A new micropub, the Tram Stop Tavern, is proposed in Hillsborough and is currently going through the process of gaining planning permission. This will see the owners of Pro Property convert their shop unit into a bar. The location is at the outbound Hillsborough Park tram stop, opposite Pangolin craft beer bar/shop and just up from the Beekeeper micropub.
Little John Hotel in Hathersage closed for refurbishment following a change of management there. It has now relaunched looking rather smart inside and out, the table football has gone but there is still a pool table! This pub with rooms is now part of the Northern Collective who run a number of other venues including the Bank House in Hathersage and the Cross Scythes in Totley. The bar features three cask ales among its offering.
Dog & Partridge in Sheffield City Centre are celebrating their Sheffield City Centre Pub of the Year award with a special beer in collaboration with Abbeydale Brewery. “Hair of the Dog” is a 4.3% ABV pale ale brewed with Galaxy, Simcoe and Idaho 7 hops and 10p from the sale of every pint will be donated to the Rain Rescue charity.
Red Deer on Pitt Street, in Sheffield City Centre, is under new management and is running a cask club promotion on Thursdays (2pm to 11pm) with real ales priced at £3.50 a pint.
Cricket Inn at Totley have refurbished their parlour room.
Anchor near Tideswell has introduced a beer collector card – get it stamped each time you buy a pint of Robinson’s Trooper, Unicorn or Dizzy Blonde and when you collect eight stamps you can exchange the card for a free pint!
Trippets on Trippet Lane, a bar offering live jazz music, wine & spirits and dining have announced they are closing on 18 April due to significantly rising costs (including business rates and rent) and unpredictable trade making it unviable.
White Swan at Greenhill and Sportsman at Norton Lees have recently had a change of management.
Greene King are advertising for a new tenant to take on the Shepley Spitfire in Totley as one of their Hive franchises. Lesley, Louise and Nicole’s last day running the pub was Thursday 16 April.
Bridge Inn opposite Rotherham Central station, which is currently closed and empty following a change of ownership, has been added to a local heritage list.
Eyam Brewery Tap & Shop in Tideswell reopened Easter weekend. They now have planning permission to convert the industrial unit into a tap room, shop and kitchen although a condition the Peak Park authority have included is that anyone arriving by car has to have their details logged! They are still trading on temporary events notices so only opening at weekends. Now they have planning permission they have been able to go through the licence application process which once obtained will see building work begin to install an open kitchen and be able to offer food. Until then there will be occasional pop ups from traders like Sunshine Pizza and TJ Smash Burgers. If you fancy a trip there buses 65 and 173 stop on the main road nearby.
The current management at the Olde Bowling Green Inn in Bradwell has signed a 5 year lease on the pub.
Mount Pleasant in Norton Lees is temporarily closing for its long awaited refurbishment.
Sportsman Inn in Norton Lees has closed with the management there moving on to turn around a failing pubco venue elsewhere. Real ale had been successfully reintroduced here as well as being host to various social and community groups. The pub is to be refurbished for a new tenant.
Cross Scythes at Norton Lees has seen some internal changes to make it feel multi roomed and cosy and also now has a food offering. The same manager has now also taken on the Old Crown on London Road, still no real ale available here at present though.
Albion on London Road, Stancill’s brewery tap, has a new manager.
Pubs around the Kelham Island area including Shakespeares and Harlequin report being incredibly busy over the Easter weekend due to Kelham Festival and Sheffield Folk Music Sessions Festival taking place in the area. Other upcoming events in the area include Get Together Festival (16 May) and Kelham Pride (20 June).
Devonshire Arms in Dore reopened as planned under new management following a refurbishment.
Cherry Tree Inn on Carterknowle Avenue in Millhouses, now has four regularly changing cask ales including Abbeydale’s Daily Bread bitter at a reasonable £3.70 per pint.
The newly opened Pig & Whistle at Gleadless Townend has now established itself and proving popular. It has a regularly changing range of craft beers including two cask ales alongside some more mainstream options and has a regular program of events including street food pop ups, quiz nights, live entertainment and tasting evenings. They are also planning to start offering coffee and cake too!
Rivelin Hotel has a new manager who was previously at the Walkley Cottage Inn.
Beer Central in the Moor indoor market has ceased trading. We’re sorry to see them go and thank them for their support over the years. Other specialist beer shops available around Sheffield to satisfy your quality home drinking needs include Hop Hideout, The Dram Shop in Walkley, La Di Da in Chapeltown, Archer Road Beer Stop in Millhouses and Mitchells at Meadowhead.
The relatively recently relaunched Boddingtons cask Bitter, brewed by JW Lees under licence, has been spotted on this side of the Pennines at the Ranmoor Inn and the Bath Hotel.
White Hart Inn at Bradwell celebrates being 350 years old this year and will be holding a party later in the summer. Obviously it hasn’t been under the same management that long of course and is currently operated by Bradfield Brewery.
Garry Scott, landlord of the Red Lion on Charles Street in Sheffield City Centre, recently celebrated 40 years in the business with a bit of a do in his pub on 17 April featuring a DJ and buffet.
Big Tree on Woodseats, a Greene King pub, has been closed for refurbishment and the grand reopening is planned for 1 May after which we are promised it’ll be “bigger, better and louder than ever” with live entertainment and big sports atmosphere on the reopening weekend.
The owner of the Tunnel Tap micropub at Totley Rise has handed over full responsibility for ordering beer to manager Jess who is now enjoying getting some of her favourite craft beers on the guest taps and handpump alongside the four Thornbridge beers. There is also a change being made to their pie offering, this used to be a Friday night thing with a tray of freshly baked pies delivered and available that weekend until they sell out (usually fairly quickly), in the future a wider range of pies will be delivered frozen and heated up in an air fryer when ordered, this will mean more variety and availability every day they are open.
George Inn in Tideswell, which is now operated by Atlantik Inns (leased from Greene King), has the kitchen and hotel rooms back up and running as well as a diary of events planned for the year ahead. The food is billed as proper pub food done right and is served from midday until 8pm on weekdays, midday to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays. Three cask ales are on the bar, all usually well known brands like Timothy Taylors Landlord, Theakston Old Peculiar and Greene King Old Speckled Hen.
Walkley Beer Company has been sold and is now under the same management as the Kelham Island Tavern.
Fuggle Bunny Brew House continue with their programme of tap room openings every Friday plus the last Saturday of the month. The Fridays are just like a local pub whilst the Saturdays are something a bit more special, usually featuring a street food trader and entertainment. The 25 April event is open 3-9pm with hot pork sandwiches available and live music at 5pm provided by Sean Stevens.
Commercial in Chapeltown is running a European beer & food festival during May.