The Golden Ball in York

A fabulous convivial atmosphere! Delicious drinks, superb company, and delightful music... We will definitely be joining in again, as soon as possible!

Great local community pub serving a fine selection of beer, really friendly bar staff and fantastic atmosphere Also they have some superb gig nights

Great community run pub, with excellent real ales.

Ace community owned pub, serving local beer and nice atmosphere. It's not a food place (but they do usual crisps etc and pork pie type things), and there's sometimes events on like music nights and things, but I've always felt very welcome here.

Atmospheric and historic pub, unspoilt with different rooms and a snug still in place. Real fires and Great ales. The sorry if pub you want to settle down in and not move all evening.

One of the best pubs in York! Unique atmosphere where you can share time with locals. We'll be back!

This pub is absolutely lovely, great charm, very rustic. Has a great selection of beers, ales, wines and spirits. How pubs should be, a little gem.

Great pub , busy on a wet Thursday evening, good range of bears

This is one of those pubs that feels like a hug. Incredibly warm atmosphere. Good selection of cask, ale and wine and spirits etc. The staff are all easy to talk to and the pub boasts a wonderful interior with a nostalgic feel. The beer garden is great all year round on the live music and events they have on our spectacular. I'd particularly recommend the open mic nights on Mondays.

Nice beer and a good atmosphere.

Such a relaxed atmosphere! Different rooms. Cosy!

Fantastic back street local pub with an excellent ale selection. Friendly and knowledgeable staff and nice other customers to boot!

Great community pub, they could be a bit more adventurous on the beer choice but appreciate they want to support local suppliers.

A fabulous hidden gem. Well worth a visit if you enjoy a quiet pint in a quaint backwater pub.

One of the best unspoilt pubs in York.....and there are some really good ones in this magnificent city....the interior is thankfully unchanged since year dot, feels really good…Monday ‘open mic’ is probably the very best in York…🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Busy local community-run pub. Decent selection of drinks. Nice open fire.

Lovely local pub, nice selection of beers.

Just arrived in York. First pub. Awesome!!

Seems to be a local hangout. A customer inside recommended the Golden Ball Pale. Excellent recommendation!

Great local pub, great service from the staff and the beer is always high quality. As a real local pub there is loads going on to get involved with. If you want something off the beaten track then try the Golden Ball.

Amazing community pub, events on regularly

Good little pub away from the hoards of tourists with good beer selections

Great old fashioned pub, spooky story told by one of the locals about a young boy dressed in school uniform haunting the pub. Lovely staff, highly recommend a visit.

Lovely local bar with a range of events. Tuesday quiz is great.

Great community pub. Warm, inviting atmosphere, both the staff and customers made us feel right at home. We'll certainly return when back in the UK.

Guinness was lovely, it came recommended and it didn't let me down. Nice quiet atmosphere, just perfect.

Friendly local pub, with a good beer garden and fun quiz night on Tuesdays

Crisps were delicious, beer was delicious, staff were sound, music was cracking, punters were friendly, and the pub had a fantastically authentic air to it. The best boozer in York

Great old style pub with a good range of beers and friendly staff. Definitely recommend a visit!

Great pub. Do live music on Tuesdays. Nice little beer garden through the back with heaters above most tables too so it's still nice in winter. :) They even offer two types of non-alcoholic drinks (Heineken and another I can't remember). They even have some bike parking outside.

Wow, what a fantastic surprise. Happened past it, thpught I'd give it a shot, and it was incredible. Great staff, great atmosphere. Real local neighbourhood pub. Can't wait to go back. Best pub in York so far!

Good old fashioned English pub. Good beer at reasonable prices Enjoyable visit.

Great range of ales. Lots of eccentric characters.

Fantastic, real, community driven with best beer choice in the city. Would make me want to live in York or Bishophill specifically just to have as a local. Great work and will see you again in December.

Lovely local pub,great beer garden.

Happened across this pub and wow..so jealous of the locals. Fabulous atmosphere great beer....so wish it was near me....

A friendly pub with a good selection of beers

Fantastic atmosphere and excellent beers. We'll worth a visit

Great traditional pub nestled a street or two inside the old walls - always worth a visit for a distinctly British social drink.

Co-op pub with great beer and great people!

Cosy atmosphere and good drink too. Open mic nights are a laugh as well, especially after a long day.

Fantastic community run pub, great cask beers. Went especially for the DJ night and the music was excellent.

