Sheffield tomorow

We are coming out of hibernation and will be arriving in Sheffield tomorrow around 11.30 for a tour of some of our favourite bars which I believe are going to be open.

Reckon we could be doing Rutland and Tap, then make our way to Kelham for Cat, KIT, Shakespeare, Crow, Bar Stewards, and I heard there is a Taphouse round from Fat Cat near the museum. Don't think we will get to Gardeners Rest this visit but will depend if we get into the others or have to move on.

Hoping all goes well on train - bit scary - but need to get life back.

Is there anything any of you know that is worth adding or taking away.

Gill

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Originally Posted by gillhalfpint

We are coming out of hibernation and will be arriving in Sheffield tomorrow around 11.30 for a tour of some of our favourite bars which I believe are going to be open.

Reckon we could be doing Rutland and Tap, then make our way to Kelham for Cat, KIT, Shakespeare, Crow, Bar Stewards, and I heard there is a Taphouse round from Fat Cat near the museum. Don't think we will get to Gardeners Rest this visit but will depend if we get into the others or have to move on.

Hoping all goes well on train - bit scary - but need to get life back.

Is there anything any of you know that is worth adding or taking away.

Gill

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Can't help you with Sheffield pubs but I would think you will be fine on the trains, been in a few over the last couple of weeks and went into London last Monday, plenty of space even on the Tube, just remember your masks.

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Originally Posted by Mobyduck

Can't help you with Sheffield pubs but I would think you will be fine on the trains, been in a few over the last couple of weeks and went into London last Monday, plenty of space even on the Tube, just remember your masks.

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Although if they cause you extreme distress, or you need to drink...

Manchester this weekend and Sheffield next, will be interesting to see how the cities compare to the back to normal market towns.

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Originally Posted by gillhalfpint

We are coming out of hibernation and will be arriving in Sheffield tomorrow around 11.30 for a tour of some of our favourite bars which I believe are going to be open.

Reckon we could be doing Rutland and Tap, then make our way to Kelham for Cat,

Is there anything any of you know that is worth adding or taking away.

Gill

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If this refers to the Devonshire Cat ,it was reported on here that this has not reopened as Abbeydale couldn't make the venue work for them.

Enjoy your Sheffield crawl and well done for wanting to get a life back.:drinkup:

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Originally Posted by Bucking Fastard

If this refers to the Devonshire Cat ,it was reported on here that this has not reopened as Abbeydale couldn't make the venue work for them.

Enjoy your Sheffield crawl and well done for wanting to get a life back.:drinkup:

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Kelham, so I guess The Fat Cat (my favourite in the area).

I wish I could make it down there but I'm stuck finishing the decorating I foolishly started two weeks ago.

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Originally Posted by oldboots

Kelham, so I guess The Fat Cat (my favourite in the area).

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Seconded. No doubt Will will come charging over the hill, with a rolled-up copy of The Grauniad as his lance, defending the honour of the KIT, but I'm with you. Definitely more my sort of place.

I now prefer Shakespeares to both, but would put KIT above Fat Cat, the latter is always too tight around the bar...

Loved all three - superb!

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Originally Posted by aleandhearty

No doubt Will will come charging over the hill, with a rolled-up copy of The Grauniad as his lance, defending the honour of the KIT.

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Well, I've only just seen this thread, having been away for just over a week with my bicycle and my tent. Sorry to have missed Gill and Ray, but only got back into Sheffield at about 3pm.

As for Cat vs KIT, I'm not particularly bothered. If out with friends I'll go in either, but tend to avoid KIT on Friday afternoon/evening and after games at Hillsborough, when it gets too busy to be pleasant. Actually, make that last sentence all past tense; not sure what they're like these days.

Using "a rolled-up copy of The Grauniad as [my] lance" is probably what makes it so difficult for me to complete the crossword.

Where in Sheffield is best to visit now in these abnormal times? Mostly after places that are paying lip service only to t&t, rather than escorting you to tables and requiring bookings etc.

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Originally Posted by Spinko

Where in Sheffield is best to visit now in these abnormal times? Mostly after places that are paying lip service only to t&t, rather than escorting you to tables and requiring bookings etc.

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I haven't been to many yet, notable omissions being the Kelham Island Tavern and Shakespeares. I hope to do the latter this afternoon or tomorrow. The Crow Inn was good when I was there a couple of weeks ago - they ask for contact name and number and write it down themselves. Limited tables inside and no standing at the bar.

I was at the Blake Hotel the other day, which has a QR code but if you don't use a QR scanner you can key in the URL in a browser on your phone to register your presence. (Sister pub the Wellington had staff wearing visors as well as a perspex screen at the counter, while the Blake just had the latter.)

Fat Cat had a pad of paper for you to write your details, with just one pen.

I went in the Gardeners Rest for a shareholders preview, when they were testing out their systems and approach. I think they've increased the number of tables since then; T&T was via QR code/website.

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Originally Posted by sheffield hatter

I haven't been to many yet, notable omissions being the Kelham Island Tavern and Shakespeares. I hope to do the latter this afternoon or tomorrow.

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Went in the Shakespeares after meeting two mates at the Crow Inn today. The Covid precautions were fine, but the only cask beer on the blackboard that I was interested in was "off", and the keg offering was also not to my taste, so I (rather embarrassedly) declined. Staff were very friendly and welcoming, and didn't seem to take offence when I walked out without a beer. (The number of beers on offer were down on usual, which is understandable, but once I'd ruled out Abbeydale Deception and Acorn Barnsley Bitter that left three beers on hand pump, none of which seemed likely to do it for me, and I likewise narrowed down the keg options to a possible stout whose name I couldn't read, but this turned out to be Hawaian, which I correctly interpreted as coconut and pineapple.)

The KIT had the most unwelcoming Covid precautions of any pub I've been to, with furniture positioned to prevent approaching the bar, and blackboards propped up listing the beers. But the barman was determined to steer us to a table before taking our order, and of course once I'd walked away from the bar I couldn't remember which beer I wanted! To cap it all, I went for a local keg beer from St Mars of the Desert, which was both cold and gassy (yes, I know it's keg, but at the Crow they generally manage to serve their keg beers at both tolerable temperature and reasonable gasiness), and even when it warmed up was not very interesting. Meanwhile, the licensee was pulling through the next beer on which turned out to be Acorn Gorlovka, so I might go back tomorrow.

We ended up at the Wellington, which seems to have the most relaxed policy of those I've tried in Sheffield (along with the Blake, as mentioned before), while still aiming to protect staff and customers.

Thanks for the info. Hoping to start at the Tap and move over to Crucible Corner area so probably Head of Steam.. After that it's all to play for. It might depend how we're feeling in the 29c temperatures...

Amidst the heat, all we (Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for the day) ended up doing was the Benjamin Huntsman and Head of Steam. At the latter, ended up on a Camerons pale - might as well have stayed on Teesside!