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The Old Bell, Derby
Derby
DE1 3NQ
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The Old Bell Hotel
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Reviews of The Old Bell (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Old Bell
This is a good sized pub, with beamed ceilings, timber floor and lead light windows. To my surprise, I wandered around to the back room and found a 150 person capacity function room, with a handful of people having a drink on our Thursday evening visit. Six handpumps serving two ciders and three cask ales. The cask line up was Bass, Navigation Brewery New Dawn and Brew York Milk Stout. Prices in here were around £4 a pint and the beer condition was good, but served too cold for my liking.
On 19th November 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Old Bell
After drawing another blank for real ales at the nearby Bess of Hardwick, we decided to employ a reserve pub off my list and were much happier that there was actually real ale available at the Old Bell.
The pub is located in a busy and lively pedestrianised shopping street. So, it's the kind of pub that is likely to be busier during the day with a fairly transient crowd, such as ourselves.
With a fair amount of alcohol consumed, I didn't do too much exploring here. However, I do remember a fairly impressive building that was a former coaching inn. Bass is the regular beer. Guests were Dancing Duck Dark Drake & Acorn Summer Pale. The cider was Lilley's Tropical.
On 4th July 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
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Aqualung . left this review about The Old Bell
I thought I'd have a look at this one on the way to Friar Gate. I must admit the front bar does look over modernised but there are plenty of people who prefer that. I got the impression there may be something upstairs as well but I stayed in the front bar.
The eight hand pumps had three unused, Ashover King George Bitter, St Austell Proper Job, Dancing Duck Ay Up & Dark Drake and Bass. I went for the Proper Job (£3.50) which on a hot day was warm but OK other than that. I was fully expecting to be ripped off here but if I had known about the 40p CAMRA discount it would have been cheap for a city centre pub.
I would return here.
On 7th August 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 40p per pint, 20p per half Derby Drinker February 2017 - last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 08 March 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 04 July 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
