About
Prepare for the Pontefract Liquorice Festival to go on tour, with the return of its food and drink trail!
Venues across Pontefract will be offering delicious liquorice-themed items to delight your taste buds throughout the festival weekend… from pastries and cakes to milkshakes and cocktails, it’s a chance to discover (or rediscover!) some of your favourite independent bars, restaurants and cafes.
* Please check individual venues for up to date opening times.
Here’s a list of participating venues and treats on offer:
KEY: 
Alcoholic Drinks | 
= Non-alcoholic Drinks| 
= Sweet Treat | 
= Savoury
Alleyc’zam Cafe & Bar
Special: Liquorice cakes and cocktails
Location: 37 Southgate, Pontefract WF8 1LN
Cartners Bar
Special: Liquorice Rum & Gin and Liquorice Stout (there will also be some liquorice treats on the bar!)
Location: 5 Shoe Market, Pontefract WF8 1AP
Coffee Lounge
Special: Liquorice Cakes and Buns
Location: 10 Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1LP
Cromwells
Specials: Steak & liquorice ale pie with liquorice stout gravy, Liquorice infused Mushroom Pepper Pott, and Liquorice fruit scone with homemade liquorice jam & fresh cream with a liquorice drizzle.
Location: 1 Mauds Yard, Pontefract WF8 1AQ
Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers
Special: Pomfret Monk, a Yorkshire cheddar cheese infused with Pontefract’s famous liquorice.
Location: Pontefract Market, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AU
House of Ales
Special: Pontefract Liquorice Stout, Pontefract Liquorice Old Tom Gin, Pontefract Liquorice & Blackcurrant Spiced Rum and cask of the Liquorice Stout.
Location: House of Ales, Mauds Yard, Pontefract, WF8 1AQ
Iron Dram
Special: The Pomfret Bootlegger, a moonshine cocktail using O’Donnell Wild Berry Moonshine and Pernod topped with a Pontefract cake.
Location: 27A Ropergate, Pontefract WF8 1LG
Jolly’s
Special: Liquorice Scones, Cake and Buns and Liquorice Tea.
Locations: 4 Ropergate, Pontefract WF8 1LP
Myxology
Special: Liquorice Cocktails and Cakes
Location: 29 Ropergate, Pontefract WF8 1LG
Pontefract Market Hall Café
Special: Liquorice Scones
Location: Pontefract Market, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AU
The Counting House
Special: Liquorice Pork Bon Bons, Liquorice Glazed Chicken and Poached Pears served with vanilla ice cream and topped with liquorice infused caramel sauce.
Location: Swales’ Yard & Liquorice Way, Pontefract WF8 1DG
The Drunken Fungus
Special: Pomfret Hollow and Cherry Bomb Cocktails
Location: 1 Market Place, Pontefract WF8 1AG
The Keep Café
Special: Liquorice Tea and Liquorice Allsort Cupcakes
Location: Pontefract Castle, Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 1QH
The Old Galley Kitchen
Special: Liquorice Cheesecake
Location: The Old Courthouse, Pontefract, WF8 1BP
Pontefract Liquorice Festival is organised by Wakefield Council and sponsored by Haribo
Venue Details
Find us at
Town Centre Precinct, Pontefract, WF8 1BD
10:00 - 16:00 
