The West Riding is the flagship pub of the Beerhouses family as this is where it all began in 1994 when founder, Mike Field, saw the potential in transforming a disused waiting room at Dewsbury Railway Station into a real ale pub. His inspiration was Stalybridge Buffet Bar – the railway pub at Stalybridge station where he’d spent many hours drinking in while a student.
Despite knowing nothing about running a pub, and everyone thinking that he was quite mad, the ‘West’ is still going strong, serving the locals of Dewsbury and those who pass through the station, whether they be travellers on their way somewhere or dedicated Ale Trailers (who also take in Stalybridge Buffet Bar which, poetically, is also now part of the Beerhouses family)!
Regular events include a weekly quiz night, meat raffle, monthly charity bingo, and Tuesday treats with offers changing every week.
Want to show your love for The West Riding?
Our famous ‘I Missed the Train at Dewsbury’ T shirts have been pictured all over the world. Get yours from the pub or order online.
International Connections!
The West Riding is twinned with like-minded pubs in exotic places – see who we’re twinned with here.
Food at The West Riding
We offer food daily, including bar snacks, pizza menu, roast dinners on a Sunday, and a hot food special on a Friday.
CREATE YOUR OWN FOOD EVENT!
You can also create your own food event and go ‘off menu’ by booking in advance. We can offer a much more diverse menu for parties of 6+ when pre-booked, including Ale Trail breakfasts, party buffets, or meals of your choice.
Call 01924 459193 or email carole@beerhouses.co.uk for more details.
Pizza menu: Monday – Saturday 12-9pm
Hot food special: Friday
Sunday roast dinners: Sunday 12-4pm
Bar snacks daily
Events
You can often find live music performances here at The West Riding (see our Facebook feed below or check socials) with outdoor performances on our ‘Platform 3’ stage during the summer.
Our regular events include:
Monday: Quiz Night followed by Sticky 13s, from 8pm
Tuesday: Tuesday Treats – offers on selected drinks
Sunday: Roast dinners served – booking essential. Meat raffle from 5pm
Last Tuesday of each month: Big Beerhouses Bingo Bonanza. From 7pm
Opening Times
Monday: 11:00 – 23:00
Tuesday: 10:00 – 23:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 23:00
Thursday: 10:00 – 23:00
Friday: 10:00 – 00:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 00:00
Sunday: 10:00 – 23:00
OUR CHOSEN CHARITIES
Each Beerhouses pub nominates its own charities and causes who we support with events and fundraisers. The West Riding’s charity is Dewsbury Community Outreach who is a social enterprise, providing housing, health, and care.
We also sponsor various community groups, including Dewsbury Arts Group.
The West Riding Refreshment Rooms
Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, WF13 1HF
Telephone: 01924 459193
General enquiries: westriding@beerhouses.co.uk
Food bookings: carole@beerhouses.co.uk
News & Events
The West Riding Team
We’ve got a fantastic team here at The West Riding, but these are the people you’ll see most often:
Danny Munt
Manager
Holly Loftus
Assistant Manager
Carole Hemming
Kitchen Manager
Jim Ibeson
Cellar Manager
The Latest from The West Riding
Bluesbury 2026: The Music Line-up
Here’s the brilliant music line-up for Bluesbury III running 11-13 September 2026.
Bluesbury 3 comes to Platform 3!
It’s back! Dewsbury’s original world class blues festival is back for 2026 with a whole new line-up and 3 days of quality blues music.
West Rock Music & Ale Festival
Get ready to rock Dewsbury because West Rock Music & Ale Festival is coming to the West Riding. 3 days, 8 bands, 30 beers 🎸
Allsops - India Pale Ale “The Famous Original” on the bar now! 🍻
We are very excited to be involved in the launch of this historic beer. Based on the recipe first brewed by Samuel Allsopp in Burton-On-Trent back in 1822. Samuel designed a beer specifically to survive the long sea journey to India, and the style we all know and love today, “IPA”, was born.
Get down to The West today to try a little piece of brewing history. 🍻🍻
Allsopp's Beer Jamie Allsopp Kirkstall Brewery #allsopsipa #askforallsopps #cask #britishbrewing #indiapaleale ...
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Thursday casks! Featuring:
Burton Bridge Brewery
Abbeydale Brewery
Vocation Brewery
RedWillow Brewery
ZAPATO BREWING 🖖🏼
Small World Beers
Timothy Taylor's Brewery
Ascension Cider
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Great night last night for our jam night. Massive thanks to Julian Socha for hosting it for us and a big thanks to all the musicians who got up and played!
“Jamming In The Tap Room” returns on the second Wednesday of every month. The next one will be Wednesday 11th November from 7:30pm. If you fancy popping down to sing us a few songs then just turn up, everyone welcome! 🎸🍻 ...
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