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Submitted on Friday, 16th October 2026
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The Apiary, Derby
Castle Donington
Postal town: Derby
DE74 2LA
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Reviews of The Apiary (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The Apiary
Imagine a smaller and more pubby version of Loungers and you have this. It's quite a neat little bohemian bar, middle class stylings and a nice intimate atmosphere. Wood carved lower servery looks like proper pub - salvage? Pleasantly surprised to see Bass on cask (one cask over two pumps) and it was pretty good too (NBSS 3.5) alongside a couple of boxed Lilleys cider in the fridge. Friendly staff as well. A genuine surprise.
On 27th October 2026
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6400 recommendations about 6378 pubs]
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Apiary
The Apiary is a pretty new bar that is situated on Castle Donington's main shopping street.
Once inside there is an oblong shaped room which runs to the rear,the bar is on the front left side,the front area has a tiled floor and the rear area is bare boarded,there is bench seating and small stools for seating and normal tables and chairs to the rear,there is a separate dining room up two steps to the front right.
There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Blue Monkey Infinity,which was a very nice drink.
It looks quite smart inside,the dining room was packed on my Saturday dinner visit and the main bar room was also quite busy.
The background music was crap.
A very pleasant place to visit,the sort of pub to take the wife of girlfriend to and it opens four hours before the micro pub next door on a Saturday.
Pub visited 14/1/2017
On 5th March 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]
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East Midlands Parkway, 4.33 miles, 1 hr 23 min walk (show)
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 27 October 2026 by Quinno _
