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The Bluecoat (JD Wetherspoon), Rotherham
Rotherham
S60 2DJ
Reviews of The Bluecoat (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Bluecoat (JD Wetherspoon)
In a town like Rotherham, a Wetherspoon's is a God-send. The local CAMRA magazine states that with the closure of the Bridge Inn, the town is left with only 4 pubs selling cask ale in the town centre. The two Chantry pubs are clearly the highlight, but for something different, the Bluecoat is next best.
As Wetherspoon's go, this one doesn't appear too big. However, it is split over 3 levels and there's quite a bit of outdoor seating on a patio to the rear and with the space to the side being converted from a car park to further seating. The pub has exposed stone walls and the usual carpet. A TV was switched off and there were plenty of games machines.
The usual ales were on - Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar. Thornbridge Jaipur was off when we arrived but had been poured through by the time we left. Guests were Welbeck Abbey Watermeadow & Cavendish, Beermats Matte Black, St Austell Hicks & Bishop Nick Divine. Ciders on as part of their national cider festival were Rich's Farmhouse Dry, Harry's Corker & Broadoak Moonshine Rum & Raisin. I chose the Matte Black which was my favourite beer of a day in South Yorkshire.
With a more partitioned drinking space than most branches and with good quality beers and ciders, this is certainly one of Rotherham's better pubs.
On 8th July 2025
- rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Bluecoat (JD Wetherspoon)
Just for a change, an atypical 'Spoon's! Tucked away in the backstreets in an historic building, there is one medium-sized room on entry which actually feels like a pub. You have to venture further in to find the larger, more typically Wetherspoon areas downstairs and upstairs, while there is also a fair-sized patio at the back. Most notably, it has an excellent range of ales, with 9 pretty interesting guests and just Abbot from the usuals. We could happily have stayed here and worked through the pumps.
On 13th November 2018
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Bluecoat (JD Wetherspoon)
This school conversion does rather look like an original pub. You enter into the bar area which is a smallish rectangular room with a further area on the left down some steps that I didn't venture into.
The bar has ten hand pumps which had a full compliment of the JDW Trio Of Doom, Fuggle Bunny Russian Rare-Bit, Kelham Island Pale Rider, Milestone Luck Of The Irish, Stancill Blonde, Hambleton Cherry Blonde, Hobgoblin and Saltaire Hazelnut Porter. I went for the Pale Rider which was in very good nick.
I thought this was a good Spoons. It's GBG 2017 listed.
On 22nd February 2017
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - JDW vouchers only - last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Darts : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 08 July 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Function Room : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesday - last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 11 October 2015 by ROB Camra
