Category: Inn Brief

Jo Doyle, previously of the Sheaf View and Anglers Rest, is now assistant manager at Old Nag’s Head in Edale. Here there is a range of five cask ales including Abbeydale Moonshine and a house badged beer – Nag’s 1577 (also known as Theakston Old Peculiar!) along with three rotating guests. Real cider is added to the bar for the summer months. They are now offering CAMRA members a 10% discount on pints of cask ale. Looking further ahead there will be celebrations locally next April to mark the 60th anniversary of the Pennine National Trail, which is accessed close to the pub and the Nag’s is planning to host a beer festival with beer from breweries along the route.

Old Queen’s Head in Sheffield City Centre is now serving food. The menu features typical pub grub dishes, burgers and sandwiches.

Dove & Rainbow in Sheffield City Centre is hosting a Dovestock music festival 22-24 November.

Changes to opening hours at Happy’s Bar in Neepsend – it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays then Wednesday and Thursday its 5pm to 1am, Friday and Saturday midday to 4am, Sunday midday to 1am. Food served until 10pm Wednesday to Sunday.

Sportsman Inn on Harvey Clough Road, Norton Lees, is under new management. They are promising free pool all day Monday, quiz night and bingo, Chatty Crafters Wednesday Gossip, open mic nights, Murder Mystery Club and weekend entertainment. Opening hours are 1-11pm on weekdays, midday to midnight on Saturdays and midday to 10:30pm on Sundays.

The people behind Two Thirds Beer Co. bar on Abbeydale Road are involved with opening a new City Centre venue in the ground floor of one of the new office blocks on the junction of Carver Street and Wellington Street.

The Castle Inn at Bradway has closed down at very short notice. The pub, which was focused on dining, saw its sister venture, Bakers Chippy in Bradway, continue to trade. The Castle Inn was leased from Stonegate pub company, who are expected to offer the lease to a new tenant. This closure leaves Bradway without any pubs, as Old Mother Redcap, owned by Samuel Smiths Brewery, remains closed but is currently advertising for a live-in management couple. The nearest alternatives for real ale are Shepley Spitfire or Tunnel Tap in Totley.

Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre has launched an exciting new Irish food menu. Highlights include “Boxty,” a potato pancake topped with sausage and mushrooms in a stout and Henderson’s gravy, and the increasingly popular “Spice Bag,” inspired by Dublin’s Chinese takeaways, featuring chicken wings, chips, stir-fried veg, and curry sauce. The pub’s events calendar is growing too, with the ever-popular Tuesday quiz night, live music sessions every Sunday, a Thursday games night offering board games and retro video games, and a fun event where people bring their dogs to the Dog for a bit of fuss!

The Red Deer reopened under new management following a refurbishment on 25 July.

The Black Bull in Ecclesfield reopened following a refurbishment.

The Fat Cat is now serving food again with the new menu launching 13 August, just ahead of the pub’s birthday celebration on 17 August which featured live music and DJ sets in the beer garden.

The remaining programme of summer gigs in the garden at the Banner Cross have been cancelled following complaints from neighbours.

Shakespeares Ale & Cider House have been keeping a status board updated counting how many cask ales they’ve served since becoming a free house 13 years ago in 2011. Through most of this time one of the regular house beers has been Abbeydale Deception and to celebrate hitting the landmark of 10,000 different cask ales served a special dry hopped edition of Deception is being brewed for the pub!

There has been a change of management at the Walkley Cottage Inn with the last day of the established people being 17 August.

The Nottingham House in Broomhill has been closed for refurbishment.

The Miners Arms in Eyam is hosting a beer festival and hog roast on Sunday 25 August.

The Gardeners Rest at Neepsend is holding a Facer’s Flintshire tap takeover on the weekend of 30-31 August then a charity music marathon on Wednesday 18 September, with a continuous musical session running from Noon to Midnight.

Longbow, who own a number of pub/hotel venues in the Peak District including the George in Hathersage, have a Thornbridge house cask beer, It is a rebadge of AM PM.

Walkley festival saw a number of pubs in the area team up for a festival pub crawl promotion where you had a drink in each of the different pubs to get a card stamped which then went into a prize draw. It ran from 28 June to 7 July, with the Blake Hotel hosting a beer festival on the second weekend.

