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Otley Pub Walkers will lead a trek to the Hermit in Burley Woodhead this weekend - and will find out more about the eccentric who is immortalised in…

Otley Pub Walkers will lead a trek to the Hermit in Burley Woodhead this weekend - and will find out more about the eccentric who is immortalised in…

THE historic Hermit pub in Burley Woodhead has been put up for sale via auction despite a campaign to have it listed as an Asset of Community Value. Auction House West Yorkshire is marketing The Hermit Inn at Burley Woodhead with vacant possession and with a guide price of £425,000 saying it will appeal to: “the savvy publican, investor or developer.” The business closed last year and a planning application was submitted to Bradford Council to convert the pub to housing, but the appl...

A PLANNING application to convert the historic Hermit pub in Burley Woodhead into residential accommodation has been withdrawn. The housing plan, which had been submitted to Bradford Councils planning department, promoted the launch of a campaign by local residents to save the 400 year old pub. Regulars down the years have included TV presenter Richard Whiteley and Alfred Brown, one of the most widely read writers of books about walking in Yorkshire. The Hermit’s name derives from an 18...

PUB regulars are set to be given the financial backing to save their beloved struggling locals in today’s Budget with the announcement of a new…

A HISTORIC pub that closed down due to the pandemic could be turned to housing to “ensure the building’s survival.” The Hermit Inn in Burley Woodhead was named after a local eccentric who lived in a hut on Ilkley Moor, and dates back to the 18th century. Late last year the pub, on Moor Road, announced that due to the pressures of the pandemic it would not be re-opening. Now a planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council to convert the building into two houses. The...