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We are delighted to welcome you to The Alma Inn. luxurious hotel and corporate Accommodation, Fresco Pizzeria & Ristorante in Cottonstones, Sowerby Bridge, one of Calderdale’s finest, traditional country inns offering superb home-cooked food in our Italian restaurant, hand-pulled real ales, vast stock of Belgium beers, luxurious bed and breakfast/hotel accommodation and dramatic rural views. We also have a comedy club night on the last Saturday of every month.

The Alma is roughly 150 years old and visitors are treated to real open fires, exposed stone walls, stone-flagged floors, exposed pine beams, fine-dining, Italian restaurant  and a traditional Yorkshire warm welcome.

Fabulous Food

High quality cuisine at The Alma is top priority. Informal bar meals and Pizzas are served all day from 12 noon until 5.30pm Monday to Saturday in the bar at the Alma Inn. Then our Italian restaurant next door (It has a seperate entrance) takes over "Fresco Pizzaria & Ristorante" opens from 5.30pm Monday to Saturday and 12 noon on Sunday "Fresco Pizzeria & Ristorante" also boasts the only wood-burning pizza oven in the region. Fresco’s is in easy reach of many local areas such as Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Elland, Luddenden Foot and Ripponden.

Divine Drink

Good food goes hand in hand with good drink at The Alma. We have an extensive range of hand-pulled real ales, a vast selection of bottled Belgium beers, an extensive wine list and varied choice of soft/non-alcoholic drinks. We also have a good selection Of low-alcohol beers and wines!Please click here for more information.

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation

As well as being a fine food and drink establishment, we also have 5-luxurious en-suite bedrooms available for bed and breakfast and corporate hotel styled accommodation. Each is individually designed and furnished to an extremely high standard, three of which have some of the best views you could ever wish to wake up to. Please click here for more information about bed and breakfast and corporate hotel accommodation at The Alma in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale.

Function Room

If you’re looking to host any kind of celebration, corporate function or social gathering, our large, separate function room is the perfect choice for anyone who wants to make their gathering even more special. Please click here for more information about the function room.

The last Saturday every month we host the Cottonstones Comedy Club this started in January 2009 and has proved to be a great success. Details for this month are avalable on the home pafe of our website.So why not drop in to the comedy club night for some great ales and a belly full of laughs.

We hope to welcome you to The Alma Inn very soon and if you have visited us already, please sign our online guestbook or feedback your comments using our online survey facility.

The nearest railway station to the Alma Inn is in Sowerby Bridge town centre, where trains serve the rest of West Yorkshire from Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Elland, Luddenden Foot and Ripponden to Halifax, Bradford and Leeds.

Dave & Glen


The Alma Inn Guest House & Restaurant benefitting from dramatic rural views

Delicious homecooked food in our Fresco Restaurant
Our large patio/beer garden seating 200 people looking over the best best views in Calderdale

The Alma Inn - Italian Restaurant, Hotel, Corporate Accommodation, Bed and Breakfast - Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire