Yeadon Pub Crawl Multi-Cache
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Inspired during a visit to Dublin, where there are two similar caches (which we enjoyed completing very much !!). Each cache was 20 pubs (However the cache owner had over 700 in Dublin to choose from). We have limited this to 13, leaving just one pub in Yeadon from the route.
Good news is from Start to Finish it’s all downhill – except for a small climb between Pub No 10 and 11. (The down hill between 11 and 12 makes up for it !!!) When you have completed the multi, how you get back up’t hill, to the start we’ll leave to you. If you do the route in reverse the challenge to have a pint in each pub is known locally as “The Yeadon Vertical”, and I would rate this way as a 5 for Terrain, after 13 pints !!!.
You will notice some of the Pub names are connected with the local wool industry or other local features.
The above Grid Reference puts you outside Pub Number 1 which is a Premier Travel Inn and Beefeater restaurant.
From here simply move on from Pub to Pub, and if you do them in the order listed, you should not go far wrong.
If you do find yourself a little lost (and you’re sure it’s not alcohol induced) the names of the pubs are given in the encrypted clue.
You will need a calculator and clear head to work out the final !!
Pub Number 1 N53 51 812 W 001 40 308
Somewhere to rest your head, up until the early 1990’s this was the site of Caraland a Caravan Dealer who had been here since the early 1950’s.
The pub is named after an ancient stone, now placed by the roundabout at the airport, and subject of Page 28’s cache. (visit link)
The pub was refurbished in September 2007, and inside there are big prints of the town dating back to 1912 with local people of that time, as well as some more modern artistic photographs taken by my good friend Mark Winterbourne. Full table service is offered in the smart restaurant where there is leather booth seating.
The Crossroads here is known as Yeadon Fountain after a ornate fountain which originally stood on the corner by Murgatroyds Fish & Chip Emporium. The Fountain was demolished by an Army vehicle during the 2nd World War, and never replaced.
Murgatroyds themselves are named after Billy Murgatroyd who owned Murgatroyd Mills which stood on that corner of the crossroads up until the 1970’s. When the building was demolished, the current building opened as a Nissan Car Dealership. It only lasted a couple of years before been converted to its current role.
Diagonally opposite is the Fountain Fisheries, also named after the same fountain. Formally known as Moorland Fisheries, older locals may remember “Old Man Parish” who originally ran this chip shop, while his son ran the newsagent for many years next door. Since the newsagents shut, it has been a suntan studio, hairdressers, and a computer repair shop. The newsagent also sold petrol, from petrol pumps positioned between the two buildings
How many black pillars hold up the entrance? Answer = A
Pub Number 2 N53 51 904 W 001 40 580
The adjacent cricket ground in it’s past hosted some impressive games. In 1877 the legendary W R Grace visited playing for the United South XI . However Grace was bowled for nought by an elated Yeadon bowler who was then admonished by his captain for removing the man the crowd had paid to see !!
It is also home to the annual Mad March Meet Geocaching Event we hold each March.
How many cobble stones are they in front of the pub ?
O.K. only joking how many steps to the main front door? Answer = B
Pub Number 3 N53 51 991 W 001 40 804
This pub is named after the square which was where the roundabout is now located. The area was known as Albert Square long before any London soap series. It was also the venue for the annual Fun Fair known as Yeadon Feast which was held the 3rd week of August right up to the 1980’s when the present road layout was constructed
Research shows the pub had a major facelift….in 1926 !!!
When was the brewery established? (Light above door) NOW REMOVED ANSWER IS 13 . Add the four numbers up. Answer = C
Pub Number 4 N53 52 003 W 001 40 787
The smallest pub on our crawl, almost like drinking in somebodys living room. Also serves superb value for money meals
How many letters in the name board on the pub Answer - 2 = D
Pub Number 5 N53 51 971 W 001 40 894
1st pub on the crawl with local wool industry connections in the title. This pub was taken over by Weatherspoons, and refurbished and re opened in 2013. In my opinion they made a superb job of it. Locals campaigned for the pub to retain its original name, which Weaterspoons did.
Right outside the pub is a bus stop, what is the bus stop number (3 numbers, 5 numbers). Add the 8 numbers up. Answer = E
Pub Number 6 N53 51 966 W001 40 970
This bar used to be the non foods department of the supermarket above. Then it became a Pram and Nursery shop. Er Indoors can often be found here on a Friday morning having her breakfast !!!
