The former Beer Central shop at the Moor Market is making a comeback as “Barrel & Anvil” – and the founder of Beer Central, who sold up to become a business advisor, is the guy that offered the advice to the guy opening the new shop! That guy is Vince, who had been working at Beer Central prior to its closure as well as a stint at the Beer House in Hillsborough. His craft beer journey started when he worked in Morrisons way back when the supermarket stocking Brewdog and Meantime was an exciting, eye opening development!
The Tram Stop micropub at Hillsborough Park is now open and looking smart, although cask ale doesn’t feature. There are however some local beers on keg and in bottle.
The upstairs seating area at Hope Valley Tap & Bottle in Hope has now opened, adding a drink in option to the retail shop on the ground floor. A selection of local craft beers are available on keg as well as a wide range of bottles and cans.
The Old Queens Head by Sheffield bus Interchange continues to run a cask club promotion on Mondays.
The food shack outside the Raven Inn at Walkley is back in business for the summer with Freak Street Cafe taking a guest residency there serving their Himalayan inspired street food.
Following the closure of the “Av It Bar” in the premises on Wellington Street in Sheffield City Centre that was originally the Devonshire Cat, work is taking place to convert it into a new venue opening soon – Alura bar & bistro.
The Harlequin held a Shandy Fest on 18 July including all sorts of exotic and imaginative beer & pop combinations!
Chapeltown Tap are holding a “Pup in the Pub” event on 23 August combining a dog show with their usual bar offering.
The Castle Inn at Bradway has been closed for a refurbishment and reopened on the evening of 17 July.
The Red Deer on Pitt Street in Sheffield City Centre, a Georgian building dating back to 1825 owned by Heineken’s Star Pubs, has closed for refurbishment with work beginning on 20 July, It is due to reopen in late August with a new operator leasing the pub – Karl Seery and food once again available. The refurbishment work is to refresh the interior, upgrade the beer garden and renovate the building’s exterior.
The Royal at Woodhouse has reopened following refurbishment with 3 real ales available – Bradfield Farmers Blonde, Ossett White Rat and Timothy Taylors Landlord.
The Two & Six Micropub in Sheffield City Centre are celebrating their birthday on 5 August with a tap takeover from Wensleydale brewery and complimentary cheese pairing.
There are two free bus services that circle Sheffield City Centre during the daytime and of course there a number of pubs along the route! Buses run until 7pm Monday to Saturday and until 4pm on Sundays.
Bus SC1 starts from Sheffield Interchange and goes to Fitzalan Square, Cathedral, City Hall, Pounds Park and Moorfoot. This bus runs about every 10 minutes.Bus SC2 heads out Sheffield Interchange the other way to Moorfoot, Arundel Gate and Millsands. This bus runs every 20 minutes.
The Sheffield Connect buses are operated by South Pennine Community Transport with funding from Sheffield City Council. They are usually electric buses painted in a dedicated green livery although sometimes a minibus is used instead. Other buses and trams also operate in the City Centre but aren’t free!
We’ve handpicked a selection of pubs of interest that are close to the routes to inspire an afternoon trip around town, a more comprehensive pub guide is available on the camra.org.uk website.
Originally the hunting lodge for Sheffield Castle, this Tudor building (with modern extension) has a fascinating history. The U shapes lounge surrounds a central bar and adjoins a superb beamed dining room, upstairs function room for hire. Owned by Thwaites and the cask beer range is typically four of their regular ales.
Opened in 2009 this was originally the first class refreshment room for Sheffield Midland Station, built in 1904. After years of neglect the main bar area has been subject of an award-winning restoration retaining many original features. Further seating has been provided in the entrance corridor and to the right of the bar. Usually three beers are from the on-site Tapped Brewery, opened in 2013 in the impressive former dining room and which can be viewed behind the glass screen.
Traditional pub now made into a single room. Exterior retains features of the now defunct Duncan Gilmour Brewery. There is also a beer garden at the rear. Real Ales selection always includes some from Blue Bee along with changing guest ales.
The food offering caters for all – whether it be chip butties or typical pub meals off the main menu or the bistro standard specials on the blackboard, all are freshly made by the Rutty’s kitchen team.
A juke box also features but beware – the staff humour extends to a forbidden music board, ignore at your peril!
Two roomed corner pub with a music orientation, with regular DJ nights (Wed-Sat) and live music. The larger room has basic seating and a dance floor/stage and DJ box whilst the smaller room is comfortable, quieter and more traditional. There is also a beer garden at the rear with some covered and heated smoking areas. The pub offers four mostly local cask beers. Very much a nightlife venue, remaining open until 3am most nights. Note it doesn’t open in the daytime midweek, only on Saturdays and Sundays.
