The Sportsman combines heritage (built in 1930 as an ‘improved pub’) and modernity (at the forefront of the real cider movement and the creator of the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival!).
We’ve graced the pages of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide since 2012 and are proud winners of Huddersfield CAMRA’s Cider Pub of the Year for several years running. Of course, as you would expect from a Beerhouses pub, we also offer an excellent range of cask ales as well as a weekly Dram Club, celebrating featured whiskies.
We’re known for our tasting events and manager, John Fletcher, is also known as an Honourable Knight of The Brotherhood of the Pink Elephant, as designated by Huyghe Brewery due to his exceptional conditioning of Delirium beers on the bar. It’s what he insists his friends call him.
Food at The Sportsman
We offer a range of bar snacks, including hot pork scratchings and a wide variety of crisps and nuts. You can also order food from Big Joe’s next door via the hatch in the beer garden to eat in the pub.
Events
We offer a varied programme of events, including tasting nights, Meet the Brewer, and are the original innovators of the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival. See our socials for details of upcoming events.
Our regular events include:
Monday: Poker Night from 7pm
Tuesday: Tuesday Treats – offers on selected drinks
Thursday: Dram Club
Sunday: Quiz Night from 7pm
Function Room
We have two rooms that are available for hire. One seating 24 and the other, 18 people. They are free to hire for parties, meetings, or groupings of any kind.
Opening Times
Monday: 12:00 – 23:00
Tuesday: 12:00 – 23:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 23:00
Thursday: 12:00 – 23:00
Friday: 12:00 – 00:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 – 23:00
OUR CHOSEN CHARITIES
Our nominated charity is Project Youth Cancer, whose mission it is to change the way that young people experience cancer. In 2024, we set ourselves a huge target to raise at least £6000 for the charity and a huge target requires a huge challenge. Working with Huddersfield brewers, Magic Rock Brewing, we created the Yorkshire 3 Pints Challenge, which involved carrying 3 barrels up and down the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. This event, and several other fundraising activities resulted in us raising £6600. You can see more information here.
The Sportsman Beerhouse
News & Events
The Sportsman Team
We’ve got a fantastic team here at The Sportsman, but these are the people you’ll see most often:
John Fletcher
Manager
Ryan Robinson
Assistant Manager
The Latest from The Sportsman
Two Beerhouses pubs make The Telegraph Best Pubs List!
The Sportsman and Stalybridge Buffet Bar have once again made it onto The Telegraph’s Best Pubs List!
An update on the Stamp Me app
A Stamp Me update
Is a maize-based snack really a crisp?
Huddersfield International Crisp Festival is back to ask the important questions.
It's not just the crisps that have been arriving thick and fast for The Huddersfield International Crisp Festival....the beers are pouring in too!
Packet In from Thornbridge brewery is a Red IPA that we went over to Bakewell to brew. Designed to pair with meaty crisps like Taste of Game's Grouse and Whinberry.
Kirkstall Brewery have brewed Saratoga Springs for the festival. Named after the town in New York State where crisps were invented. The beer works really well with spicy flavours.
From Duration we have Crisps, lovely with crisps! ...
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Another year, another Good Beer Guide sticker for the window!
We're delighted to be in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2027. That's a whopping 17 consecutive years of serving the wonderful people of Huddersfield the very best beers from around the world. Pop in this weekend and celebrate the good news with us. Thank you all very much, see you soon 🍻
Huddersfield CAMRA
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It's Thusday which means it's dram club!
This week's bottle of choice is Auchen Tochan.
A Lowland single malt matured in 3 different casks, namely: Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, bourbon casks and Oloroso Sherry casks. A distinctive triple distilled whisky from Auchentoshan.
Usual Price £4.75/£6.95 - Dram Club Price £4.25/£6.45
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