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Unicorn Hotel, Ripon

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Opens at 7:00am
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Operator: Wetherspoon
Market Place East, Ripon, HG4 1BP (View on Google Map)
(01765) 643410
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18th Century former coaching inn renovated and modernised by Wetherspoon in 2011, it was their 800th pub. Low ceilings and dark wood panelling characterise the pub which has a number of drinking and eating areas. There are booth-like areas down one side and the slightly spooky presence of a large Unicorn (its horn absent!) in Elizabethan costume as homage to Lewis Carroll's links with Ripon. Local interest pictures adorn the walls with Ripon Cathedral, Fountains Abbey and Lewis Carroll being prominent. The bar is at the back of the pub with eight real ales, and there is a beer garden and smoking area outside. A Wetherspoon hotel, it has 32 letting rooms.

Awards

  • Harrogate & Ripon Branch Most Improved Pub 2025

Historic Interest

Grade II listed 18th Century former coaching inn

Information for this venue is provided by the Harrogate & Ripon Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Harrogate District (B)
Last updated
04/07/2025
Last surveyed
18/02/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Wetherspoon
Pub ID
HAR/7669
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
7:00am - Midnight
Tuesday
7:00am - Midnight
Wednesday
7:00am - Midnight
Thursday
7:00am - Midnight
Friday
7:00am - 1:00am
Saturday
7:00am - 1:00am
Sunday
7:00am - Midnight
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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 4 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Ruddles - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Ruddles - Best Bitter
Ruddles - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.4% Spotted twice.
Ruddles - Best Bitter
Ruddles - Best Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted twice. at Unicorn Hotel, Ripon.

ABV 3.4%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Greene King - Abbot TasteMatch Prediction

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ABBOT ALE PUMP CLIP CLOSE UP
Greene King - Abbot Premium Bitter • 5%
ABBOT ALE PUMP CLIP CLOSE UP
Greene King - Abbot

This beer is served regularly at Unicorn Hotel, Ripon.

ABV 5%
Cask
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Black Sheep - Blonde TasteMatch Prediction

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Black Sheep - Blonde
Black Sheep - Unicorn Blonde - House Beer Black Sheep - Blonde Session Blond Ale • 3.7% Spotted 3 times.
Black Sheep - Blonde
Black Sheep - Unicorn Blonde - House Beer
(Black Sheep - Blonde)

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 3 times. at Unicorn Hotel, Ripon.

ABV 3.7%
Cask
Style Session Blond Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Thornbridge - Jaipur TasteMatch Prediction

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Thornbridge - Jaipur
Thornbridge - Jaipur New World IPA • 5.9% Spotted 5 times.
Thornbridge - Jaipur
Thornbridge - Jaipur

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 5 times. at Unicorn Hotel, Ripon.

ABV 5.9%
Cask
Style New World IPA
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Yorkshire Heart - Hearty Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Yorkshire Heart - Hearty Bitter
Yorkshire Heart - Hearty Bitter Session Bitter • 3.7% Spotted once.
Yorkshire Heart - Hearty Bitter
Yorkshire Heart - Hearty Bitter

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Unicorn Hotel, Ripon.

ABV 3.7%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: National

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Disabled Access Disabled Access
via hotel reception
Parking Parking
Limited parking at rear
Accommodation Accommodation
32 en-suite rooms
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
The Cloud
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Beer Festival Beer Festival
CAMRA Voucher Scheme CAMRA Voucher Scheme
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes

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