The Supertram network, currently operated by Stagecoach Supertram, provides three tram routes across the city of Sheffield along with a Tram-Train service between Sheffield and Rotherham, with all four routes operating all day every day. All day unlimited travel passes are available if you want to hop on and off doing a tram based pub crawl, alternatively thanks to funding from the South Yorkshire Mayor single journeys currently (until 31 March 2023) cost a very reasonable £2 a ride regardless of how far you are travelling. Tickets are available to buy on board from the conductor or alternatively unlimited travel passes are available slightly cheaper on the Stagecoach app.
FUGGLE BUNNY BREWHOUSE
Fuggle Bunny Brew House brew a range of real ales and host tap sessions at the brewery every Friday where an on site bar opens for you to sit inside and enjoy their beers. The brewery is about a 10 minute walk from Halfway tram terminus, on the Blue route. Trams operate every 12 minutes in the daytime and every 30 minutes in the evening, last trams back from Halfway are 23:17 on the full route to Malin Bridge via the City Centre or 00:17 to Sheffield Station. If you wish to visit some pubs in the area it is walkable to the Guzzle Micropub in Killamarsh or you can jump off the tram at Beighton or Crystal Peaks where there are various pubs to try such as the Scarsdale Hundred, Gypsy Queen and the Milestone.
CHANTRY BREWERY
Chantry brew a range of real ales and lagers in their brewery based in Parkgate, Rotherham, a short walk from the Tram-Train terminus. They have constructed a tap room bar on a mezzanine level and also adapted part of the brewery building into a small live music venue and there are regular gigs (some requiring tickets) most weekends. The bar is open on Fridays from 5pm and Saturdays from 4pm. Check their social media for whether it is a public night or gig night before going. The Tram-Train service runs roughly every 30 minutes with the last departure back to Sheffield at 23:59. There is also the option of jumping off at Rotherham Central en-route to visit some town centre pubs (such as the Bridge, Cutlers Arms, New York Tavern, Three Cranes Inn and Bluecoat) alternatively the Little Haven micropub is a short walk from the brewery.
Other beery stop offs along the Tram Train (and Yellow) route includes the Wentworth pub located across the road from the Arena and Valley Centertainment along with the Brewery of St Mars of the Desert in Attercliffe.
This trip can also be extended by using the 22X bus which runs between Rotherham and Barnsley via Parkgate and Wath upon Dearne, offering the opportunity to visit the Wath Tap micropub, which has won numerous awards from Rotherham CAMRA.
This district of Sheffield, which has benefited from some significant gentrification in recent years, was named by Time Out magazine in their list of the top 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world! Shalesmoor tram stop provides the gateway to the area with a frequent service provided by the Blue and Yellow routes (about every 6 minutes in the daytime and every 15 minutes in the evening, up to midnight).
When you alight at Shalesmoor, you are next to the Wellington pub, which acts as the tap for Neepsend Brewery or across the roundabout in the Krynkl shipping container development is the Cider Hole, a specialist bar that makes its own cider as well as offering tutored tasting flights of cider from both the UK and overseas. There is also an awesome circuit of real ale pubs including the Kelham Island Tavern, Fat Cat, Shakespeares Ale & Cider House, West Bar Tap, Crow Inn, Riverside, Harlequin, Alder and Gardeners Rest as well as various other bars.
HILLSBOROUGH AREA
Hillsborough tram stop is at the heart of this suburb, two real ale outlets here are the Rawson Spring Wetherspoons and the Hillsborough Tap. However get off the tram a stop early at Bamforth Street and you can visit the New Barrack Tavern or stay on the Yellow route tram an extra stop to Hillsborough Park where there is a number of different micropubs including Pangolin, a craft beer specialist. Trams run regularly until about midnight.
Sheffield Tap, also home to Tapped Brew Co, is located at the railway station so easily accessed by the Sheffield Station tram stop. Walkable from the Fitzalan Square tram stop is the Old Queens Head and the Dorothy Pax, Castle Square tram stop is handy for the Bankers Draft Wetherspoon, the Dove & Rainbow and Cavell’s Cafe Bar. Cathedral tram stop is close to the Church House. City Hall tram stop is handy for the likes of the Dog & Partridge, Grapes, Fagan’s, Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield Water Works Company and various bars along Division Street. West Street tram stop is near the Red Deer, Beehive, Bath Hotel and Washington. University of Sheffield tram stop is a short walk from the University Arms.