The Place to Be: Where to Watch Your Favourite Sports in York

There is nothing quite like heading off to your local to watch your favourite team on a big screen. The atmosphere certainly beats sitting alone on your sofa and having to spend half your monthly wage on a television package that shows sport. These are the best locations in York to watch your team win or lose, and to celebrate hard or drown your sorrows, depending on the result.

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The Old Bank is spread over two floors with a hidden sunken garden. Open 7 days a week serving a classic pub menu with great daily offers on food and drink, they have it all. The pub boasts both Sky Sports and BT Sport that can be viewed on one of many screens throughout, along with having two pool tables and weekly quiz nights for all your entertainment needs. Whatever you’re wanting to catch, whether it’s the footy or formula 1, The Old Bank is the place to go.

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Keystones is next up. A quirky and cosy pub popular with students and locals alike. Again, the pub features both Sky Sports and BT Sport, which can be watched on one of their HD Screens as well as a few larger screens. Visitors can also enjoy a delightful beer garden with an amazing view of the historic city walls. Keystones is both dog and children friendly, for those families wanting to catch all the live sport. There’s never a dull day with live sports throughout the week and a pub quiz every Sunday. Offers are flowing almost every day with More Mondays, Wing Wednesdays and Craft and Cocktails from £3.50.

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The Old White Swan is warm and friendly and serves good food. The pub has something for everyone in this three bar 16th century building. There is live music Sunday, Thursday and Friday evenings, a weekly speed quiz on Thursday nights and. Has 4 big screen TVs for sports events. The Old White Swan caters for all tastes with a large range of keg and cask ales.

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127 is a city centre bar passionate about offering a range of fantastic drinks and live sport to all of York. They showcase all major sports with a full Sky Sports and BT Sport package, as well as At The Races, Racing UK and Premier Sports, spread across 3 Sky boxes to ensure no one misses a thing. This is certainly the place to be in York to watch the major sporting events as the atmosphere is electric from start to finish. 127 have a great range of drinks at competitive prices including local cask ales, continental lagers and craft beers, top quality wines and a huge variety of spirits to suit anyone visiting. The friendly atmosphere and welcoming staff are second to none.