Exchange Craft Beer House is a Bradford city centre hidden gem

FEW pubs across Yorkshire can boast a historic setting of as much importance as The Exchange Craft Beer House.

Located under the Grade l-listed Wool Exchange, that has been at the heart of Bradford since the 1960s, the hostelry – our T&A Pub of the Week – is a hidden gem.

“The entrance is on Market Street and we get people who have lived in Bradford for years but didn’t know it was there, and can’t believe how brilliant it is,” says manager Ben Hoole. “It is an iconic place, it’s very atmospheric.”

Formerly the well-known Spinks Bar and later