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The Silkstone Inn
Market Street, Barnsley

The Silkstone Inn is situated at the top of Market Street, in the heart of Barnsley town centre, and is the latest JD Wetherspoon pub in town following the successful opening of the nearby Joseph Bramah which opened in August 2006.
The Silkstone Inn emerged on 22 September 2008 after a four month, £1.2 million redevelopment plan of the former Co-op store building, the opening of the Silkstone Inn was a milestone for Wetherspoon’s being their 700th Pub.
The name refers to Barnsley History as The Capital of Coal Mining in South Yorkshire and ref ers to one of the main coal seams, the Silkstone Seam, which was mined in Barnsley from the late 19th century. The outcrop runs in a South, South Easterly direction from Cawthorne, through Silkstone, Chapeltown to Dropping Well. The Seam was mined as far east as Great Houghton at Houghton Main. Deep shafts were originally sunk at nearby Dodworth back in 1850 in order to work the Silkstone Seam.
On approaching the Silkstone Inn you are met with a European style outside covered seating area, something quite new for the town centre. Inside the decor is something to behold. For a modern pub great care has been taken to reflect the Mining theme. From the Winding Gear sculpture to the modern open fire through and the coal like droplets on the lights. Great care and thought has obviously been taken with the design which is something I can’t say for most new pubs.
A trip to the Silkstone Inn for the real ale lover is a must. Echoing the attention to detail it is nice to find a good selection of real ales all of which grouped together centrally at the bar. The management and staff here are proud of the guest beers they serve and the pub was LocAle accredited in October 2008. For Cider lovers hand pulled Weston’s Old Rosie is alway s available.
As with all Wetherspoon’s outlets good value food is always available as well as themed nights. Overall the Silkstone Inn is much more typical of a pub than a Bar. Thanks to the great hard work of the management and all the staff I’m sure The Silkstone Inn will be yet another Wetherspoon's success.


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