A traditional style multi roomed pub with large beer offering, reopened in 2015 following a sympathetic refurbishment. The changing beer range is sourced mainly from local and regional micro breweries, with six cask beers and up to 11 craft keg beers. There is also a quality spirits offering. Hot food is not served, but cold tapas style small plates are available whenever the bar is open. The large beer garden has a heated, covered area.
Popularly known as Fanny’s after a former landlady, though much altered over the years, retains the feel of a traditional local. Three separate seating areas, one with pool, around a central bar and an upstairs function room. Popular with Sheffield United fans on matchdays and the items on display around the pub reflect this!
A large, tastefully decorated pub opposite the infamous ‘Cheese Grater’ car park, which can be admired from the popular beer terrace. Good value all day homemade food and at least four real ales mostly from local breweries.
A micropub offering up to four cask ales, real cider and craft keg alongside a lager and selected wines and spirits. Also included is an adjoining room used as an art gallery, which is available to hire as an exhibition and event space.
A one room pub devoted to rock and alternative music with a DJ or live music on most nights. Popular with all ages. Closing times may be later than those published if busy.
The Harlequin takes its name from another former Ward’s pub just round the corner, now demolished. The large open-plan interior features a central bar with seating on two levels. Kirkstall Bitter is the regular cask beer, plus up to five changing cask beers from far and wide with the emphasis on microbreweries. Also three real ciders on handpump as well as ciders in bag in box. A range of boutique bottled beers are also available. Occasional events include live music, quiz nights, tasting nights, games nights and tap takeovers. Good, simple food menu. Reached from the SC2 bus stop via a footbridge over the river Don.
A triangular shaped pub on a sharp corner with raised seating areas and lots of wooden and brass features (More character than Gerard Depardieu). The friendly staff serve up a choice of cask beers to an exclusively vinyl soundtrack.
Dating from 1796, a cosy multi-room Irish run dog friendly pub in the city centre. A menu of Irish bar food is available to soak up the range of mainly local cask ales, interesting craft beers and ‘the best Guinness outside Dublin’.Welcoming to anyone that brings a nice attitude, they host regular events including a quiz night, games night and folk music sessions.
Centred around a tiled corridor drinking area, the three rooms comprise a snug, lounge and pool room. Sign outside reads “Flynn’s” as a reference to the Flynn family who have owned the pub for over 40 years. A two star pub interior of outstanding national historic interest. Offers two cask beers, and bar food Monday to Saturday lunch times. Has live traditional Irish music in the back room six days a week, mainly folk sessions. Cash only, no Credit/Debit cards accepted.
Hop Hideout is an award winning speciality beer shop and tasting room, founded in 2013 as a ‘labour of beery love’ by Jules Gray. One of the first ‘drink in’ beer shops in the UK, they have a range of chilled beers available to browse, enjoy there and then or takeaway – including seven fresh rotating draught taps. In addition from time to time they have a beer in their own wooden pin, meaning gravity poured cask ale is offered (but check socials to see when this is on). Owner Jules has a penchant for wild ales, funky beers, natural wines and farmhouse cider and loves nothing more than helping you find something you love to drink. The current City Centre location in Leah’s Yard is the third, having originally opened on Abbeydale Road and since relocated.
Following a £1m interior renovation, the Fargate opened on 22nd October 2025. The pub is part of the regeneration of the street which saw three years of construction come to a close earlier in the year. Located in the City Centre Conservation Area, the venue brings together the storied elegance of the former bank with a carefully designed pub interior.
Dark polished wood, elegant leather seating, herringbone floors, brass accents, chandeliers, and curated artwork create the impression of a bar that could have stood here for more than a century. The striking horseshoe bar serves 10 cask beers and 16 keg lines. The ground floor also features screened booths, a snug, banquette seating, and full-height glazing to the front, offering a light and inviting space.
The original spiral staircase leads to the first floor. Here, a pizza kitchen with an Italian corner oven, is visible through glazed screens. The design combines reclaimed timber walls, decorated ceilings, and original architectural details to create a brighter, more contemporary setting.
Branded, ‘Thornbridge & Co,’ the two-storey pub is a joint venture from Peak District-based Thornbridge Brewery and York-based importer and distributor, Pivovar.
A pub in the heart of the city. Part of the areas social scene since 1828. Consists of one main room with partitioned seating, a beer garden and an upstairs meeting room.
