I should have paid more attention, the Friday storms are for the South, notably affecting Wimblebore a very dull event with which the BBC has a grotesque obsession.
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Checking back on the route in case I have to take this test, I'm starting in the Bath Hotel but depending on their beers may meet the main group in the Wellington. It looks like buses 81 and 82 could prove useful for me. I'll be visiting the Sheffield Tap on Saturday evening before getting the train back.
The Bath is only a short walk from the University tram stop. Get off at Shalesmoor tram stop for the Wellington. The 81/82 buses stop near the Wellington all right, but they don't get anywhere near the Bath.
Our arrival time at the Bath is 14.20, at the Wellington (just checking the test paper to see what the correct answer might be) any time between 3pm and 4, depending on how dissolute, or do I mean disparate, or possibly dispeptic, the group has become. Why don't you join us earlier at the Rutland? Or at the Dev Cat?
Only kidding, of course. Meet any time from 11.15am at the Sheffield Tap (it opens at 10am on Fridays) or 12.15pm at the Rutland Arms.
Sorry, I didn't make it clear but I'm aware iof the tram situation. I reckon I can use the 81/82 to get to the Shakespeare from the Wellington. Even though it's only a couple of stops it will make it a lot easier for me. It also appears that it will get me back to the hotel and also the Sheaf Island if I decide to go there.
I've alreasy been to the Rutland and the Dev Cat. I'd prefer to have a longer stay ib a new pub and more importantly avoid rhe walking which is becoming increasingly difficult.
Pubs on or near the crawl and wildcards giving a CAMRA discount.
Red Deer, Bath Hotel, Ship Inn, Dove & Rainbow, Dog & Partridge.
Check the CAMRA discount list for full details and for the many other pubs in Sheffield on the list. :cheers:
I've put together a crawl map again, timings intended only as a very rough guide of how we are doing.
https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubcrawl/sheffield-dev.php
Thanks for the map and timings.
Just to clarify, in my original rough plan for the Sheffield crawl the Roebuck didn't figure. However, on a recent mini-crawl around some city centre pubs I hadn't done for a while I found it had improved and was now worth a visit. However, I would suggest that doing the Roebuck, then the Beer Engine, then the Dev Cat would involve more walking than perhaps most people would want to take on. The Roebuck has a beer range of mainly traditional brews, though some not-often-encountered breweries may feature; the Beer Engine is aiming at a different clientele with plenty of modern beer styles, New World hops, fruit juice and lactose. I'm not saying that no one will like both pubs, just suggesting that doing both may lead to some disappointment. Doing Rutland-Roebuck-Dev Cat involves substantially less walking than Rutland-Beer Engine-Dev Cat. Doing Rutland-Roebuck-Beer Engine-Dev Cat, as the timings on the route map seem to suggest, might be a bit over the top for some people. Anyway, your choice.
(For anyone staying in Sheffield overnight either before or after Friday's main crawl, the Beer Engine could be done Thursday evening or Saturday - it's easily reached by bus from central Sheffield.)
Also not mentioned in either the original draft or the final crawl is the recently revived Crow(n) (see #65), which is near the Shakespeares and Bar Stewards and just a few yards (uphill) from Kelham Island. Depending on which direction people choose for Kelham/Neepsend (clockwise or anti?), it may well be worthwhile keeping a bit of time and energy in reserve for this one.
All being well I'll be on the 1035 from York arriving in at 1121 (first off peak down from Thornaby-on-Tees.)
Partly cloudy, 20deg, 10-15% chance of precipitation.
100% chance of over-imbibement.
Met Office App:
20C
Cloudy with sunny spells.
30% chance of light rain, 18.00 - 20.00.
And there's your weather.
Best bring a brollie or a cagoule. :pray:
Have a good one! I will raise a Cwrw or two.
Love the map and pub route. We should be at Tap for opening so see you there. May get to see you again when you get around Kelham area. Looking forward to great day, and aim to try the Old Workshop and the Crow on our route.