The S17 area has gained another new cask ale outlet with the Summer House bistro’s Eden Bar adding a handpump to serve Abbeydale Moonshine. This venue is next door to Dore & Totley railway station.

Cross Scythes in Totley are running a cask ale club with a loyalty card offer and discounted prices on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Lost in West Bar on Gibraltar Street has closed down with the premises declared unviable with new premises being sought in the Kelham Island area. All being well a new and improved Lost in Kelham Island should open later in the year – watch this space!

York in Broomhill is now open again following a refurbishment. The bar offers a choice of six cask ales plus a further six craft beers on keg.

Old Shoe in Orchard Square, Sheffield City Centre, is hosting a beer festival on 17 August with beer spread across their own bar and a pop up in the downstairs function room of the Sheffield Plate food hall. They also recently celebrated their first birthday over the weekend of 12-13 July with a fancy range of beers on both cask and keg.

Bear on Abbeydale Road recently celebrated their third birthday.

Rutland Arms on Brown Street in Sheffield City Centre has taken delivery of some birthday beers from Finland’s CoolHead Brew, including IPAs brewed in collaboration with Flok, Beak, Verdant and Burnt Mill, along with Dutch White Dog, which includes a DIPA and a rather ludicrous smoothie sour. These beers are all in keykeg and expected to hit the Rutty’s taps at some point in August.

Psalter hotel has been closed down a while but it is to reopen under the new ownership of local chef Tom Lawson as a stylish hotel and restaurant. The focus is to be dining although it is expected to feature a public bar.

Wig & Pen, which has been closed since Covid, is to finally reopen as the Beaten Track coffee lounge and cocktail bar.

Springwood Hotel, an abandoned pub in Woodthorpe, has suffered a fire.

Kiveton Tap is now open to drink inside with a selection of craft beers on their keg taps as well as a selection of bottles and cans in their shop area. Buses 21, 26/26a and X5 pass the front door.

The good folk of S8, particularly those that live near an unspecified big roundabout, may have a new local micropub opening to look forward to. More details are to be announced when all the licenses and permissions are in place.

If you attempted to visit the Bath Hotel on 15 July and was disapointed to find it closed, that was because it was being used to film scenes in a new BBC drama, Reunion.

Thornbridge Brewery’s tap room is hosting a Summer Social event from 16 to 18 August featuring live music, street food and of course beer. Entry is free and no tickets are required. The brewery is walkable from the centre of Bakewell where buses 218 and 257 from Sheffield terminate, the Peak Sightseer open top bus tour also passes the end of the brewery drive.

Triple Point Brewing are hosting a beer festival in conjunction with SIBA on 2 August from 5pm featuring keg beers that have been judged in their competition. It will see the number of taps on the bar increase to 27 for one evening only. The event will also feature live music and table bookings are recommended.

Pangolin are hosting a tap takeover with Pig Love of Leeds on Friday 21 June while every Wednesday it is chess club at 8pm.

Old Shoe launched this year’s batch of Exemption cider on the bar on Saturday 25 May which a choice of two available – one being Generous Flavours, a dry, bitter cider made with Sheffield windfall apples whilst the other The Fox & Lazy Dog is a blend involving juice from Ross Cider (50% Foxwhelp apple) and Sheffield windfall apples.

King & Miller in Deepcar is now serving food again. The menu includes classic pub dishes such as steaks, burgers, pies, sausage & mash, fish & chips and chilli.

Farmyard Inn at Youlgrave is hosting their annual Pommie Fest 9-11 August.

Peak Hotel in Castleton will again be hosting their Peaktober fest in September, details to be confirmed.

Tunnel Tap in Totley has had a handpump installed and started serving real ale from 7 June. It will be used for beer from Thornbridge Brewery and started with the Wild Swan session pale ale.

Kiveton Tap, which has been operating as a specialist off licence since opening, now has the appropriate permissions to expand and offer the option of drinking in. By the time this issue of Beer Matters is out, the bar area should be open with a range of craft beers on tap to enjoy, and a choice of bottles and cans in the shop area, with a small extra charge to drink in.

