Review

Travelling from the North you can find The Ferry Inn sitting alongside the Victorian swing bridge which crosses the river Ouse at the historic village of Cawood, pronounced Cay-wood locally for some reason. It's a grand looking whitewashed 16th century building although the interior feels a little more modern. There's open brickwork around the bar area, with pillars separating the main space and some more cosy nooks around the corners. Towards the back there's a more formal space which has pool table and dart board. Along a wood panelled corridor you can find the fairly standard toilets.

As can usually be expected from some rural pubs the range on the bar won't blow you away but there are some pretty decent session ales on the two cask pumps and one decent craft keg alongside the usual generic lagers. Although I've never had a keg beer poured with the tap left to go under the beer before, not the best serve. Prices are good though which should keep all the locals happy enough.

The real draw for the Ferry Inn though is it's beautiful location and large beer garden, which due to the village flood wall is down a metal staircase, worth noting for those with reduced mobility. This is good space by the river with views of the Cawood bridge is a nice spot for an alfresco drink on a sunny day. They also have small decked area to the back of the pub if you can't make it down to the riverside.

I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to visit, as public transport in the local area is rather poor, but it's certainly a nice enough pub to pop into if you're passing, certainly the best that Cawood has to offer. Maybe if they had a regular food offering it would pull more people in but for now The Ferry just remains a drinkers pub mostly frequented by the locals.