The Old White Bear
Cross Hills
We are a family run traditional village pub serving great locally sourced food which is cooked to order and excellent local ales from Naylors.
The Old White Bear is the oldest building in the village Cross Hills and was built in 1735. It has previously been a hotel, a brothel, a council meeting place and a dance hall. The council met frequently here to discuss the Leeds and Liverpool canal and decided where to cut through the land here! It has also been the site for White Bear and Naylors breweries. Naylors brewery is now situated less than half a mile away and is always on pump.
Some of the beams used to build the pub are believed to come from a naval ship which took part in the battles against The Spanish Armada called “The Old White Bear” hence the name!
The building is full of character, most of which has been collected over the years by the locals. The building itself has walls 24inches thick which is possibly why it is still going strong!
There are two real fires which come to life in winter and a sun-trap beer garden for the summer. We also have a darts and doms team (who won the league in 2009) and we are one of only 3 pubs in Craven to have the traditional ‘Ring the Bull’ game.
Pickles Pubs
Traditional Pubs
Pickles Pubs is a family run business established in 2006. Our ethos is to build a portfolio of pubs that offer traditional food and drink, with exceptional service at reasonable prices.
We firmly believe there’s still a place for roaring open fires, good quality freshly cooked food and well-conditioned real ale in pubs, as opposed to cheap and cheerful or Gastro pricing.
We use local suppliers for both our food and ale, unless achieving quality dictates different. For example, our fish is sourced straight from the docks in Hull on a daily basis.
We want our customers to feel comfortable when visiting our pubs, even if its cosying up in front of the fire in your muddy boots after a long walk with the dog – everyone is welcome.
Take a look at our pubs, which currently reside across both the Aire and Wharfe Valleys.
Our News
🧠🍻 QUIZ NIGHT REMINDER! 🍻🧠
Just a reminder that our Thursday Night Quiz now starts at 8PM every week! ⏰
Get your team together, grab a table and put those brain cells to work! 🤔💡
🏆 Great prizes to be won
🍺 Drinks flowing
🧠 Plenty of questions
😂 And the usual Thursday night fun!
📅 EVERY THURSDAY
⏰ QUIZ STARTS 8PM
See you Thursday at The Old White Bear! 🐻🍻
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🏏💙 WHAT A DAY — THANK YOU! 💙🏏
A massive THANK YOU to absolutely everyone who helped make our Charity Cricket Day such a success yesterday, raising money for Dementia UK.
From everyone at The Old White Bear and Glusburn Cricket Club, we’d especially like to thank:
🙌 All our volunteers who gave up their time to help set up, serve, sell tickets, run stalls, bake, BBQ, tidy up and generally keep everything running throughout the day.
🎁 Everyone who donated raffle and tombola prizes — the generosity from local businesses, friends and customers was incredible and gave us a fantastic selection of prizes.
🤝 Our brilliant sponsors who supported the event and helped make the day possible.
🏏 And, of course, all the players who took to the field and provided the entertainment! Thank you for getting involved and playing the game in exactly the spirit the day was intended.
And finally, thank you to EVERYONE who came along, bought raffle and tombola tickets, donated, ate, drank and supported us. The turnout and generosity were fantastic. ❤️
💰 We’re delighted to announce that the amount raised will exceed £2,000 for Dementia UK! 💰
We still have some sponsorship money to come in, so we’re not quite ready to announce the final figure yet. As soon as everything is collected and counted, we’ll publish the final total.
🎟️ UNCLAIMED RAFFLE PRIZES: Please check the separate poster for the remaining winning ticket numbers. If you have one, your prize can be collected from The Old White Bear.
To everyone who played a part, however big or small:
THANK YOU. You made it a day to remember — and, most importantly, helped us raise a fantastic amount for a brilliant cause. 💙🩷
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