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Ale lovers raise glass to 'best rural boozer'
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
|February 24, 2026
POPULAR PUB ON EDGE OF MOORS SCOOPS AWARD
REAL ale enthusiasts have heaped praise on a pub on the edge of moorland near the M62.
The Lower Royal George at Scammonden, near Huddersfield, has been named Rural Pub of the Year by the local Huddersfield and District Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).
The New Hey Road pub is famed for its homecooked food, cask ale and the views across the Scammonden reservoir beside the busy M62.
This story is from the February 24, 2026 edition of The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
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