There are a number of good pubs that don’t really fit into any of our local area guides as they aren’t somewhere that makes a pub crawl but are still worth the trip! Here’s a round up of some of them.
Craftworks, Mosborough
Small bar with a different mood depending when you go – it opens from 9am with decent coffee and nice cakes – as well as the range of craft beers on both cask and keg. After lunch the cakes are moved out of sight and it then has more of a micropub feel. Some evenings see entertainment such as quiz nights and live music.
Getting there: Buses 50, 50a and 53 stop outside. Buses 30a and 55 nearby.
British Oak, Mosborough
True North brewery owned pub with dining area offering freshly cooked food.
Getting there: Buses 50, 50a and 53 stop outside.
Oxbow, Woodhouse Mill
Friendly micropub offering a range of craft beers on cask and keg. Card payment only.
Getting there: bus 52 stops outside or bus X5 stops close by.
Commercial, Chapeltown
One of the areas classic multi-roomed real ale pubs, the Commercial has made it into many editions of the Good Beer Guide.
Getting there: bus 2/2a stops outside or Chapeltown railway station is a short walk away.
Guzzle Micropub, Killamarsh
The second branch in a chain of two Guzzle micropubs! Offers a range of mainly local session ales plus of course gin and other pub favourites to enjoy in a friendly atmosphere. If you are visiting Fuggle Bunny Brewhouse then Guzzle is a 10 minute walk away.
Getting there: bus 26/26a, 74 or 80/80a from Crystal Peaks.
Guzzle Micropub, Woodseats
The first of the Guzzle micropubs to open and the first micropub on Woodseats. It is a traditional local in miniature and offers a range of real ales.
Getting there: buses 24,25,43,44,75,76,76a and X17 stop outside.
Boston Arms, Woodseats
The second and perhaps more modern micropub on Woodseats serving real ale. This one also offers good coffee and has an upstairs dining area serving pizza.
Getting there: buses 24,25,43,44,75,76 and 76a stop outside.
Railway, Wadsley Bridge
A basic multi-roomed boozer that spent many years opening part time, now under new ownership and gradually being transformed into a worthwhile destination pub with a range of real ales and other craft beers, old fashioned juke box, pool table, TV screens showing sport and occasional live music.
Getting there: buses 7,8 and 86 from Sheffield Centre; bus 97 from Hillsborough Interchange.
Strines Inn, Strines
At 309 m above sea level, this pub is the most remote in Sheffield. In addition to rough stone walls, oak beams and flagstones from the original 1560 building, cask beer and an extensive menu are available.
Getting there: Bus 257 stops about a mile away.
King & Miller, Deepcar
Bradfield Brewery owned and dating from over 200 years ago, good value meals complement a wide selection of their beers. There are several fine etched Tennant Brothers windows each with a colourful stained and leaded crest.
Getting there: Buses 57 & 57a stop outside.
Castle Inn, Bolsterstone
Dating from the nineteenth century, this pub remains the hub of the village, providing cask beers and a food menu.
Getting there: Buses 57 & 57a stop near-by.
Old Horns Inn, High Bradfield
Provides a wide menu and a range of cask beers: Thwaites plus guests. The beer garden provides extensive views across the ‘Sheffield Lakelands’ and into the Peak District.
Getting there: Buses 61 & 62 stop outside.
Plough, Low Bradfield
Offers good value meals and a wide range of Bradfield beers.
Getting there: Buses 61 & 62 stop outside.
Ye Olde Mustard Pot, Midhopestones
Dating from 1790, a country pub with exposed stone walls, low beamed ceilings and three open fires. Extensive menus and cask beer. Three double en suite letting rooms.
Getting there: Buses 57 & 57a stop about a mile away.
Friendship Hotel, Stocksbridge
Extensively rebuilt in 1903 and renovated in 2015, this one* heritage pub serves two cask beers. Nine en suite letting rooms are available in ‘the Outdoor Town in the Outdoor City.’
Getting there: Buses 57 & 57a stop outside
What are some standout aspects of the Boston Arms micropub, particularly in terms of the real ales and the dining experience?