The Ship Inn, Sheffield

This is more of a locals pub, as we didn't see many beer tourists about the place. The manager had a very strong Sheffield accent which I thought was great. There were three ales on offer, I went for the Kelham RPM 45 which was spot on. Well worth a look in.

This is an oddly shaped building, with what I take to be the original cottage-style pub on the side street and the magnificent tiled frontage added like the cross-piece of a reversed capital-L. When the internal walls were removed, the corner of the old building was retained as a pillar which now partly blocks sight of and access to the three hand pumps. Otherwise the bar is quite an attractive one, and the internal decor, although typical unimaginative northern lounge style, is comfortable enough. The dreadful 80s music coming from the juke box is something else altogether. Beers available on my recent visit - Kelham Island Pale Rider, Abbeydale Resurrection and Welbeck Abbey Red Feathers - were in good condition, if a little on the cold side, and confirmed what I had heard about the pub now being free of the Greene King tie. Definitely worth a visit if you're walking between the nearby Wellington and the Fat Cat or Kelham Island Tavern, but please note evening opening time is 7:30.