Pubs Galore Autumn 2022 Midlands Pub Crawl.

[sheffield hatter]

With two weeks to go to our tour of Burton on Trent I thought it might be useful to have some idea of the walking distances between pubs. As has been mentioned, this is not a big town, but with the Elms across the river and the two new brewery taps quite a bit to the north, there will need to be choices made. The original list was 16 pubs, which might be more than some would want to attempt, and taking other comments into account I have included some pointers for where more or fewer pubs can be chosen.

I hope this will be helpful. (For those who would like to print out a copy for framing, there is a pdf attached.)





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


Above opening times have been checked but may not be accurate. Below timings are for illustration only, and are not meant to imply that bells will be rung or elbows tugged.

Meet at

Roebuck 12:00 - 12:40

Devonshire Arms 12:45 – 13:15

Coopers Tavern 13:20 – 13:45

Choice of wild cards:

National Brewery Centre or Brews of the World
13:50 – 14:20


Old Royal Oak 14:25 – 14:50

Dog Inn 14:55 – 15:20

Walking distance of first five mainstream pubs: less than a mile.

Route A

Elms 15:45 – 16:10 (25 minute walk via Ferry Bridge)

Burton Bridge Inn 16:20 – 16:45 (10 minute walk via A444 & A511)


Route B

Crossing 15:30 – 15:55

Beeropolis 16:00 – 16:25

Burton Bridge Inn 16:30 – 16:55

Walking distance from Dog to Bridge by this route: about half a mile.


Option to visit one or both of:

Tower Brewery and/or Burton Town Brewery
17:00 – 17:40

Walking distance from Burton Bridge Inn to Burton Town Brewery via Tower Brewery: just short of a mile.


Choice of:

Alfred then Weighbridge

Walking distance from Burton Town Brewery to Weighbridge (via Alfred): 1.4 miles


Last Heretic then Weighbridge

Walking distance from Burton Town Brewery to Last Heretic: 1.3 miles, then 0.2 miles to Weighbridge


Alternative to visiting Burton Town Brewery and Tower Brewery:

Burton Bridge Inn to Last Heretic: 0.8 mile, then 0.2 mile to Weighbridge






Last Heretic and Weighbridge are both a short walk from the railway station.

But in opposite directions.

[Quinno]

I'm tentative for this as I've done my leg in and am struggling to walk for more than a few minutes at a time.

[Mobyduck]

I'm tentative for this as I've done my leg in and am struggling to walk for more than a few minutes at a time.

You mean you're legless?

[Tris39]

I'm tentative for this as I've done my leg in and am struggling to walk for more than a few minutes at a time.

It is in two weeks' time. And it's only a few minutes walk between pubs so you should be fine.

[sheffield hatter]

I'm tentative for this as I've done my leg in and am struggling to walk for more than a few minutes at a time.

That sounds serious. Hope you are getting some help and will make a full recovery before long.

[trainman]

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

Not all venues identifiable on this map service, so some postcodes substitute, but in the order of Will's list, above. No idea why some venue names have translated into something else, all showed by correct name or postcode on orig map-build, honest!
Btw, no bell ringing or elbow tugging Will? When the hell did these occasions start descending into chaotic free-for-alls..??
https://classic-maps.openrouteservic...k1=en-US&k2=mi

[Bucking Fastard]

I'm tentative for this as I've done my leg in and am struggling to walk for more than a few minutes at a time.

That's sounds nasty,hope you make a quick recovery.

[Strongers]

Train times and prices were too restrictive for me on this one unfortunately... £100 return and 9 hours travelling for 6 hours drinking

[Strongers]

I'm tentative for this as I've done my leg in and am struggling to walk for more than a few minutes at a time.

Hope you feel better soon, and that you did your leg in during an amazing event rather than something mundane like putting on your socks. This is how I put my back out for 2 weeks earlier this year.

[Pangolin]

Not all venues identifiable on this map service, so some postcodes substitute, but in the order of Will's list, above. No idea why some venue names have translated into something else, all showed by correct name or postcode on orig map-build, honest!

A jolly good effort, although I am a bit worried it is taking us all to the cemetary! Perhaps Dave could bring his tool into play instead (ooh err missus).