The Railway Inn is a pub in Spofforth,

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England.

Description

The Railway Inn is a typical English pub with both a

public bar A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

and a

lounge Lounge may refer to: Architecture * Lounge, the living room of a dwelling * Lounge, a public waiting area in a hotel's lobby * Lounge, a style of commercial alcohol- bar * Airport lounge, or train lounge (e.g., AMTRAK's Acela Lounge), a premium ...

. It serves one cask beer, Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Bitter, and some lagers, which are well kept in the cellar of the pub.''Back in time but in a good way.''
/ref> Historic photographs of the village are displayed on the interior walls of the pub. No logos of the brewery are shown outside, as the brewery has adopted a policy of not displaying the brewery name on their pubs. In 2019 the brewery introduced rules banning the use of mobile telephones, tablets and laptops within the indoor area of their pubs with the aim of removing activities which discouraged conversation. Public bar, Railway Inn, Spofforth, North Yorkshire (9th March 2019) 002.jpg, Public bar Public bar, Railway Inn, Spofforth, North Yorkshire (1st August 2015) 016.JPG, Public bar Lounge, Railway Inn, Spofforth, North Yorkshire (9th March 2019) 001.jpg, Lounge Front elevation of the Railway Inn, Spofforth, North Yorkshire (4th May 2019).jpg, Front elevation

References

{{Commons category Pubs in North Yorkshire Spofforth, North Yorkshire