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The Beehive, Grantham
Grantham
NG31 6SE
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Beehive
ORIGINAL REVIEW Nov 2021
This is a proper old school boozer.The beehive pertched high in the tree would take a lot of reaching if you wanted honey,apparently the guv'nor wife is incharge of this side of the business !The interior is very traditional with a pool table in a side room and most of the regulars gathered around the L shaped tap room.Low ceilings make it cosy and there was a warm welcome from the guv'nor and the locals alike.
The two real ale were both Newby Wyke USS Winston S Churchill and White Squall (NBSS 4),both pleasingly above 4.5% ABV.Can't understand how this hasn't made the 2022 GBG,it really is a must visit in Grantham and the sort of place you could easily stay much longer than first planned.Enjoy it's authenticity.
UPDATE
A musty pint of Newby Wyke White Squall left a lot to be desired on a revisit,maybe the horse racing regulars focus on the lager.Throughput on real ale maybe a problem in hot weather.
On 4th July 2022
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Beehive
Another Grantham pub stuck in the 80s, décor-wise (and nothing wrong with that, in my humble opinion). Take a moment outside to observe the unique ‘living’ pub sign – a real beehive, up in the tree outside. Inside, the pub is a multi-roomer knocked through a bit. Enter to the main bar with a room off to left and another beyond with a pool table. Red fabric banquettes throughout and third length dark varnish wood panelling too. Look out for the original 18th century sign behind bar and be aware that the gents are an outside dash. Three pumps with just one on; Newby Wyke White Bear Fine). Our visit was topped-off when a local pumped the jukebox with Chas & Dave, which seemed rather fitting. I liked it here. A couple more ales would really make a difference though, it feels like the sort of place that could support it.
On 15th December 2017
- rating: 7
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custodian 42 left this review about The Beehive
Nothing special - locals pub with one draft ale. Didn't see the pool table.
On 4th December 2016
- rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about The Beehive
This back street pub with the unusual pub sign - a beehive set in the tree outside the front door - was very quiet at the time of our midweek afternoon visit, and provided a haven of cool on the hottest day of the year. It's a nice old building with a good feel to it, consisting of two rooms, a small one to the right with pool table and a larger one to the left which wraps around the bar into the TV area to the rear.
There are three hand pumps, serving Sharps Doom Bar and Newby Wyke Bear Island Extra at the time of our visit. The latter is 4.9%, which is a little above the strength we would normally drink in the afternoon, but we went for it anyway and it was very enjoyable.
Date of visit: 1st July 2015
On 7th September 2015
- rating: 6
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Beehive
This information update is posted on information received from a mate who is currently on holiday in Grantham and has been visiting this one and knows my interest in pubs. According to the guide books the Beehive public house in Grantham is famous for having the only living pub sign in the UK (allegedly) in the fact that it sports a real bee hive as its pub sign. The hive is located in a tree that grows directly in front of the pub and you can see it in the top right hand corner of the photo I have posted today. Beneath the hive there is a plaque (picture also posted), bearing the following poem
“ Stop Traveller! This wondrous sign explore
And say, when thou has viewed it o'er,
Grantham, now two rarities are thine:
A lofty steeple and a living sign.”
The "lofty steeple" referred to in the poem alongside the beehive belongs to the parish church of St Wulfram, which is only a few hundred metres from the pub.
The reasons why my mate doesn’t post his own reviews is apparent when you see that he couldn’t get the poem sign in focus and the fact that he reported that this small two room pub was serving a great local beer on tap, but after a couple of evenings here, he still can’t remember what it was.. (maybe the ale from Newby Wyke mentioned by Ray below)
On 9th July 2013
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Beehive
Small two roomed pub with low ceilings. A small room to the back with pool table. Cental open fire, so imagine this pub to be very comfortable in the winter. One ale on from Newby Wyke.
On 24th June 2012
- rating: 6
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