Harlequin on Nursery Street has now closed following a career change for landlady Liz! Some building maintenance is forthcoming and the pub is expected to reopen later in the year under new management.

Tramlines music festival takes place at Hillsborough Park over the weekend of 26-28 July, this also sees the Tramlines fringe take place in various venues including pubs in and near the City Centre. Not much had been announced at the time of going to press. Shakespeares on Gibraltar Street are running their very popular annual Shakelines event with a busy programme of live music upstairs over the weekend. Washington on Fitzwilliam Street are also hosting a busy weekend of free live music in the pub along with the usual late night DJs. However, expect all the usual places that regularly host live music to be doing something.

Traveller’s Rest in Apperknowle has opened a farm shop alongside the pub car park.

Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in the City Centre is very much hoping for a positive change of government as a result of the election and, on the Friday 5 July, is holding a party at the pub hosted by drag artist Bipolar Abdul and fundraising for S6 Food Bank. Check out the details on their Facebook page and get yourself down there for a few beers!

York in Broomhill closed for a refurbishment as soon as the students went home for the summer holiday and is expected to reopen on 27 June, with a relaunch event planned for 5 July. As well as a refreshed interior there will be a new food menu.

Building on the success of their Wednesday chip butty night (which features a weekly changing special topping!), Commercial in Chapeltown has launched a Thursday tacho night. Choose from tacos or nachos loaded with a choice of beef, chicken, mushrooms or pulled pork, served with lettuce, tomato, Mexican coleslaw, cheese, potato wedges and dips. A range of real ales are of course available to wash them down!

Bulls Head in Ranmoor, which is a Stonegate pub co lease, has reopened under the new management of Adrian and Clair, who also own the Angel at Holmesfield. The pub has four handpumps and they anticipate putting on some local beers including Bradfield Farmers Blonde and Thornbridge Jaipur along with others from the Stonegate list such as Purity Ubu.

Banner Cross is running a programme of Sunday afternoon garden gigs, on every week from 14 July to 1 September between 4 and 7pm. On the 14 July they’ll also be showing the Euro 2024 football final on the outdoor screen. Check out their Facebook page for more details.

Robin Hood in Millhouses closed for a refurbishment on 21 April and reopened on 9 May.

Crown at Totley is having some work done on the pub exterior from 28 May. If you see scaffolding up don’t worry, the pub hasn’t closed down!

Shepley Spitfire in Totley has reopened following refurbishment with a new pool table and darts board, upgraded beer garden. There are three real ales on the bar and the first Saturday back open saw live music in the evening.

Prince of Wales in Norton Lees has been closed for a refurbishment but has now reopened.

George in Castleton has won a PubAid Community Sustainability Hero award. The pub grows its own produce, uses solar power and keeps bees as well as doing much recycling!

British Oak in Mosborough host their annual Oakstock event on 12 and 13 July. This sees live music outside from 5pm Friday and midday Saturday along with food, outside bar and kids’ entertainment.

Changes in the kitchen at Dog & Partridge in Sheffield City Centre with a new pop up taking a residency there from 14 June – it will be the home to Stacked Deli, offering a range of gourmet sandwiches.

Old Horns Inn at High Bradfield is closing for a refurbishment from 20 May to 15 June. When they reopen they will launch a new menu, new drinks range and new look.

Abbeydale Tap & Snap is serving Pieminister pies from 24 May.

Old Hall Hotel in Hope will be supporting the annual Steam Rally Day which takes place to raise money for the Hope Valley College CRY screening fund on 22 June. Various events involving steam traction engines with venues being Old Hall Hotel at 11am, Bike & Boot Inn at noon, Hathersage at 1pm and Travellers Rest in Brough at 3pm. The finale is at 6pm in the Speedwell Cavern car park at the foot of Winnats Pass and is followed by an evening of celebrations. The charity provides a service going into the school that serves the rural Hope Valley communities to test year 11 students for cardiac abnormalities, this costs £6,000 a time!

We’re hearing that the Eyre Arms in Hassop is on course to be reopened.

The Cherry Tree Inn on Carterknowle Road is now open again and has real ale on the bar.

The Shepley Spitfire in Totley closed for a refurbishment on 8 April which also includes upgrades to the outdoor drinking and dining areas. It is expected to open on 9 May.

