The Sportsman combines heritage (built in 1930 as an ‘improved pub’) and modernity (at the forefront of the real cider movement and the creator of the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival!).
We’ve graced the pages of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide since 2012 and are proud winners of Huddersfield CAMRA’s Cider Pub of the Year for several years running. Of course, as you would expect from a Beerhouses pub, we also offer an excellent range of cask ales as well as a weekly Dram Club, celebrating featured whiskies.
We’re known for our tasting events and manager, John Fletcher, is also known as an Honourable Knight of The Brotherhood of the Pink Elephant, as designated by Huyghe Brewery due to his exceptional conditioning of Delirium beers on the bar. It’s what he insists his friends call him.
Food at The Sportsman
We offer a range of bar snacks, including hot pork scratchings and a wide variety of crisps and nuts. You can also order food from Big Joe’s next door via the hatch in the beer garden to eat in the pub.
Events
We offer a varied programme of events, including tasting nights, Meet the Brewer, and are the original innovators of the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival. See our socials for details of upcoming events.
Our regular events include:
Monday: Poker Night from 7pm
Tuesday: Tuesday Treats – offers on selected drinks
Thursday: Dram Club
Sunday: Quiz Night from 7pm
Function Room
We have two rooms that are available for hire. One seating 24 and the other, 18 people. They are free to hire for parties, meetings, or groupings of any kind.
Opening Times
Monday: 12:00 – 23:00
Tuesday: 12:00 – 23:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 23:00
Thursday: 12:00 – 23:00
Friday: 12:00 – 00:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 – 23:00
OUR CHOSEN CHARITIES
Our nominated charity is Project Youth Cancer, whose mission it is to change the way that young people experience cancer. In 2024, we set ourselves a huge target to raise at least £6000 for the charity and a huge target requires a huge challenge. Working with Huddersfield brewers, Magic Rock Brewing, we created the Yorkshire 3 Pints Challenge, which involved carrying 3 barrels up and down the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. This event, and several other fundraising activities resulted in us raising £6600. You can see more information here.
The Sportsman Beerhouse
News & Events
The Sportsman Team
We’ve got a fantastic team here at The Sportsman, but these are the people you’ll see most often:
John Fletcher
Manager
Ryan Robinson
Assistant Manager
The Latest from The Sportsman
Two Beerhouses pubs make The Telegraph Best Pubs List!
The Sportsman and Stalybridge Buffet Bar have once again made it onto The Telegraph’s Best Pubs List!
An update on the Stamp Me app
A Stamp Me update
Is a maize-based snack really a crisp?
Huddersfield International Crisp Festival is back to ask the important questions.
Cancel your Saturday plans (unless they involve coming to The Sportsman) and get yourself down to The Hanging Gardens Of Huddersfield (aka The Sportsman beer garden)... We're having a party! 💃
And not just any party! A showcase of the best local music talent and John's gardening skills all wrapped into one amazing GARDEN PARTY! Free entry, 3PM start, see you there 🍻
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A sign of a great pub is...
Whether your beverage costs £1 a pint or £10 a pint, you still recieve the same excellent quality of service and there's still the same high attention to detail. Whether you're just here for a lime and soda or you've come in especially for one of the best craft beers the world has to offer, we're incredibly grateful that you chose us as your destination for it 🍻
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He didn't just save Princess Peach, he saved a significant amount of money on a Tuesday! And that's because...
It's TUESDAY TREATS day here at The Sportsman! All your favourite beverages at just a fraction of the price including the locally brewed, perfectly conditioned and expertly poured Mallinsons Brewing Company Moutere at just £3.20 a pint. Super jump your way down to The Sportsman for a pint, we'll see you soon 🍻
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