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
Our chairman Glyn Mansell presented Bankers Draft shift manager Alex Crowe with our February Pub of the Month award, which he accepted on behalf of all the team at this Wetherspoons pub located in Sheffield City Centre by Castle Square tram stop. The award is voted for by our members and reflects the local managements … Continue reading February Pub of the Month presented
JD Wetherspoon has come a long way since founder, Tim Martin, opened his first pub in Muswell Hill, London in 1979. More than 40 years later the estate boasts over 900 pubs spread the length and breadth of the UK. Success has been built on the provision of great value food and drink in a … Continue reading Pub of the Month February 2020
The Old Queens Head in Pond Hill is said to be haunted and CAMRA members were in good spirits when they turned up for a special evening. Patrick Johnson from the Campaign for Real Ale presented Pub of the Month award to managers Zuzana and Michal who were delighted with the award. The Campaign for … Continue reading Recent pub awards
A few years ago the Ball Inn, Crookes was refurbished and this included installing a new kitchen in the old stables at the back of the cobbled court yard. Part of the pub is a sports bar with TV screens with a large dining area at the rear but some of the original wooden panelling … Continue reading Pub of the Month December 2019
The Old Queen’s Head, next to Sheffield Interchange, is believed to be the oldest domestic building in Sheffield. It began life as a hunting lodge for the nearby Sheffield Castle, and was built in the late 15th century for the Earl of Shrewsbury. A later Earl was the jailer of Mary, Queen of Scots, from … Continue reading Pub of the Month November 2019
The Champion Beer of Sheffield competition, sponsored by Beer Central, was judged at the opening night of our Steel City Beer & Cider Festival via the process of a blind tasting. 21 breweries across the Sheffield & District branch area entered a beer and the winners are: GOLD – Triple Point: Debut SILVER – Sheffield … Continue reading Champion Beer of Sheffield
We presented our September Pub of the Month award to the Commercial at Chapeltown. Pictured is Sheffield CAMRA’s Patrick Johnson handing the certificate to pub landlord Paul Menzies and his team.
Hidden away off the bustle of Glossop Road and behind the former swimming baths is a gem of a traditional pub, the Bath Hotel on the corner of Victoria Street and Convent Walk. Formed from two cottages built in the late 1860’s, part was a grocers shop granted a licence in 1895, despite the ground … Continue reading Pub of the Month October 2019