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Little John Hotel, Hope Valley
Hathersage
Postal town: Hope Valley
S32 1DD
Served areas
Reviews of Little John Hotel (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about Little John Hotel
Probably the best beer in Hathersage, but a bit odd to find two beers on and both of them stouts. I swerved the Bring out Your Dead from Eyam Brewery - it's a cappuccino stout - and went for the more conventional oatmeal stout from Welbeck Brewery with the unusual name The Rink, with a skating boot on the pump clip. (The "coming soon" display on the bar back had one more stout and two that weren't.) My pint was good (NBSS 3) but poured a little trepidatiously by the inexperienced server. Still, it was a pleasant drink. The bar counter is an unusual construction of local sandstone and a tree trunk section, but the area of the pub to the right, with pool and darts, has a more traditional feel, with wood panelling. To the left is the dining room, which has a display of local photos in colour, not framed but in a wall-covering collage that is fairly impressive. This is a good place to wait for a bus on a winter's day, or for a meal or a few beers in summer, when there will likely be fewer stouts on.
On 21st November 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 4216 recommendations about 3884 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Little John Hotel
The exterior signage is for a hotel (which it is) but this is also very much a pub / restaurant too. Refurbished, semi-traditional bar area, featuring a pool table in the rounded end of the wedge-shaped building, and two other seating / dining areas to the left with a small patio beer garden beyond. Two Eyam beers on the three handpumps: Quarantine blonde ale and the 5.0% ESB.
On 27th June 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8588 recommendations about 8588 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about Little John Hotel
Locals pub - large, multi roomed including a popular pool room, food and sports TV.
Beer was in great condition - not seen the Welbeck Abbey brewery before but I tell the care the barman was taking in changing one of the barrels that it was looked after.
On 18th April 2019
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1543 recommendations about 1524 pubs]
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Bamford, 1.65 miles, 31 min walk (show)
Grindleford, 2.59 miles, 50 min walk (show)
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 : Yes - 12 rooms. - last updated 21 November 2024 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 21 November 2024 by Tris C
- Car Park : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Will Larter
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Will Larter
- Darts : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Will Larter
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Will Larter
- Function Room : Yes - According to Facebook page - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Micropub : No last updated 21 November 2024 by Tris C
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Real Cider : No last updated 21 November 2024 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 21 November 2024 by Will Larter