There are seating areas either side of the entrance corridor leading into the main bar area. Five handpumps, a 22 line keg wall and a display fridge showcase the Vocation beer range. A menu of burgers, wings and loaded fries is available Tuesday to Saturday.
Tramlines music festival takes place in Hillsborough Park over the weekend of 24-26 July with a busy programme of music and comedy over several stages along with other attractions. However if you haven’t bought a ticket for this then you’ll be more interested in the Fringe @ Tramlines.
The centerpiece of the fringe is an outdoor stage on Devonshire Green in Sheffield City Centre hosting live music with free entry, however a huge number of pubs, bars, clubs and other venues also join in hosting live music and DJs, many of which offer free entry – just buy drinks!
You can see what events are scheduled on the Tramlines Fringe page of clashfinder.com, real ale venues confirmed as taking part at the time of going to press include the Frog & Parrot, Shakespeares, Alder bar, Harlequin, Head of Steam and Gardeners Rest.
Many of the breweries in our branch area have their own bar, in some cases on site, or a pub they regularly supply, that is a great place to go and try their beers. Here is our guide to them to help you enjoy a session on the locally brewed ales!
ABBEYDALE BREWERY
The original Abbeydale Brewery pub is the Rising Sun at Nether Green which has been extended over the years offering a bar showcasing a huge number of Abbeydale beers on cask and keg along with guest ales, it also has a dining room serving good quality fresh food and an outdoor drinking area. 471 Fulwood Road, Nether Green, S10 3QA. Buses 83 or 120.
This has now been joined by their Beerworks micropub on Abbeydale Road, just around the corner from the brewery, as the official Abbeydale tap room. This features a selection of Abbeydale beers on cask and keg plus a fridge full of cans available to drink in or take away. 298 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL. Buses 75/76, 86 or 97/98.
BLUE BEE BREWERY
The brewery is based in a small industrial unit in Neepsend and doesn’t have an official tap, however it does have some common management with the Kelham Island Tavern where you’ll always find some of their cask beers on the bar among a wide range of ales. The pub has two rooms, beer garden and a no swearing policy. 62 Russell Street, Kelham Island, S3 8RW. Buses 57/57a, 81/82 or 86.
BRADFIELD BREWERY
Their original tap pub is the Nags Head near Loxley in a rural spot just down the hill from the brewery, which was originally set up on a dairy farm as a diversification project for the family business. The Nags Head is a two room pub offering a reasonably priced range of Bradfield beers and good, simple home cooked pub grub. Stacey Bank, Loxley, S6 6SJ. Bus 61/62.
Bradfield have since taken on two more tap pubs, the King & Miller in Deepcar and the Wharncliffe Arms on Wharncliffe Side
DEAD PARROT BREWERY
The brewery and its tap – Perch – is located on the same complex around a yard that doubles up as their beer garden and events space. The name of the brewery is a little bit of an in joke with the kit and pipework coming from two breweries that are no longer with us – Henry’s Brewhouse and the Frog & Parrot, the latter pub now managed by the brewery owners brother.
Perch is in premises that was once home to the council parking enforcement officers but has now been converted into a modern bar which offers Dead Parrot beers on cask, mainstream keg beer brands and a fridge full of Belgian and other beers in bottle and can. 44 Garden Street, Sheffield S1 4BJ.
EYAM BREWERY
Eyam brewery started out life in the famous plague village before moving to bigger premises in the neighbouring village of Great Hucklow. Many of the beer names reference Eyam village’s history! The newly opened tap room is of the modern style in an adapted industrial unit in the Peak District village of Tideswell, a few miles away from the brewery. Here you can find a range of their beers on both cask and keg along with a shop selling bottles, cans and merchandise such as t-shirts and hoodies. The bar is open at the weekend Friday to Sunday and on some Saturdays a food trader pops up outside. Eyam Brewery tap, 7a Meverill Road, Tideswell, SK17 8PY. Buses 65 or 173.
FUGGLE BUNNY BREWHOUSE
Fuggle Bunny brew a range of mainly easy drinking session beers that tell a story with the pump clips designed like book marks. The brewery is in an industrial unit just off the main road between Halfway tram terminus and Killamarsh and contains a bar that opens every Friday plus special events held on the last Saturday of the month. Unit 1, Meadowbrook Park Ind. Est, Station Road, Halfway, S20 3PJ. Buses 26/26a or 120k.