I love this pub.!A proper unspoilt community local. Always a decent selection of different beers, always a good atmosphere and not full of tourists

Ten stars. Community run pub. 5 local ales on tap. Great beer garden. Great rooms for a chat. We need more pubs like this

Best pub quiz I've done in ages!

Busy pub in traditional old style - open fire, snug, bar, lounge. Outside there are tables with parasols, ideal for smokers. Wide choice of ales.

Brilliant atmosphere and very friendly staff and customers

Lovely vibe, wonderful staff, and a good selection of beers on offer.

Very nice building, like it being a co-op, only a half-decent cider on.

In my opinion, this is the best pub in York.

Cosy, friendly, old school boozer. Perfect!

Proper pub unlike many city centre offerings, it serves great beer, nice crowd, traditional pub, delicious pork pies and chilled atmosphere

Oh my god, I love this place. Went ice skating and they gave me a free ice skate. Only thing is I fell over in garden and hit my head on a pillowcase. Oops! I probably had one too many ginger beers, but I am ginger so it’s fine.

🇲🇽 Excellent place to have a drink with friends. The patio is very nice and the atmosphere is relaxing. There is only music inside. The people who frequent it are regular and usually the parishioners are over 25. Amazing place to have a drink with friends. The beer garden is also nice and has a relaxed atmosphere.

Great beers and well looked after!

Fantastic little local pub with a great vibe

Not visited since 1995 and it's still a brilliant pub. Great beer, open fires, friendly and relaxed. The perfect pub.

Great pub. Friendly staff and clientele and owned by the local community! Nice American style folk session on Sunday.

Quirky community owned pub. Lovely cosy space.

Love the wee rooms you can sit in

A traditional back street style pub with a great atmosphere. It has a good range of beers all in superb condition. Staff very friendly. A definite must visit again pub when back in York.

Absolutely lovely place, truly amazing atmosphere and beer. Would definitely recommend anyone to come have some drinks here and support a wonderful local business

A traditional pub with a good selection of beers and an excellent outdoor seating area.

Decent pub with a good beer garden as well as some friendly staff only thing that slightly let it down was the old and tiny toilets which is just unfortunately a byproduct of the older building.

Great place, good beer and nice staff. Great little beer garden too.

My Sons Favourite Pub (and he’s a good judge) Lovely atmosphere and service

Lovely local pub without a large screen in sight. Large garden and very friendly staff...

This slightly out of the way pub is worth a visit. Very comfortable. I loved the different little rooms. Very friendly server. A must see.

Great traditional pub. BTW its community owned

Lovely old pub with a great atmosphere. Main bar, plus snug plus another room with bar billiards. Good range of beers with knowledgeable landlady on hand to explain where they're from etc. Court yard beer garden with plenty of tables and chairs. Not to forget the delicious scotch egg's and pies which were available.

A warm welcome at this out of towner. Some cosy bars and an excellent range of Ales all well kept. Nice to see a bar billiard table here which we enjoyed especially as there was no charge. Would go back for sure.

Friendly atmosphere. Very busy. Chilled ambience in beer garden.

Fantastic local, really friendly atmosphere, dog friendly and good prices. Lovely building and fabulous beer garden. Whats not to like.

Before starting an eight days holiday in Prague my twin brother Stephen and I decided to have a week's holiday in the historic walled city of York were we planned to take in all the great sites of this city and visit all the great pubs York is justifiably famous for and The Golden Ball Pub was at the top of our list of pub's to visit. This is a very historic pub ,dating from the 18th century ,first mentioned in 1773 ,this pub was reputably visited by none other than renowned writer Charles Dickens ,the Grade II listed unspoilt interior dates from 1828,it's a multi roomed pub beautifully furnished and decorated tastefully throughout ,there's lots of seating arrangements plus a wonderful beer garden all housed in a fantastic looking pub building. We were here on a Thursday night ,pub was busy ,a great atmosphere ,a quick study of their real ale selection and we both opted to have Acorn Brewery Barnsley bitter ,these were served in pristine condition,we took our beers outside in their beer garden and although a tad cold we soon warmed up under the outside heaters and chilled out enjoying our bitters. My bitter was really good ,in my opinion a much underrated beer style but when served cold and in great condition as in this pub it's such a refreshing brew and very easy to drink ,it was just so good being in such a great pub enjoying a quality pint of bitter. We really enjoyed our bitters in here before we moved on and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to The Golden Ball Pub we had a great beer experience . The Golden Ball Pub is easy to locate along Cromwell Road. Opening hours are; Monday to Wednesday,5pm till 11pm. Thursday,5pm till 11.30pm. Friday,4pm till 11.30pm. Saturday,midday till 11.30pm. Sunday,midday till 11pm. A great pub ,if you enjoy visiting great pubs serving top notch real ale's it's a pub well worth seeking out.

