Category: Awards

Pub of the Year 2025 (West Sheffield)

Posted on by Dave Pickersgill

Congratulations to Garry and the team at the Rising Sun (471 Fulwood Road, S10 3QA), winners of the Sheffield and District CAMRA, Sheffield (West) Pub of the Year 2025.

Owned by Sheffield Beerworks EOT Ltd., the Employee Owned Trust which also includes Abbeydale Brewery, the Riding Sun has been an Abbeydale community pub and dining room since 19th December 2005 when the brewery took over from the University of Sheffield Union of Students. The Union had run the building for just over 23 years. Previous management includes the Sheffield & District Public House Trust Co.Ltd. and John Smiths Tadcaster Brewery.

The original pub opened around 1860. The name refers to pubs which face east and receive early-morning sun, as did the earlier Rising Sun. The current pub opened when the, then, owners, the Sheffield Town Trustees agreed to provide land for the widening of Fulwood Road to Sheffield Corporation in return for the demolition and reconstruction of the original pub. The current building opened in July 1904. Abbeydale carried out an extensive refurbishment in 2014.

There are two comfortably furnished rooms with a log burning fire between the main bar and the glass roofed extension. The large beer garden includes covered, heated areas. The pub is also both child and dog friendly. Quizzes are on Sunday evenings.

In 1914, the Sheffield and Rotherham Red Book and Almanac (p.407) stated that: ‘many pleasure seekers finding this suburban house very convenient for the supply of general refreshments.’ To-day, the situation is similar: the pub provides 13 cask beers, including a large Abbeydale range, together with several rotating guest specials across both cask and keg. There is also an ever-changing cider selection, a carefully curated wine list, a large range of quality spirits and plenty of non-alcoholic options. In addition, the creative, seasonal food menu aims to showcase the best of British produce and sees the pub working with a host of local suppliers. 

We hope you can join us for the presentation on Wednesday 16th April at 19:00. 

Sheaf View

Posted on by Guest

On Tuesday 11 March, 8pm at the Sheaf View in Heeley was the calm after the storm with the pub having been packed with Sheffield United fans enjoying a pre match pint, they were replaced by a bunch of CAMRA members and locals as we presented Dom and the team with their Pub of the Month award!

Sheffield & District CAMRA’s Phil Ellett presents Dominic Durham with the March 2025 Pub of the Month award with members of staff looking on! Photo: John Beardshaw.

Pub of the Month March 2025

Posted on by Phil Ellett

The Sheaf View at Heeley has been voted as Pub of the Month for March 2025 by our members.

The 19th century pub, near Heeley City Farm became a real ale oasis since reopening as a free house in 2000. The walls and shelves are adorned with breweriana and provide an ideal background for good drinking and conversations. Outside there is plenty of seating, with great views across the Sheaf valley and an outside bar.

Garden area with Outside bar at Sheaf View

The pub changed ownership becoming part of the Trust Inns estate (along with the Blake Hotel) in 2022. Day to day management however has remained unchanged. The pub was refurbished both internally and externally in the summer of 2024, ready for its 25th Year of trading.

They provide eight casks ales, 4 from Neepsend Brewery (Celebrating its 10th Birthday this year) and 4 guest ales. A wide range of Belgian and other continental beers, an incredible selection of malt whiskies and traditional cider are also available.

This is a popular local pub and especially so on Wednesday quiz nights and Sheffield United match days. Throughout the year The Sheaf also hosts occasional events such as beer festivals, comedy and live music sessions.

The Sheaf View has now won the Sheffield South – Pub of the Year award 5 times (every time it has been awarded since the area awards were started in 2019)

We are presenting their award on the evening of Tuesday 11th March, all are welcome to join us there from 8pm for a beer or two!

Pub of the Year 2025 (Cider)

Posted on by Dave Pickersgill

Congratulations to Matt Beety, Mike Pomranz and all at the Old Shoe for being voted the 2025 Sheffield and District CAMRA ‘Cider Pub of the Year.’ The Old Shoe (Unit 20, Orchard Square S1 2FB) opened in the summer of 2023 as the new home of Exemption Ciderhouse, when it relocated from its previous home at The Cider Hole.