LITTLE MESTERS
Little Mesters relocated started out in a small shop unit at Meadowhead but have since relocated to proper industrial premises with bigger kit in Attercliffe. Their tap bar, Mesters Tap, remains in Woodseats. 706 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, S8 0SD. Buses 24/25, 43/44, 75/76/M76 or X17.
LOXLEY BREWERY
Loxley Brewery is based at the Wisewood Inn and as you’d expect a range of their beers are on the bar. Food is also served and there is a beer garden. 539 Loxley Road, Loxley, S6 6RR. Buses 52a or 61/62.
NEEPSEND BREWERY
The Wellington pub next to Shalesmoor tram stop is Neepsend’s tap offering a range of their beers on both cask and keg as well as guest ales and cheap sandwiches! Classic multi roomed venue also featuring an outdoor drinking area. You can buy mini kegs of Neepsend beer to take home. 1 Henry Street, Sheffield S3 7EQ. Blue or Yellow tram; buses 57/57a, 81/82 or 86.
ST MARS OF THE DESERT
SMOD open the tap room at their brewery in Attercliffe every weekend except in winter. 90 Stevenson Road, Attercliffe S9 3XG. Buses 9/9a, 52/52a, 207 or X3.
TAPPED BREW CO
The brewery is located in the Sheffield Tap bar on the railway station, you can see the brewery as you sit drinking in the back room! Platform 1b Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, Sheffield S1 2BP. Blue or Purple tram, various buses and trains.
TOOLMAKERS
Toolmakers is a small batch brewery supplying cask ales to the Forest pub next door on Rutland Road, near Neepsend. The brewery also has a separate tap room that hosts events including live music and comedy. Rutland Street, Neepsend, S3 9PA
TRIPLE POINT
Modern complex hosting brewery, bar, burger kitchen and beer garden with a range of their cask and keg beers on the bar. Cans and merch available to take home. 178 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SQ. Buses 1, 24/25, 47/48 or 51.
The Devonshire Arms in Dore has opened a cafe in the conservatory area offering a brunch menu from 8am to 3pm Tuesday to Saturday.
The previous management of the Blue Bell in Harthill has left due to ill health and the pub is now being run by Ella Ebbs and her father Andy Ebbs, both of whom are local and known to many of the regulars. Food is no longer available following the change of management but they are hoping to get the kitchen back open soon.
The Anglers Rest in Bamford is hosting a beer festival at the pub on the weekend of Bamford Carnival.
The Washington pub in Sheffield City Centre has a happy hour promotion Sunday to Friday until 9pm and all night on Mondays with Abbeydale Moonshine available for £4 a pint among other offers.
Planning permission has been granted to convert the Masons Arms in Crookes to a children’s nursery, so another lost pub in the area!
The Tunnel Tap micropub in Totley features a regular calendar of monthly events including board games club (first Saturday), film club (first Sunday), Tunnel Tracks Open Mic (second Sunday), quiz night (third Sunday) and karaoke (last Sunday of the month).
The Tickled Trout in Barlow has been awarded Silver at the Visit England awards for excellence 2026 in the pub of the year category.
The Foresters on Division Street in Sheffield City Centre are running drinks offers Monday to Wednesday including cask ales at £3.50 a pint. Tuesday is quiz night (8pm start), last Wednesday of the month is open mic comedy jungle (7:30pm start) and on Sundays it is board games from noon and music bingo from 6pm.
The George in Castleton has recently shared a photograph of produce growing in the pub’s garden, once ready it will be used as ingredients in dishes on the specials board!
The Fox & Hounds in Marsh Lane is under new management.
The Horse & Jockey in Tideswell has a new chef and menu featuring pub classics, pizza and the odd special. The Steak & Ale pie tried by your editor is certainly reccommended!
The Royal Oak in Chesterfield will be hosting the launch of the second edition of the “Historic Tales & Traditional Ales” booklet on Saturday 11 July, 1pm.
The Anchor Inn at Tideswell is holding a 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday 15 August from 2pm until late featuring beer, food and live music with fund raising for Ashgate Hospice taking place.
The No Bounds Festival takes place from 9 to 11 October bringing together internationally acclaimed artists, grassroots venues, community organisations and pioneering cultural practitioners across ten independent venues and exhibition spaces in Sheffield and Rotherham. Two of the venues – Alder and Fagan’s – have cask ale.
The Sheffield Half Pint Marathon this year takes place 1 to 30 September, raising money for the Sheffield Mind charity. This annual event sees two breweries producing a special beer which is stocked across a number of venues with participating buying a half pint of the special beer at every venue to fill their collector card up. The breweries and venues were yet to be announced at the time of going to press.