Excellent community pub with quality real ales on draught.

Nice atmosphere, good beer options, and lots of outdoor seating.

Good pub. Good atmosphere and good beer

Nice pub. I believe it's community owned, after saving it from closure. Quite a bit on the 'PTA brigade' spectrum, but wouldn't put me.off.going in again. Would look at trying the bar snacks next time, decent size pork pies and scotch eggs, doesn't need to be anything too fancy to go with beer.

Nice to find proper pubs are still around

Great old-fashioned pub. No bland music playing in the background or glaring screens to distract you, good choice of beers, good atmosphere and several different rooms so you can usually find a quiet corner. Little garden area out the back too. Recommend a visit.

Fab, friendly local. Old fash. Use it or lose it.

The Golden Ball in Cromwell road is one of the best pubs we went to on our city break in York.This is an excellent pub and one we have visited lots of time's over the years as they offer a superb range of cask ales. This brilliant pub was York's first community co-operative pub and is grade-II listed.The Golden Ball is brilliant and is housed in one of the most impressive tiled buildings which looks amazing.The interior to this excellent multi-roomed Victorian era pub is amazing with many interesting fixtures and features many original with fantastic seating area's throughout the whole pubs interior and an excellent outside seating area. This is an excellent pub and was one of the best we visited around this part of York.We visited here early in the evening and it was really lively in here as there was live music on.At first we sat in the main bar room and ordered a few pint's but the band had just started setting up the equipment where we were sitting so we decided to go outside in there excellent beergarden. When here we had a few pints of cask ales which where excellent and well priced.This is an excellent pub with bag's of character and well worth visiting as it's a very historic pub with a fantastic cask ale selection and showcase live music.Very easy to find from Price's Lane bus stop it's a short walk.(This is my first review of the Golden Ball). Opening Hours. Monday-Wednesday-17.00-23.00. Thursday-17.00-23.30. Friday-16.00-23.30. Saturday-12.00-23.30 Sunday-12.00-23.00. Nearest Bus Stop. Price's Lane bus stop.

Brilliant pub , lots of differing beers , fabulous decor and atmosphere . Top class community owned local boozer 👍👍

Nice local boozer woth great beer at a good price

Good beer, reasonable atmosphere, though sometimes very noisy. Spoilt by emphasis on mask wearing for the five second walk from entrance to table!

A supreme example of a community pub. A good range of beers, all in perfect nick, alongside a healthy selection of gins, tasty scotch as well as wines and cider. HOT MULLED WINE on a cold winter's day, plus (fake but great) coal fires. Pork pies will keep you happy, veggie options available Laid out like a proper pub, with a snug, side room, bar room and an exquisitely upholstered back room, the Golden Ball is a real gem. Local art finds itself a space here as does regular live music The beer garden is quite charming. My favourite pub in York and many other people's too I'd imagine!

Excellent local traditional pub. Great atmosphere and beer with a vibrant community and range of events

Great service, very friendly and and fab. Local Beers! ;-)

Lovely old pub worth hunting out

Great pub and community owned its really a part of the local fabric. Wonderful CAMRA certified historic interior.

Great pub and quiz. Not my usual place originally but become a favourite. Great cask variations not just the usual landlord and best

Marvellous old pub and fabulous ales from micros

Awesome pub with character. Cozy indoors and a great heated beer garden.

A really good choice of Yorkshire brewed beers. We had the Ainsty Assassin, a really nice Oatmeal Stout and Brass Castle Brewery’s Northern Blonde which went down very smoothly. Unpretentious place. Less than 10 minutes walk from the city centre bridges over the Ouze.

The beer garden has to be one of the nicest in York, low key atmosphere and nice brews

Always rated this place . Bar Billiards a bonus

Great little pub, lovely garden. And the beers great also.

Good community-owned local pub. Not that inviting from the outside but it was on our walk and had good reviews so we stopped in. They had a few interesting beers on and the outdoor area was pleasant on a nice Friday evening.

Very excellent pub. Consistently fine beer, helpful, friendly bar staff, cosy snugs, good beer garden, regular mini art exhibitions on the walls. If this is what you like in a pub, there can't be many better.

A model for pubs of the future.