Pubs Galore Autumn 2022 Midlands Pub Crawl.

[Strongers]

Thinking about when to book tickets to Burton,am I right to say that unions have to give 1 months notice of industrial action on public transport ? Wouldn't want to buy tickets in advance for a strike day.

I believe it's 14 days notice... but the rail company will fully refund tickets if there is strike action.

[Bucking Fastard]

I believe it's 14 days notice... but the rail company will fully refund tickets if there is strike action.

Thanks,thats helpful.

[an_ecumenical_matter]

I believe it's 14 days notice... but the rail company will fully refund tickets if there is strike action.

14 days notice is correct.

[Mobyduck]

14 days isn't long to scupper advanced plans.

[sheffield hatter]

Here's a list of Burton pubs (with Friday opening times from WhatPub) in no particular order:

Devonshire Arms 12 noon
Brews of the World 12 noon
Burton Bridge Inn 4pm
Elms 12 noon
Old Royal Oak 12 noon
Dog 12 noon
Coopers Tavern 12 noon
Roebuck 12 noon
Weighbridge 5pm
Fuggle & Nugget (now Beeropolis) 3pm
National Brewery Centre 12 noon
Last Heretic 4pm
Alfred 4pm
Burton Town Brewery 12 noon
Tower Brewery Tap 4pm
The Crossing 12 noon

Others may have suggestions they want to add.

One or two of these might be a little bit too much of a walk for some - the Alfred and the Elms are the farthest flung - but there are 16 pubs in this list so a little trimming wouldn't go amiss. All but six are said to open at 12 noon. As has been mentioned previously in this thread, aiming to finish near the station for the late opening Last Heretic and Weighbridge would seem to be a good idea. Either the Roebuck or the Devonshire might make a good meeting point, being about five minutes from the station and open at noon.

[sheffield hatter]

First attempt to put them into some sort of running order:


Roebuck 12 noon
Devonshire Arms 12 noon
Coopers Tavern 12 noon
National Brewery Centre 12 noon
Brews of the World 12 noon
Old Royal Oak 12 noon
Dog 12 noon


Google maps: 1st seven pubs (1.5 miles)


option A:Elms 12 noon
Burton Bridge Inn 4pm
Beeropolis 3pm
The Crossing 12 noon
Last Heretic 4pm
Weighbridge 5pm

Google maps: last six pubs (2.9 miles)



option B: The Crossing 12 noon
Beeropolis 3pm
Burton Bridge Inn 4pm
Tower Brewery Tap 4pm
Burton Town Brewery 12 noon
Alfred 4pm
Weighbridge 5pm

Google maps: final seven pubs (2.9 miles)


Doing all 16 pubs would involve quite a bit of walking, but by splitting the second half into two options (and missing out a couple of pubs in each) we can limit the walk to just over four miles altogether. There are probably better ways of splitting the pubs, for example we could make the National Brewery Centre, the Elms, the Tower Brewery and the Burton Town Brewery entirely optional (or wild cards), thereby reducing the distance for those who give those four a miss.

Suggestions?

[Mobyduck]

First attempt to put them into some sort of running order:


Roebuck 12 noon
Devonshire Arms 12 noon
Coopers Tavern 12 noon
National Brewery Centre 12 noon
Brews of the World 12 noon
Old Royal Oak 12 noon
Dog 12 noon


Google maps: 1st seven pubs (1.4 miles)


option A:Elms 12 noon
Burton Bridge Inn 4pm
Beeropolis 3pm
The Crossing 12 noon
Last Heretic 4pm
Weighbridge 5pm

Google maps: last six pubs (2.9 miles)



option B: The Crossing 12 noon
Beeropolis 3pm
Burton Bridge Inn 4pm
Tower Brewery Tap 4pm
Burton Town Brewery 12 noon
Alfred 4pm
Weighbridge 5pm

Google maps: final seven pubs (2.9 miles)


Doing all 16 pubs would involve quite a bit of walking, but by splitting the second half into two options (and missing out a couple of pubs in each) we can limit the walk to just over four miles altogether. There are probably better ways of splitting the pubs, for example we could make the National Brewery Centre, the Elms, the Tower Brewery and the Burton Town Brewery entirely optional (or wild cards), thereby reducing the distance for those who give those four a miss.

Suggestions?

Good work Will, I need to do a bit more investigation as as my days of 16 pubs in a session are probably now behind me plenty of food for thought though.

[gillhalfpint]

I don't get involved really until decision made, and we will be on our way home from Nottingham beer festival on Friday 14 Oct but if anything scuppers us getting to that, we could possibly make it.

We enjoy Burton, and have done a couple of their ale trails getting round most of the pubs on your list, and plan to do their net one on Friday 2 Sept before going to Sheffield on Sat 3 Sept to do the West Bar fest in Shakespeare, Crow and Bar Stewards.

Gill

[Bucking Fastard]

Here's a list of Burton pubs (with Friday opening times from WhatPub) in no particular order:

Devonshire Arms 12 noon
Brews of the World 12 noon
Burton Bridge Inn 4pm
Elms 12 noon
Old Royal Oak 12 noon
Dog 12 noon
Coopers Tavern 12 noon
Roebuck 12 noon
Weighbridge 5pm
Fuggle & Nugget (now Beeropolis) 3pm
National Brewery Centre 12 noon
Last Heretic 4pm
Alfred 4pm
Burton Town Brewery 12 noon
Tower Brewery Tap 4pm
The Crossing 12 noon

Others may have suggestions they want to add.

One or two of these might be a little bit too much of a walk for some - the Alfred and the Elms are the farthest flung - but there are 16 pubs in this list so a little trimming wouldn't go amiss. All but six are said to open at 12 noon. As has been mentioned previously in this thread, aiming to finish near the station for the late opening Last Heretic and Weighbridge would seem to be a good idea. Either the Roebuck or the Devonshire might make a good meeting point, being about five minutes from the station and open at noon.

This is a good long list of 16 and the opening times are very useful.If we are looking to trim this list,the recent reviews for The Alfred and The Crossing may point to these as being wild cards and I agree about the Alfred and The Elms being out on a limb and more difficult to work into a crawl route.

The good thing about Burton is that it is not huge and pretty much level,so the remaining 13 could be possible ,especially if the late opening pubs namely Tower Brewery Tap,Burton Bridge Inn,Last Heretic and Weighbridge are all tackled after 4pm on a route back to the station.Should mean being around the station area around 6pm ,which is often the sort of time folk start to depart.

[Bucking Fastard]

Something like this

First part.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Th...52.8067703!3e2


Final Leg

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Bu...52.8073563!3e2

4.2 miles in total.Couldn't do everything on one map,Google only allow 10 different venues on one map.