The former Tap & Barrel pub on Castlegate, which has been closed for some time except for occasional special event openings such as the flower market, has been sold to Sheffield Live, the community radio and TV station. They plan to renovate it to accommodate radio, TV and podcasting studios, cafe & bar and performance space. More on this next month!
the Sportsman in Norton Lees reopened Tuesday 16 June at 5pm.
The Albion on London Road has been relaunched by the team behind Corporation under the guidance of Joe Rugg, better known as Pints Of Sheffield, and the man behind Pintstock festival.
A six-figure refurbishment has saw the interior restyled, and the large beer garden updated to include a pizza stall, DJ box and extra undercover seating.
The pub has 3 cask lines, which had beers from Abbeydale and Stancill on the opening night, but will feature rotating guests. They also have 12 keg lines, and a wine selection curated by Barks Wines.
Jenny Kidd, bartending legend at The Bear on Abbeydale Road, has recently completed a sponsored walk in aid of MIND, the mental health charity.
Over 4 days, Jen walked the 82 miles to Cleethorpes, raising more than £2,600 for the charity. Here she is having a well-earned pint in the “Message In A Bottle” micropub in Cleethorpes.
A fantastic achievement and well done to Jen for raising such an impressive amount, although 1 pint in 82 miles might also qualify her for world’s worst pub crawl! Cheers Jen.
Anyone wishing to donate to this worthy cause can simply visit the JustGiving page, and search “Jenny Kidd”
Stefan and Emma are the owners and operators of High Peak Wine & Beer Company in Castleton, and the soon to open Hope Valley Tap & Bottle in Hope. With a background rooted firmly in independent drinks retail, their approach is built on experience, relationships, and a genuine love of well-made wine, beer, and whisky.
High Peak Wine & Beer Co was founded in 2016, originally as a mobile bar business launched just two days after the birth of their first child. From the outset, the aim was clear: to create a business with full creative freedom, direct relationships with local suppliers, and a focus on quality rather than trend. That ambition led to the opening of the company’s first retail shop in Chapel-en-le-Frith in October 2020, with a strong emphasis on local producers, independent importers, and a carefully curated range, particularly whisky. In April 2023, the business moved to Castleton, placing High Peak Wine & Beer Co firmly at the heart of the Peak District community.
As the business has evolved, so too have Stefan’s personal interests, with an increasing focus on whisky. This has shaped the direction of the Castleton shop, which now stocks an extensive specialist whisky range. Much of the selection is made up of limited-edition bottlings and small-batch releases, many of which are unavailable to the mass market, reflecting a continued commitment to quality, character, and independent producers.
Hope Valley Tap & Bottle intends to follow the same formula over two floors with retail at ground level and seating to drink in on the first floor. Draught take away will also be available to service the local campsites with growler refills to compliment the already extensive retail options.
4 keg lines are planned to begin with to feature local High Peak and Hope Valley breweries such as Torrside, Intrepid, Buxton and many other smaller breweries not seen in the larger pubs of the Peak District. There is further scope for cask and more extensive drink in features as the business develops and responds to customer demand from the local population and visitor economy. Wines will be available by the glass as will many local spirits and whiskies. Corkage by the bottle will also be an option on select beers and wines from the retail range, giving us arguably the most interesting wine and beer list in the Peak District.
It is anticipated the Tap & Bottle venue will open in Hope in July.
The Tram Stop micropub, to be located at the outbound Hillsborough Park tram stop, now has planning permission and a premises licence. This project will see the Pro Property shop converted into a bar. It is expected to open mid July, in time for Tramlines festival.
The Pig & Whistle micropub at Gleadless Townend has expanded its repertoire further and is now opening from 9am every day of the week serving coffee and cake. Drinks from the bar are available from 11am and coffee service ends at 4pm, with the bar remaining open until 10pm (11pm Friday and Saturday). A range of craft beers is available across cask, keg and can. A programme of events is also advertised including live entertainment and pop up food traders – check their social media accounts for details.
Samuel Smiths Brewery have made their recruitment efforts to get live in management couples to reopen some of their pubs not currently trading a bit more prominent with blue banners on the front of the pubs, including the Old Mother Redcap in Bradway, which has been closed for nearly a decade now.
Meanwhile elsewhere Samuel Smith are selling some of their pubs off, which is something we’ve not seen in a long time, this includes the Travellers Rest in Oughtibridge.
