George & Dragon

Specialties

We pride ourselves on good beer, good homecooked grub and great customer service!

The old place has a wonderfully warm and inviting atmosphere, with two real fires which only add to enhancing its oldie worldly character; it’s almost a contradiction of its dark past and eerie tales.

Not far from The National Coal Mining Museum and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, we doubt you’ll find a cosier place to curl up with a cuppa and some decent pub grub after a hard day exploring.

We have a selection of three real ales at most times, Thwaites Wainwrights and Thwaites Original being the usual with a different Guest Ale each week, and a good selection of house wines to choose from if that’s what your taste fancies.

The George and Dragon boasts a decent sized wildlife beer garden to the side of the inn, with a neighbouring duck pond. There is also a children’s play area with picnic benches.

History

Established in 1500.

This curious roadside inn was built in 1485 and is said to be the subject of paranormal activity!

In those days it was known as either The Noah’s Ark or Chained Poker.

This was due to the pokers which appear at each side of the fireplace.

It is said the chains were used to murder the innkeepers’ wife who was hanged in front of the fireplace. Folk law says that she is still present today!

The timberland house dates back to the reign of Henry VII.

The king frequented this inn on his travels up to the Yorkshire Dales. It wasn’t until the early Victorian times that the inn was renamed The George & Dragon.

The village of Flocheton as it was then known is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.