Pubs Galore Activity for Thursday, 9 May 2024

Activity for 9^th May 2024

15 recommendations submitted on the day.

	Bulls Head Hope Valley › Derbyshire Recommended by Will Larter	I think my first visit to this pub may have been when I first moved to Sheffield, or possibly even earlier, so about 30 years ago. It was fairly rough and ready then, but it's been brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century, thanks to one of... [more>]
	The Peak Hotel Hope Valley › Derbyshire Recommended by Will Larter	We popped in for a swift half each before catching the bus towards Hope station. Apart from an unfortunate mistake with the till, that saw us charged for two halves and a whole pint (soon sorted out), we had a pleasant 20 minutes or so here. One of t... [more>]
	Trafalgar Arms SW17 › London (Greater) Recommended by Tris C	I know not from when this pub dates, but it’s a very imposing place and given the name, would look more at home as a riverside hostelry in Maritime Greenwich; it closed in 2013, coming painfully close to residential conversion before Young’s opened i... [more>]
	Walkabout Bristol › Bristol (County) Recommended by E TA	Still as described by Blackthorn, below, this city centre faux-Australian drinking den is a loud, unfriendly establishment with little charm and no conviviality. The muzak was absolutely awful, the attitude of the staff was very off-hand, and there ... [more>]
	Friendship Tavern Manchester › Manchester (Greater) Recommended by Steve C	Bare board flooring runs from the front central entrance of the Friendship Tavern to a flight of stairs at the rear, not sure where they lead up to as the toilets are downstairs. Tiling runs around the floor of the bar counter on the right-hand wall ... [more>]
	Waggon & Horses Manchester › Manchester (Greater) Recommended by Steve C	The Waggon & Horses is a Holts pub with a large open plan carpeted area to the right where banquettes run under the front windows and up the right-hand wall. In the centre of this space are some small round tables with stools. Green and white tiled f... [more>]
	The Vale Cottage Manchester › Manchester (Greater) Recommended by Steve C	The Vale Cottage has the feel of an out-in-the-sticks country pub, but it’s a minute walk up a muddy path from the busy A57. This isn’t somewhere I would have stumbled across if I hadn’t been looking for it. The restrictive winter opening times are d... [more>]
	Adelphi Leeds › West Yorkshire Recommended by Will Larter	After my disappointing visit in 2018 I gave this one a swerve until a recent research trip meant that it made sense to call in here on the way from the Kirkgate trio of Duck & Drake, Lamb & Flag and Palace to the newly opened Tetley just up Hunslet R... [more>]
	The Nags Head Chesterfield › Derbyshire Recommended by Will Larter	A narrow fronted pub with a gated archway to the right that hints at a coaching inn. Once inside, the front rooms have been knocked into one, with the bar at the back on the left hand side and facing into the rooms in the rear extension (possibly sta... [more>]
	The George Chesterfield › Derbyshire Recommended by Will Larter	The former George & Dragon was reopened by the owners of the Three Horseshoes on Market Street as a more food-oriented pub. The bar counter is facing on entering from the main road, though there is also a way in to the left hand side via the patio, o... [more>]
	The Shoulder At Hardstoft Chesterfield › Derbyshire Recommended by Will Larter	Originally the end building of a terrace of cottages, the pub has been extended massively and now faces a large car park on the Chesterfield Road (B6039). The interior doors and walls have been removed as far as is safe, and the bar counter faces two... [more>]
	The Blue Bell Chesterfield › Derbyshire Recommended by Will Larter	Various pubs are claimed to be the only one, or one of two, or the most unique, because of their position in church grounds, graveyards or consecrated lands. (The Ring O'Bells in Kendal, the Cross Keys - now the Chantry - in Handsworth, the Victoria ... [more>]
	Bulls Head Sheffield › South Yorkshire Recommended by Will Larter	Reopened in April 2024 as described in this piece in the local paper: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/im-new-landlord-of-sheffield-pub-feels-good-to-be-back-4619591 At present offering three cask beers on four hand pumps, with a view to adding... [more>]
	Dough & Brew Warwick › Warwickshire Recommended by Bucking Fastard	Transformed into a hip pizza and keg beer hangout for the beautiful young of Warwick.
	West 10 Sheffield › South Yorkshire Recommended by Will Larter	This is a Bar & Kitchen, but the opening hours on their website make it clear that there is no food service on Sundays and Mondays, when the bar is open. (Closed Tuesdays.) On other days the bar remains open after food service has finished, and betwe... [more>]