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Beer of the Week (w/e 3rd August 2025) with Thuck Phat
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Old Crown Inn, Derby
Shardlow
Postal town: Derby
DE72 2HL
Pub Type
Leased (Marstons)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about Old Crown Inn
I was obviously getting a bit tiddly at this point as I made no notes, however my camera skills and Untapping got done so I can tell you that this was a surprisingly interesting place with a lovely traditional right hand side room that was carpeted, full of breweriana and hanging jugs. Jumbo beer garden. Shipstones Mild and Bass were both rated highly by me, so let’s say and NBSS 3.5 and 4. I do recall that the locals were friendly and that I judged this the best of the local pubs. Should be Guided but isn’t. 8.5
On 1st July 2025
- rating: 8
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Old Crown Inn
Revisit Aug 2023
Still a quite excellent pub, with even more assorted junk hanging round the walls and ceilings. The large gardens have been expanded for the family, with assorted play equipment, trampolines and a bouncy castle on this visit. Beers from the wider Marstons range, including a good condition Banks's Mild, with a guest, in this case from Dancing Duck.
Oct 2008 review
Excellent pub tucked away on a side road and easy to miss which would be a dreadful shame. Central bar between two rooms totally covered in jugs and other memorabilia makes this a cosy local, with an exceptional range of beers and good-value home-cooked food. Actually on the Leicestershire side of the river and only a few minutes from Junction 24 of M1.
On 16th August 2023
- rating: 8
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Mark Davey left this review about The Old Crown Inn
I have been in here a number of times in the last 10 years, mainly because they use their large rear car park for classic car events. I was in last Saturday, dropping a friend off to visit his sister. Having been bullied into stopping for a pint, I opted for the guest at 3.8% as most of the others were too thick to drive on. especially the Marston's Old Empire at 6.5%. Other beers were Pedigree and Wainwright. The pub does decent food and has an extensive lunch menu. Well worth tracking down, but a difficult place to get to any other way than buy car or boat (right next to the trent).
On 7th February 2018
- rating: 8
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