The Boston Arms in Woodseats are hosting a “crisp fest” from 2 to 6 May which we are told will involve beer and crisp pairings, bottomless crunch, crispmas quiz, special crisp sandwich menu, increased range of crisps, competitions and live music.

The Three Tuns in Sheffield City Centre had new opening hours which includes opening until 1am on Friday and Saturday nights. See their Facebook page for more information.

The Anchor on Tideswell crossroads recently enjoyed a lot of media attention after word got out this rural pubs had a dedicated tractor space in their car park!

Talking of the Anchor and tractors, the annual steam and tractor rally which departs from said pub takes place on 22 June this year.

The Bulls Head in Foolow has extended their opening hours to include Mondays.

The owner of the Red Lion in Litton is selling up and retiring and is holding a leaving do on Sunday 28 April from 4pm with live music. The actual date of handing over to the new owner was not confirmed at time of going to press.

Ben and Jo’s last weekend running the Plough in Low Bradfield was the 20/21 April and new tenants are being recruited to replace them. They aren’t going far though – they are moving up to the Old Horns Inn at High Bradfield!

The Kiveton Tap has now opened as a bottle shop.

The White Hart in Bradwell is now owned by Bradfield Brewery but with a local landlady running the pub. The bar features a range of cask ales from Bradfield but as this rural village pub in in Derbyshire, the Yorkshire Farmer is rebadged as a White Hart house ale!

We’re informed the Bistro Bisque on Ecclesall Road has beer from Bradfield Brewery.

Grafters Bar at Neepsend opened for their 2024 season on 19 April.

The Sheffield City Centre branch of Marston’s Pitcher & Piano chain has closed down, the venue will be reopening in the summer under a different brand.

Hillsborough Social Club on Oakland Road has introduced bottled ales to the bar along with a bag-in-box cider as a trial. There is a hope that if the bottles sell well then cask beer will be introduced. They have also introduced live music events in partnership with the Honey Bee Blues Club with gigs about once a fortnight. The gigs are free entry for club members with a modest door charge for non-members.

There has been a change of food trader at the Heist Brew Co. tap room in Neepsend with Slap & Pickle burgers moving on and taking up a kitchen residency at Happy’s Bar just around the corner. Their replacement at Heist is to be “Talon”, with a BBQ menu offering trays of smoked meats, sandwiches and wings. Food service at Happy’s is now midday to 10pm every day except Tuesday when the bar is shut, with service extended to 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights (when the bar is open until 4am).

The Anglers Rest in Bamford have changed their opening hours. The pub is closed on Mondays, opening at midday the rest of the week , until 10pm Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, later on Friday and Saturday nights. Food is served 12-8pm Tuesday to Saturday and from 12:30pm on Sundays until the roasts run out! The cafe is open 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday and 10am to 3pm on Sundays.

Hop Hideout, currently based in the Kommune food hall, have announced they are going to be part of the Leah’s Yard development on Cambridge Street which is due to open this summer. Their format at the new location will be similar – specialist shop and tasting room. They will be there alongside a Pete Mckee gallery/shop and a number of other small businesses set around a pleasant courtyard.

The Ashford Arms in Ashford-in-the-Water has now reopened under new ownership following a refurbishment. This historic pub had been closed for a few years before being bought by the same people as the George in Hathersage and Maynard Hotel in Grindleford. The Ashford Arms offers accommodation and serves food prepared with locally sourced ingredients. On the bar the beer range includes brewers based in or near Derbyshire. Ashford is near Bakewell, if you are wanting to get there by bus the Transpeak service (Derby-Buxton) can be picked up in Bakewell (regular buses 218 and 257 run from Sheffield to Bakewell), additionally in the summer the Peak Sightseer open top bus (Chatsworth-Bakewell circular) will drop you off there.

The Big Gun on the Wicker in Sheffield, a heritage pub which recently closed, has had work started to convert the right hand room with modern windows and doors fitted, without planning permission.

The proposed micropub on Division Street, in the former Simmonites shop, now has planning permission. Behind it is Sommar brewery of Birmingham and is being described as a “tap & lounge”.

The Alehouse on Fraser Road near Millhouses, which is currently closed and been up for sale, has had planning permission applied for to be converted into a nursery.