Gill
Hi, looking forward to seeing you lovely people. We are on the train arriving Sheffield 11.35 from Liverpool, in the front carriage. X
I should be arriving platform 6a about 11:05
Had a great day and chuffed to meet so many of you again around the pubs today. Aqualung was in our last pub the Wellington on his own, and great to have a chat. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your time in Sheffield and may see you in the next one.
Gill
A very enjoyable crawl, with just the right number of deviations from the prescribed route to keep it interesting.
It was good to see so many of you in my home city, and I've got to say it was a particular pleasure to be able to walk home after one of these crawls, rather than having to dash to the station for a pre-booked train. Good luck to those of you who had to do just that.
Attendees today, according to my notes, were:
Trainman & Jonesy
Alan H
Gillhalfpint & Ray
Andy (Ale&Hearty)
Nev (BF) and his friends Clive & Steve
Oldboots
ROB Camra & Ms Camra
Steve Gann
RP Adam
Dave M & Cider Drinker
Tris C
Spinko
Aqualung
and local resident, Sheffield Hatter.
Profuse apologies if anyone has been omitted from this list - please correct me if necessary. Photos were taken, so watch this space.
Sorry that I had to bail out a bit early - needed to get to Wembley Arena for a bit of Jimmy Barnes and ZZ Top - so I hope you all enjoyed Kelham Island (and wherever you may have gone afterwards.
They sure were.
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And so that you do study the previous image, it just goes to show that Pubs Galore does attract a higher level of photo bombing...í ½í¸‚
A few snaps from yesterday, add your own captions,
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Looks like I missed an excellent day!
Many thanks to Will for organising a cracking trip.
And thank you to Sheffield, you did not disappoint.
Now on the train home and I make my final tally for the two day =
22 Different Venues
26 different ales
One Eggs Benedict
One Full English
Two Black pudding pork pies
No Pork Scratchings ( well my body is a temple!)
Congratulations to anyone who managed the double-header.
I got home around midnight and only good for a medicinal glass or two indoors today. Only managed to venture out to walk dogs.
For those who were concerned, I made it past Kings Cross area unscathed..!
Cheers to all, and Will, and mighty Sheffield...
Yes.
Thanks indeed for organising such a brilliant crawl and day out. Fun as always to catch up with fellow crawlers as meeting some for the first time. I had a great though hilly walk back to the station from the KIT and then a swift half in the Howard, which was quite a contrast to what I'd experienced throughout the day!
I think I'd better explain how this came about! Normally the bus stop across the road from the Wellington will get you to the Shakespeare and Bar Stewards. I can only assume that due to the Tram Works they had all been diverted so I returned to the Wellington for some more of that nice 6% Neepsend IPA. After a couple came in who were discussing familiar pub names they had been to after earwigging their conversation for a while it occurred to me that this could be GillHalfPint and Ray. After identifying the man's accent as defo W Midlands I asked if they were who I thought were and yes they were!
Nice to meet you Gill & Ray, maybe we can meet up some time in my favourite pub the Great Western.
There is ONE thing I loathe more than group photos and it's selfies! I'd just finished taking a picture of a horrible former Burtonwood pub in Holyhead when two grinning young female faces appeared through the lens. Given the fact that I was using a proper camera and not a stupid mobile phone
there's no way they were going to get a picture.
Actually I don't even recognise the pub but I'm guessing it may have been KIT.
I made it to the Francis Newton and the Sheffield Tap on Saturday. The Tap was a madhouse but at least the expensive Jaipur was good.The train back was back to front even though I'm sure they announced it as normal. Maybe I got confused!
Re the Midlands poll, I get the impression that quite a few people haven't voted,
Quite so, vote here: 2019 Autumn PuG Crawl.
NB - Shrewsbury's early lead has been clawed back by Newark, with many others still in contention.
Closing date tomorrow!
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A little bit late*, but here a few more from Sheffield, including one of the elusive Aqualung. A great day out. Enjoyed finally meeting Tris, Alan, Spinko and Aqualung.
*Had to wait for my daughter to return from her hols, to give me a hand!