Our Pub of the Month award winner, postponed from April, is the Wisewood Inn. The Wisewood Inn re-opened their doors under the current ownership in October 2015, relaunching a pub that had struggled for at least ten years under various pub companies , it is now well supported by the local community. Since previously winning … Continue reading Pub of the Month – Wisewood Inn
Our overall Sheffield Pub of the Year, chosen by the judges from the area winners voted for by our members, is the Kelham Island Tavern. The pub was rescued from dereliction in 2002 and firmly established as a popular real ale pub with the back room added as an extension to cope! The Kelham has … Continue reading Sheffield Pub of the Year
Our District Pub of the Year is awarded to the Anglers Rest in Bamford. The Anglers Rest was under threat a few years ago when the pub company that owned it decided to sell and there was a proposal to convert it into residential use, leaving the village with no pub and little other facilities. … Continue reading District Pub of the Year
Our Sheffield City Centre Pub of the Year is awarded to the Sheffield Tap. The Sheffield Tap was opened by Pivovar in 2009 in the railway station’s former first class refreshment room, which was built in 1904. After years of neglect the main bar area has been the subject of an award-winning restoration retaining many … Continue reading City Centre Pub of the Year
Our Kelham Island Pub of the Year is awarded to the Kelham Island Tavern. Josh and Louise took over the running of this established real ale pub two years ago. It has won many awards over the years since reopening in its current guise. The winning formula continues with the basics of a clean and … Continue reading Kelham Island Pub of the Year
Our South Sheffield Pub of the Year is awarded to the Sheaf View at Heeley. When current owner James Birkitt bought the pub in the year 2000, it was a failed and closed Marstons pub. Investment was made improving the interior and outdoor drinking area as well as adding an extension and it was reborn … Continue reading South Sheffield Pub of the Year
Our North Sheffield Pub of the Year is awarded to the Gardeners Rest in Neepsend. When long standing owners and licencees Pat and Eddy retired and sold up, a whole bunch of regulars put money into a community enterprise (Gardeners Rest Community Society) that now operates the pub. As before it is a great real ale … Continue reading North Sheffield Pub of the Year
Our West Sheffield Pub of the Year is awarded to the Itchy Pig Ale House in Broomhill. This friendly micro-pub is a converted gift shop and offers five real ales along with a number of craft beers on keg taps. Many of the bar snacks are of a Porcine theme with pork scratchings and pork … Continue reading West Sheffield Pub of the Year
Some of you may remember we have some unfinished business celebrating pubs around our area that our members really like, with a number of awards due to be announced and presented back in April – except the Covid-19 lockdown shut all the pubs towards the end of March. It didn’t really feel appropriate to be … Continue reading Pub awards coming soon!
All of us here at The Wisewood Inn would like to thank customers both old and new for continuously supporting us and watching us go from strength to strength in the last five years. Since re-opening our doors in October 2015, relaunching a pub that had struggled for at least ten years under various pubco … Continue reading Pub of the Month April 2020