After a brief closure, the Shiny Sheff on Redmires Road near Lodge Moor has reopened following a change of ownership but with the same management in there as a tenant.

The Cricket Inn at Totley, a Thornbridge Brewery run gastropub, came in the top 3 in the pub category of the British Pie awards. The award winning pie contains Beef shin, potato and Lord Marples Bitter.

The Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre got listed by Guinness as one of the top 10 British pubs to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Cask ale and other craft beers are also available on the bar there as well as irish spirits and Tayto crisps!

The Masons Arms in Crookes no longer serves food.

Dronfield & District CAMRA’s Pub of the Year award winner is the Cross Daggers in Coal Aston. This is a classic community local with a great atmosphere and well kept ale. If you fancy a trip there from Sheffield bus 44 will drop you a short walk away.

Pangolin at Hillsborough is hosting a tap takeover with Turning Point brewing on Thursday 29 February with beers pouring on both cask and keg from 1pm and a representative from the brewery available in the evening to talk about the beers.

The Beer House S6 at Hillsborough now holds a darts tournament every Thursday at 7pm. It costs £3 to enter and winner takes all. You need to register at the bar in advance to take part.

The Three Tuns in Sheffield City Centre is hosting a meet the brewer event with Theakstons on 26 March. Guests are invited to enjoy an exciting evening of beer tasting and conversation with Simon Theakston of the legendary brewery, Theakston. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or simply curious about the brewing world, this event is perfect for you to try the Theakston range, including the legendary Old Peculiar Oak Barrel – the first time this has been available in Sheffield for years.
The Evening Includes:

• History of Theakston Brewery
• Tutored Beer Sampling
• Q&A with Simon Theakston
• Quiz with prizes
• Serving full range of Theakston Ales with a special barrel of Old Peculiar “The Wood”
  Ticket is inclusive of the Beer Flight (6 tastings, served in 1/3rd’s).

Tickets for the Theakstons event cost £15 and are available online.

The pub is also now well focused on its reinvention as an entertainment venue, as well as the well reported weekend “Three Huns” karaoke, bingo and drag events there is a quiz night every Wednesday which once a month is followed by a stand up comedy event (“Three Puns”). Keep an eye on their Facebook page for what’s on.

Eyam Brewery are in the process of opening a tap. The premises is the former Castlegate Butcher in Stoney Middleton, which will be known as “The Butcher’s Block”. They are hoping to be able to open at some point in March subject to licencing etc going smoothly..

Paradise Lost cocktail & tapas bar on Ecclesall Road saw changes in the new year including a new name – The Local Bar. They continue to serve cocktails and a regularly changing wine list, however they also now have a handpump and keg taps that offer local beer (typically Abbeydale).

The Masons Arms in Crookes is serving food at the weekend including pizza, burgers and chicken. The kitchen is open Friday nights along with Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

The Ranmoor Inn has an open mic night on Tuesdays and a quiz night on Thursdays along with local beers on the bar, currently with a 15p a pint discount available for CAMRA members (check with the pub for any terms & conditions or restrictions).

Gatsby on Division Street in Sheffield City Centre closed for refurbishment after Christmas and on 16 February reopened with a new name – well, actually an old name, it is gone back to it’s classic name of the Foresters and is being described as a City Centre local. It is under the same management as Fagan’s. The pub now has a more traditional design of seating, 2 real ales on the bar and food is served.

The Peak Hotel in Castleton recently had a party night in the pub to celebrate 10 years of being run by Atlantik Inns, the local company that runs a number of Peak District pubs. In that time they’ve built up a good reputation whilst cringing when repeats of the Three in a Bed episode featuring this pub come up on TV which was filmed under previous management who didn’t come across particularly well!

The Brown Bear in Sheffield City Centre is reopened on 12 February with a new management couple at the helm.

The Shiny Sheff on Crimicar Lane closed temporarily on 9 February but has since reopened.

The Water Tower at Norton is closed and boarded up whilst Star Pub Company (Heineken) recruit a publican to take the lease on. An open day is being held there for prospective tenants.