NOW CLOSED ANSWER IS SAME AS D
Answer Same as D = F
Pub Number 7 N 53 51 967 W 001 41 025
The former Yeadon picture house, re-developed as a Pub, This is the former Yeadon Cinema House, which hung on more than most, before been converted in the 1980’s to a bingo hall. It opened in as a pub on the 9th August 2006. called The Aviatior, it became Yeadon’s very own theme pub, of course named so because of the nearby airport. A venue for sports fans with good Sky Sports coverage.
Unfortunately got a bad reputation after several vicious fights and an unfortunate murder, and was closed by Leeds Licencing Authority in early 2016. Now re opened with new owners, and renamed The Yard shorter opening hours, and more of an emphasis on Food than drink. Re-opened in May 2016 after a total refurb.
How many up ward facing spot lights on the outside of the pub? Answer = G
Pub Number 8 N 53 51 935 W 001 41 157
A traditional pub, more suitable for the more mature drinker.
How many letters in the word above the word "hours" (To the right of the door) Answer = H
Pub Number 9 N 53 51 948 W 001 41 249
Formally known as The Robin Hood, or T’Robin by locals, like number 10, changed its name to somer’t trendier in the 1990’s. Claims to by Yeadon’s Oldest Pub (Are they copying The oldest Fish and Chip shop in the world close by !!). Really friendly bar staff and good bands on weekends
How many windows are they on the anex by the sideof the road (That's window openings not pains of glass) Answer = J
Pub Number 10 N 53 51 939 W 001 41 225
This public House but was formerly the Oddfellows. It still retains its local nickname of 't`rag'. Oddfellows were guilds set up by tradesmen of a variety of trades, hence the term 'odd' . Many of these guilds operate today. Originally a beerhouse on the Green, the Oddfellows developed into a Public House probably in the late 1860s when licensing laws were brought in. This pub changed it’s name in the 1990’s to the Rag and Louse. 2009 and the pub closed, and has now been converted into private houses !!
Add the 4 numbers up on the lampost (W in the number – ignore that!!). Answer = K
Pub Number 11 N 53 51 863 W 001 41 204
Originally called The Tarn this pub was built in the 1960’s This pub is the opposite end of the town from what it was named after.
Closed in 2015 and re-opened in May 2016 as a restaurant. - how many letters in the Resturant name Answer = L
Pub Number 12 N 53 51 652 W 001 41 355
Where’s the railway ? Well you just past under the bridge, which had its top removed in the early 1970’s. Yeadon Station only had one passenger train a year, which operated during the local mills shutdown week, taking workers on the annual holiday to Blackpool.
The branch lines main purpose was to bring coal to Green Lane Mills and a Coal merchants also on Green Lane. The track was removed in the late 1960’s.
My Mum used to cut across the railway from Green Lane to the local shop (still there just opposite the pub) until we got stopped (This was 1963 and I was 4 years old). Mum’s defence in court was the trains only came on the line Tuesdays and Thursdays and this was a Wednesday ! GUILTY AS CHARGED Fined 5 /-. (That’s 5 shillings or 25p to pre decimal cachers !!) We were even named and shamed in the Wharfedale Observer.
Become a train spotter ! Find the train. How many wheels can you see on the train ? Times this by 3 and take away 3 Answer = M
Pub Number 13 N 53 51 597 W001 41 492
Are you still standing ? Last Orders here.
The same name as a famous Yorkshire T.V soap pub. The ................ How many letters? Answer = N
To check if you have the correct answers the total of the answers added together should come to 148. This figure is in the formula as total.
Close by is another of our caches Aireborough in a Roundabout Way – Yeadon (visit link)
Finally one Yeadon pub is missing from the crawl – but if you insist on completing “the set”, or you are still thirsty, you need to visit The Midway on Queensway
The cache is hidden a short distance away at :-
N 53 (E + C + B) (K x M + H + N + A + D - J)
W 001 ( F x L – B + J) (A x D x G x B)+(C x D+J)
AS WITH ALL MY CACHES - DO NOT POST A FIND IF YOU HAVE NOT FOUND THE PLASTIC . ANY LOGS ALONG THE LINES “I WENT BUT THE CACHE HAD GONE MISSING SO I’M CLAIMING IT ANYWAY” WILL BE DELETED
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