Speakeasy Bar
📍 15 Swadford St, Skipton BD23 1RD, UK
About Speakeasy Bar
The Speakeasy Bar is a highly-rated micropub located in the heart of Skipton, offering a distinct and vibrant experience. Boasting an impressive Google rating of 4.6/5 stars from 100 reviews, it's known for its welcoming atmosphere and compact yet characterful setting. Visitors often describe it as a fantastic spot to enjoy a relaxed drink or a lively evening out in the town centre, making it a noteworthy destination for both locals and tourists exploring Skipton.
This popular establishment prides itself on offering a superb selection of beverages, including a great range of local cask beers, quality wines, and a diverse array of spirits. Guests frequently commend the friendly owners and staff, who are always happy to chat and ensure a pleasant experience. The bar is also a local hub for live music, with previous guests enjoying swing jive bands, adding to its dynamic appeal. The focus on excellent drinks and an engaging environment makes it a standout choice.
Visiting Information
Speakeasy Bar welcomes guests throughout the week with varied opening hours:
- Monday - Wednesday: 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Thursday - Friday: 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
The bar features a wheelchair-accessible entrance for convenience. Payment options are flexible, with credit cards, debit cards, and NFC payments all accepted, ensuring a smooth experience for all patrons.
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📍 15 Swadford St, Skipton BD23 1RD, UK
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Showing 5 of 100 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 5 February 2026.
We ventured out into the center of Skipton on a Saturday night for the first time in a very long time tonight to see my wife's friend John and his amazing swing jive band 'Jump Jive & Wail' in the Speakeasy bar. The Speakeasy is a small bar in the same building that used to house the Sound Bar, which has since relocated to a much larger building around the corner next to the town's bus station. It's a cosy, bustling, welcoming bar with a very good selection of spirits, wines, draft & hand pulled beers - my wife enjoyed a very good pint of Guinness and I had 1/2 pint of a very light & fruity IPA beer. They have live bands playing most Friday & Saturday evenings and we went there tonight to watch the amazing swing jive band 'Jump Jive & Wail'. The band were very well received by the customers in the bar with a very good dance couple leading the jive & swing dancing in the very tight space in front of the band at the back end of the bar. Their leader and keyboard player is a very long time friend of my wife's family and we have been to see his band playing many times before and obviously had to go and support them when they were playing in our home town of Skipton. Although wheelchair users would be able to gain access into the ground floor bar the toilets are located on the first floor and only accessible up a very narrow and steep stairway. There's no on street parking outside the bar, however there's free on street parking in the main high street and a large paid car park next to the town's bus station, both very nearby.
A brilliant micropub in the centre of Skipton. Really couldn't fault the place. Lovely owners who were happy to chat away and share their micropub owning experience. Great local beers, cracking wine and spirits selection too. Very clean toilets as well! Highly recommend.
First time in this bar in Skipton. Pretty good range of cask beers and reasonably priced. It was quiet when we went in so we couldn't score higher for that reason. We will definitely go back next time we're in town.
Great 1920s style bar in the heart of Skipton. Smartly theme dressed friendly staff. Live music. Saw excellent local band No Big Deal here, will definitely be back for them!
Didn't eat here. A quirky bar that has live music on a regular basis. Friendly staff. Good variety of drinks. Locals were chatty.