The Anglers Rest in Bamford, which is owned by the Bamford Community Society, is undertaking a fundraising drive to refurbish the premises including updating the kitchen, renewing worn out furniture, improve the layout of the Post Office and cafe areas and carry out plumbing and structural works. The fundraising target is £50k.

The Ball Inn at Grimethorpe, which has been closed since 2020, has a planning application with the council to convert the building into flats.

St Patrick’s Day is the 17 March which this year falls on a Sunday. Many pubs and bars put on celebrations that attracts many folks enjoying the Irish Craic for the day, with many of the events being a device to promote Guinness! However there are a number of venues with events that also serve cask beer or maybe also Irish craft beer. These include pubs that actually have Irish publicans and customers such as the Grapes and Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane whilst just down the road Perch bar (home to Dead Parrot Brewery with their own cask beers available on handpump) hold celebrations in their events yard.

AND FROM JUST OUTSIDE OUR PATCH…

• a new micropub is being planned for Kiveton, close to Kiveton Bridge station (and on the X5 bus route from Sheffield so a trip there could be combined with a visit to the Oxbow in Woodhouse Mill and Chantry Inn at Handsworth)
• The Little Haven micropub in Parkgate (not far from the tram train terminus and Chantry Brewery)_ has relocated to slightly bigger premises across the road which are now open.
• The Beer Stop at Dronfield has changed ownership. This is a small, specialist beer shop that also has some keg taps for craft beers with the option of drinking on the premises – either at a single table in the shop or on one of the outdoor tables on the patio area at the front. It is a couple of minutes walk from Dronfield railway station and on bus route 44 from Sheffield.

The Blue Ball in Worrall has revealed the total amount of money raised for charity in 2023 by customers and staff was £11,599.34. Well done all!

The Blind Monkey in Walkley is hosting a makers market at the pub on Sunday 3 March.

You may remember back in April last year the Hallamshire Hotel Music Hall & Late Bar (previously Bloo88) on West Street in Sheffield City Centre was reopened on a temporary lease from Greene King brewery, just at weekends, by the same management as the Washington but has been closed since Christmas. Some good news here – the closure was for a refurbishment. This will see a dancefloor installed downstairs as part of a new decor described as something that “could have fallen right out of Stanley Kubrick’s head”. There has also been investment in a brand new sound system, restoration of the upstairs room into a gig space like the old days and improvements to the beer garden. We are told Improvements to the bar are also included including the introduction of craft beer as well as a new cocktail menu. The big relaunch is on Friday 2 February.

James O’Hara has been awarded an honoury degree by the University of Sheffield. As well as being one of the founders of Tramlines festival the businesses he is involved with include Public cocktail bar, Picture House Social on Abbeydale Road, Gatsby pub, Fagans and various cafes. He’s also part of the consortium that relaunched the Kelham Island Brewery brand, which is now brewed at Thornbridge.

The final day of Andrew Delamere running the Church House pub is Wednesday 31 January and the occasion is being market with a celebration featuring Atomic, an 80s party band. His final Saturday night there will see a band called the Resurrection play. Andrew has ended his lease with Heineken’s Star Pub Company, however the pub isn’t closing and you’ll recognise the new landlord!

The Raven celebrated its 4th birthday on 16 November and held a quiz night with a £100 jackpot, pint prizes and buffet! The pub is run by the same people as Loxley Brewery and the Wisewood Inn.

December sees a number of pubs get into the Christmas spirit and host carol singing, brass bands and the like. This includes Stannington brass band going on tour taking in the Waggon & Horses in Millhouses, Rose & Crown in Stannington, British Oak in Mosborough, Punchbowl in Crookes, Crown & Glove in Stannington, Rivelin in Stannington, Ball Inn in Crookes and finally the Dog & Partridge in Sheffield City Centre.

The Mount Pleasant at Norton Lees has a brass band on Sunday 17 December from 4pm.

The Old Hall Hotel in Hope has a number of evening events in December including folk music on the 13 December, Christmas Carols with Tideswell brass band on 20 December and a Christmas party night with a DJ on from 9pm on 22 December. Then for New Years Eve for those with tickets they are hosting a gala dinner and disco. There is also of course a Christmas menu in the restaurant.

