An Oscar-winning actress made a surprise appearance in a pub in Upper Nidderdale at the weekend.

Kate Winslet visited the Crown at Middlesmoor for a meal with her family, much to the surprise of landlady Angela Snow.

She told the Stray Ferret the Hollywood star said she had been out walking around Scar House Reservoir before stopping by the traditional village pub, which had just a couple of patrons in at the time.

Ms Snow said:

“To be honest, I wouldn’t have known. I was in the kitchen cooking when my bar lady Megan recognised her.

“As she was leaving, I asked for a photo to put up behind the bar. She said she usually pretends to be someone else, but she said she would because it was such a nice pub.”

As well as winning the Oscar for best actress for her performance in The Reader, Kate Winslet has been nominated a further six times. She has won three Baftas, two Emmys, a Grammy and five Golden Globes.

She first came to prominence in the mid-1990s in films including Titanic and Sense and Sensibility, and has more recently been seen in the second Avatar movie.

Angela said she was “starstruck” by the actress, though the pub is known to attract celebrities on occasion. Among other visitors has been cricket legend Ian Botham, who often visits the area.

The Crown is not the only local to attract famous punters in recent weeks. Last month, Harrogate drinkers were stunned to see musician Morrissey enjoying drinks with friends in the Harrogate Arms on Parliament Street.

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Riverdale actress Camila Mendes is filming in Harrogate today.

Film production vehicles have been parked on Beech Grove alongside the Stray today.

The vehicles included an actor’s trailer and double decker bus.

Crew members told the Stray Ferret the production company was called Upgraded, which may also be the title of the film.

Camila filming on The Stray in Harrogate today.

They said Ms Mendes was one of the stars of the movie, which is being produced for Amazon Prime and is set in the modern day.

They added that it would be shot on the Stray at the top of Montpellier hill, as well as in the town centre.

They also said they would be filming at a hotel in the town tomorrow and the film was also being shot around Leeds and Bradford.

Filming on The Stray.

Camila Mendes is an American-Brazilian actress and singer. She made her debut portraying Veronica Lodge on the teen drama series Riverdale.

Her Instagram story shows the actress recently visiting Fountains Abbey, near Ripon.