The Old Shoe is a modern bar serving a variety of drinks from independent producers. In addition to both cask and keg beer from indie breweries, they also serve three draught ciders and a range of bottled options. These are almost invariably from smaller producers. For example: Against the Grain (London), Ascension (Sussex), Iford (Bradford on Avon), Temple (Dorset), Zapiain (Spain) and from Hertfordshire, Little Pomona, Oliver’s and Ross-on-Wye Cider Company. In addition, created on the premises, is Exemption.

The bar has vinyl records spinning all day and also has a well-stocked ‘Shoe Store.’ The latter provides art prints, bags, bottles, cans, chocolate, coffee beans, glasses, local pub heritage books, records and more. The name refers to the previous use of this ex-shop unit.

In 2015, Mike moved from Brooklyn (New York) to Sheffield. In the UK, he continued to produce cider, focusing on using locally-collected garden apples. In 2020, he launched drinks import company, ‘Quality Ferments.’ Then, in September 2021, came The Cider Hole (Shalesmoor), an urban microcidery, bar, and bottle shop – where he made and served his own Exemption Ciderhouse cider along with over 60 other hand-selected canned and bottled ciders, beer and natural wine. The Cider Hole was our 2023 Cider Pub of the Year. It then closed in order to make way for the Old Shoe.

image: Ellie Grace Photography

Pub of the month presentation

Posted on by Andy Cullen

We presented our January 2025 Pub of the Month award to the Two & Six Micropub on Thursday 16 January with a good turnout from pub regulars, CAMRA members and members of “Sons of the Desert”, the Laurel & Hardy appreciation society. Some good beer (and cider) was enjoyed, along with some lovely quiche made by their next door neighbours – Petit Gateau Rora Ha.

Club of the Year 2025 voting

Posted on by Admin

Voting is now underway for the Club of the Year 2025 and all CAMRA Sheffield & District members are able to vote for their favourites from the shortlist of eligible pubs in Sheffield and surrounding parts of Derbyshire.

The eligible pubs have been deemed to have fantastic atmosphere, welcoming surroundings and most importantly, top quality real ale served in great condition and have been nominated by local CAMRA members.

The voting process is the same as for our Pub of the Year award, with members either selecting pubs in order of preference or selecting pubs and then ranking them in the list below. The winning pubs will be announced during our AGM in April.

Please vote using the form below before the deadline of 20 January 2025.

Sorry, voting has closed.

Cider Pub of the Year 2025 voting

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Voting is now underway for the Cider Pub of the Year 2025 and all CAMRA Sheffield & District members are able to vote for their favourites from the shortlist of eligible pubs in Sheffield and surrounding parts of Derbyshire.

The eligible clubs serve real cider and/or perry and have been nominated by local CAMRA members.

The voting process is the same as for our Pub of the Year award, with members either selecting pubs in order of preference or selecting pubs and then ranking them in the list below. The winning pubs will be announced during our AGM in April.

Please vote using the form below before the deadline of 20 January 2025.

Sorry, voting has closed.

Pub of the Year 2025 voting

Posted on by Admin

Voting is now underway for the Pub of the Year 2025 and all CAMRA Sheffield & District members are able to vote for their favourites from the shortlist of eligible pubs in Sheffield and surrounding parts of Derbyshire.

The eligible pubs are those that have won a Pub of the Month award or been awarded a place in the Good Beer Guide over this last year.

The voting process remains the same as in previous years, with members either selecting up to ten pubs in order of preference or selecting ten and then ranking them in the list below. The winning pubs will be announced during our AGM in April.

Please vote using the form below before the deadline of 20 January 2025.

Sorry, voting has closed.

Good Beer Guide 2026 voting

Posted on by Admin

Voting is now open for our entries into the Good Beer Guide 2026. As in recent years, we are hoping to nominate 30 pubs within the Sheffield city boundaries and a further six from the Derbyshire part of the branch.

Beer quality at each pub is the main selection criteria to use.

We are now allowing you one wildcard entry in each area but it must serve real ale.

All Sheffield & District CAMRA members are able to take part in voting by selecting the allowed number of pubs on the form below.

Forms must be received by 20 January 2025 to allow the selection committee time to visit the nominated pubs to confirm they are eligible.

Sorry, voting has closed.