The Woodroffe Arms in Hope have updated their food hours. Monday is pizza night 4-9pm, Tuesday is chippy night 4-9pm then the full menu is available Wednesday/Thursday 4-9pm, Friday and Saturday 1-9pm then there is a carvery on Sundays from 1pm.

The Peak Hotel in Castleton evening events in December include a jazz pianist on the 2nd, singers on the 9th and 16th, Christmas quiz on the 21st whilst Christmas Eve and New Years Eve will see the pub hosting a disco from 9:30pm until late. There is also of course a Christmas menu in the restaurant.

The Bike & Boot Inn Hotel near Bamford doesn’t have cask ale on the bar but you can still get a local beer with Peak Ales supplying bottles and Thornbridge Brewery cans available.

The George in Hathersage suffered from flood damage in storm Babett in October and is expected to remain closed for repairs for around 6pm. Some hotel and function bookings have been transferred to their sister hotel in Grindleford.

The Rutland Arms on Brown Street in Sheffield City Centre holds their annual Christmas lights switch on party on Thursday 7 December. The party kicks off from 7pm with lights on at 9ish. They are also taking bookings for their Christmas menu, which is usually a little alternative!

Triple Point Brewing have various events coming up in their bar including a cheese and beer pairing night on 10 December and a brewery tour on 30 December. Both require booking in advance which can be done online.

The Devonshire Arms in Dore now have a pizza truck outside the pub every Thursday between 5pm and 8pm.

The Castle Inn in Hillsborough now have at least 1 real ale on (Marston’s 61 Deep) and by the time of publishing should have Bradfield Belgian Blue alongside. The problem with the real ale pumps not being used for a couple of months was the instalment of a new cellar system that failed on two occasions. 

The Old Queen’s Head in Sheffield City Centre now has a new menu operating with Lunch Club Specials (12-4pm) burgers, mains and grills Mon-Sat 12-4pm, then 5-8pm. Beer is on 4 pumps with Bradfield Belgian Blue, a Thwaites beer or two, and guests. 

The Railway in Wadsley Bridge has now completed the renovation of the backroom gig space. After removing 3 layers of old flooring, it has now been screed and sealed. Seating and a small dancefloor is available for all concerts. A couple of new key kegs have been introduced recently. 

Lost in West Bar now has a weekly acoustic jam session on Fridays from 7pm.

Abbeydale Tap has introduced a happy hour from 5pm to 7pm with cask ale reduced to £3.50 a pint. They also have revised opening hours for the winter.

Happy’s Bar at Neepsend now serves food until 10pm, has a quiz on Sundays at 7pm and a DJ night most Fridays with the bar open until 4am!

The Chantry Inn at Handsworth was one of the pubs that featured Chantry brewery’s special halloween beer, Frankenstein’s Brew. It was a 4% dark bitter.

Vocation & Co.bar in Sheffield City Centre has introduced beer tasting flights.

Dead Parrot beers noted on the bar at Perch in early November were Jet (Stout), Cow Hollow (Blonde), Vitriol (Bitter) and Pole (Blonde).

By the time you read this it is expected the Three Tuns in Sheffield City Centre will have introduced bar food. There is now a regular quiz on Wednesdays at 6:30pm and a programme of entertainment planned including comedy and live music.

The Dronfield Arms has been running special early bar prices on weekdays 3-5pm with cask ales at just £3 a pint. Pizza Pi is also now resident behind the pub from Thursday to Sunday, serving from 4pm. They’ve also launched a quiz night on Wednesdays from 7:30pm and continue to host an open mic night on Thursdays from 8:30pm.

The Green Dragon in Dronfield continues with a busy weekly programme including Tapas Tuesday, Thursday quiz night, DJ playing vinyl on Fridays and live entertainment on Saturdays.

The Manor House Hotel in Dronfield has a DJ every Friday night and one well kept real ale in the form of Abbeydale Moonshine.

The Underdog bar in Dronfield now always has a Gluten free beer available. They’ve also launched a “Super Sharer Saturday” on selected dates for those that book where large deli platters are served to eat. Monday is board games night, Tuesday is quiz night and Thursday is pub choir. Abbeydale Moonshine has been removed as the regular house beer and at the time of writing Chantry Brewery Steelos pale ale is now resident on that pump.