The Bingley Arms, located on Church Lane in Bardsey, has stood strong for over 1000 years, dating back to sometime between AD 905 and AD 953 according to historians. The pub used to be called The Priests Inn, and was utilised as a hiding place for Catholic priests and those threatened by the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.
Find out more about The Bingley Arms’s fascinating history below.
![Adding to the Bingley Arms's rich culture is a yew tree in its beer garden that pre-dates the pub itself.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1OGIwNTA5LTgzYTctNDljYi1iY2UwLTMyOTcxZWE5ZTQ5Nzo0Njk1NTc5OS1mOWU5LTQ3NzQtODcyNS02ZTYwN2I5YzllYTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Yew tree that pre-dates the pub itself
Adding to the Bingley Arms's rich culture is a yew tree in its beer garden that pre-dates the pub itself. Photo: Simon Hulme
![Nowadays, The Bingley Arm’s operates as a pub and restaurant serving locally sourced food and selection of ales and wines.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY5NjJjOWQyLTcxMmMtNDY5ZC1hN2VmLTE5ZGM0ZGNjYWYzODplM2QyOGE2OS04ODNhLTRjMTgtYTQ2MC00NmRhYzE4NjAxZmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Now serving locally sourced food and drink
Nowadays, The Bingley Arm’s operates as a pub and restaurant serving locally sourced food and selection of ales and wines. Photo: Simon Hulme