Not to forget of course we do still have some that are open and successful such as the Brown Bear in Sheffield City Centre!
The Royal Hotel in Woodhouse closed on 10 May for a refurbishment and is expected to reopen mid June. The pub is leased from Heineken’s Star Pub Company and the new look will feature sports on TV and a games room with more community events also planned.
The Beer House S6 in Hillsborough, located on the inbound tram platform, held their third birthday party on 24 May.
The beer festival held at the Old Nag’s Head in Edale was deemed a huge success and they plan to repeat it next year over the weekend of 23 to 25 April.
The refurbishment work at the Mount Pleasant Inn at Norton Lees took a little longer than expected but the pub finally reopened on 11 May.
There was a leaving do at the Millhouses on 24 April with the management of the last seven years moving on. The pub is leased from Stonegate Pub Company.
The management of the Anvil at Stannington are moving on after less than two years and the lease is available again. It is owned by Stonegate Pub Company.
The former Southpaw boxing gym at Shalesmoor is to be converted into a retro video games arcade bar. It will be run by the same people as Retrodome in Barnsley and will charge an entry fee, once in all the games will be free to play.
The Norfolk Arms in Grenoside, which has been closed for 6 years, has building work well underway with a new extension and other alterations along with smartening up the existing exterior.
The Devonshire Arms in Dore and the Castle Inn at Bradway are hoping to go free of tie on their cask lines soon (the pubs are leased from Stonegate Pub Company) which will allow them to order direct from local breweries and offer more variety in their guest ale rotation – watch this space! Both pubs currently have a regular quiz night and occasional live music. The Castle Inn also does food.
Eyam Brewery Tap & Shop in Tideswell has now been granted its premises licence and continues to open every weekend with the bar offering a range of their cask and keg beers to drink in plus a shop selling their cans and bottles along with merch such as t-shirts and hoodies. Currently most Saturdays sees a street food trader pitching up outside, however longer term they intend to build an open kitchen in the tap room to offer their own food.
The Olde Bowling Green Inn in Bradwell will be closing for a bar refurbishment on Sunday 31 May with a party on the Saturday night, 30 May, from 8pm with DJ Euan Halbert. While the pub is closed the landlord and landlady are getting married and reopening the pub as a husband and wife team at 4pm on Friday 12 June.
There has been a management change at the Woodroffe Arms in Hope. The pub is owned by Greene King brewery but leased to independent local operators. The pub is now another one run by Atlantik Inns, who already have the Old Hall Hotel across the road. The Woodroffe is a community local with sport on TV, cask ales and an outdoor drinking area. It also offers accommodation. The food offering here will deliberately be different to the Old Hall with pizzas and bar snacks available.
The Albion Pub in Sheffield has entered a new era as local hospitality figures Joe Rugg and David Savereux officially take over the historic venue, bringing it back to independent ownership and community-focused hospitality.
Previously associated with Stancill Brewery, The Albion will now operate completely independently with a renewed focus on showcasing a broad range of beer, food and entertainment. The pair plan to offer 12 keg lines featuring four rotating independent breweries alongside three cask lines with one permanent beer and two rotating guests.
The drinks offering will extend far beyond beer. A curated wine list from Charles at Barks Wines will sit alongside a full cocktail and mocktail menu while plans are already underway to build a full kitchen serving high-quality pub food designed to perfectly accompany a pint.
David Savereux, Managing Director of Nivek Group that operates Sheffield institutions Corporation Nightclub and Trafalgar Wearhouse and Joe Rugg, founder of the popular social media platform Pints of Sheffield, believe the city’s pub culture deserves protecting and celebrating. Rugg is also the founder of the Abbeydale Road Beer Festival which has grown over the last five years into one of the city’s most popular independent beer events.
“We want this place to be a space for everyone,” said Joe Rugg. “A place to hang out all day, serving great food and drink while staying true to what a pub should be, somewhere for conversation with friends and family.”
Savereux added: “Pubs are part of Britain’s identity. Getting involved in a pub during this climate might seem risky but if we lose our pubs we lose something incredibly important about our communities.”
The pair say Sheffield’s independent spirit inspired the venture. Neither were born in the city but both now proudly call it home.
“Sheffield is already a national beer destination and we genuinely believe it can become a global one,” said Rugg.
Plans for The Albion include live music and DJs every weekend, a giant outdoor screen for the World Cup this summer and restoring the venue as a true seven-day community pub. Until its relaunch on 5 June 2026, The Albion will remain open Thursday to Sunday.
“We’d love people to come back and give The Albion a second chance.”
