in a lovely location, with plenty of parking and seating outside. Inside is a tiny bar and some rustic seating for about 10. The side room is much larger in a 70's time warp and needing some tlc. Beer Barnsley Bitter hand pulled was lovely.

Seeing lots of great reviews for the Landlord. I'm pretty sure from what I'm reading here & what I saw (I'm sure he's a nice chap 😂😂😂). But what made his pub extra, extra, extra special was his locals. They didn't know us from Adam. Yet we walked in with our dog, one chap offered to hold ours while we got served (thank you sir). The Acorn Blonde was excellent, (probably could do with some Gin glasses, hint, hint). Sat down & Scruffy was made welcome, well by Battersea Dogs home & their owners. Five minutes laters I was offered Bread & Dripping, which I wasn't going to turned down. Again, thank you sir for offering. Dec, put your feet up & let the locals serve themselves, just let them know how the till works.

Love this pub, Dec is a great bloke n keeps his ales perfectly. One of the main things I miss since moving out of the area! Can't wait to visit again soon!!

Olde Worlde pub,Real ale and dog friendly

Proper friendly country pub. Not changed in decades and that what makes it great!

A real pub not many left like this! Lots of great walks from here.

Call in every Sunday afternoon landlord's great down to earth and very friendly place.

Great village pub for a cold beer after a nice walk around the lake..

Good old village pub. Love dogs🐕🍺

5* hidden gem, traditional pub & what a fantastic landlord Dec is it 🤩

Nice little friendly pub. Seemed very cosy

Great place very friendly well worth a visit.

As we don't live that far away great place to walk to on a summers day/evening the landlord is typical country pub landlord always happy to talk and very friendly

Fantastic visit great traditional pub dog friendly great landlord great beer and friendly customers don't miss this wonderful pub .

Friendly traditional pub, good banter with the landlord Derek

Brilliant landlord, great banter with the locals and a super pint in a true traditional Yorkshire pub. A real gem.

Great pub, very informal good mix of locals, walkers & a bunch of Santa's riding mountain bikes last Saturday. Good beer, no food but landlord doesn't mind you bringing your own. Great place to relax after a walk & very dog friendly.

Same old place, character and characters. Been visiting on and off all my 45yrs .. feels familiar to enter the bar

Great resting place after a lovely country walk. Refreshing drinks and snacks available.

The landlord was very entertaining, similar to a clown

Went to the pub with a small group of friends, made welcome by the landlord and the regulars, and and nothing was too much trouble for them. Included in the general conversation, and interest taken in the older members of the group.

Friendly staff and clients. Homely pub. A must visit after a walk a ryhill reservoir.

Proper job, original pub, very friendly (inc all animals not just dogs). Acorn Oakwell Beer. Nice beer garden. Very close to Anglers Country Park (lakes, woods, kids nature trail and bike trails). Cider in cans.

Simply a country side boozer with nothing flash. Cracking pint of Barnsley bitter and friendly locals.

Honest, no frills, friendly and dog friendly, excellent beer. Great place..

Fab old fashioned pub very friendly love it

Great host Dec ...olde worlde pub no food but good drink and atmosphere....

A proper pub tone floor superb Acorn beers popular with dog walkers

Won plenty awards from camra for the beer over the years , Dec the owner should have another award for best banter and blaggarding.ive had plenty a side splitting belly laff in here over the years . Rich poor young old everyone treated the same .

Traditional old fashioned PUB. The landlord, who works his own bar, will tell you how good his beer is and he is correct.

Ancient pub,rare view into local people's ways,great pub.no toffs here.

A quirky country pub very friendly.

As usual a wonderful friendly down to earth barman with a genuine interest in how you are etc. The Acorn Blonde we had was superb. Sitting outside on a sunny afternoon was perfect ( apart from the yapping dog nearby lol ) . Went away really relaxed to do the photo shoot in the countryside :)

Warm welcome, great real ales, a true old style village pub.

The best friendly pub in Yorkshire good people fantastic landlord

Great little pub, one of a kind, friendly and querky

Proper Yorkshire pub, very friendly staff, a proper local.

They don't make places like this anymore.

Great little pub good banter with locals

Great pub tucked nicly out the way

My name is Chris Travis and I really love this pub. The cola is beautiful and the landlord gives me free cheese and onion crisps. ................

The slaughtered lamb. Stick to the road lads, keep off the moors. I've not missed that board in twenty years.

Dec & Ali are top hosts serving the best pint of Barnsley bitter in Yorkshire. A real gem of a pub.