Otley Roundheads -The Road To Marston Moor

30/07/2021

As those of you who came to Otley a few years back might realise, there are very few bedrooms available in town! So we're sharing this request from Helen and Tim as far and wide as possible. You never know who might just fancy running a B&B in our !

OTLEY town centre’s only dedicated Bed and Breakfast has gone on sale.

26/05/2021

16/03/2021

Some of you might remember this pub from when you were in Otley a few years back. Now it seems they're fighting the forces of Parliament rather than giving them succour! The good news is that pubs in Otley are re-opening soon, so we can all enjoy ourselves before whatever battles lie ahead. Stay safe!

Venues will be allowed to offer a takeaway menu and serve people outdoors from April 12, but customers will not be allowed inside until mid-May under Boris Johnson's roadmap.

24/02/2021

23/11/2020

I know - year after year I keep saying I'll close this page, but somebody on another page just posted this article from 1958, which might be of interest.

24/11/2019

Thanks to everyone who keeps checking in to this page. No more events planned yet, but together with Otley Pub Club [q.v!] there's always a chance we might at least revitalise the 'Cromwell's troops' walk from Fairfax Hall in Menston to The Black Bull in Otley [to drink it dry, obvs!] via The Chevin and The Royalty pub. Uniforms and ordnance not compulsory! In the meantime, to remind you of the fun that can be had in Otley, here's this year's Christmas video [and yes, I am in it!]

The 2019 Visit Otley Christmas song has dropped: Ain't We Got Fun performed by the Otley Ukulele Orchestra ...

28/05/2019

It's nearly 3 years now since The Black Bull starred in it's own little 'pre-Marston Moor' re-creation. I added a few photos to this page a while back, just to get them all in one place, with a view to closing the page altogether. However, it prompted a load of new 'views', and although no-one in Otley has yet shown any interest in promoting another skirmish, [although everyone who came thought the last one was wonderful!] it made me wonder whether I should at least try to arrange some sort of annual 'memorial' event of the pub being drunk dry. In the meantime, here's a link that somebody just shared today on an Otley community page!

Folklore has it that Cromwell's troops drank dry the "Black Bull" pub in Otley en route to the battle of Marston Moor in 1644. (There is a blue plaque on the...

01/04/2019

Drinking The Black Bull dry!

16/02/2018

Re-enactors have jobs too, you know! Any web designers out there fancy working for Leeds City Council?

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of Leeds City Council's digital services. We are looking for a customer experience focused designer who has a working knowledge o...

02/02/2018

01/02/2018

A wonderful look back at Otley's most unique pub, The Bowling Green, which sadly closed it's doors in August 2006. Top landlord Trevor Wallis together with h...