Situated just east of the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border we pay a visit to the Dog & Parrot, one of three micropubs in the former coal mining town of Eastwood.
A visit to the Derbyshire Peak District, more specifically the spa town of Buxton where we stopped by at The Ale Stop micropub.
Is it an old shop unit? No, it’s a residential premises that’s been turned into a micropub. Let’s venutre just outside Derby City Centre to visit the Creaky Floorboard micropub.
It’s always sad when a micropub closes its doors, but it’s great when such a venue re-opens. Testament to this is The Hoptimist micropub in Draycott, Derbyshire, a new micropub that has opened in the same building as the previous micropub that closed a year before.
A Herefordshire micropub that was devastated by flooding has launched an online appeal with the aim of getting the venue back up and running for the community and beyond.
Situated in the Derbyshire Peak District town of Bakewell is the Joiners Arms, a bigger-sized micropub located in the town center.
Testament to the saying that ‘small is beautiful’ is The Last Post micropub in Derby, situated in a former post office now turned small watering hole.
It was the first micropub to open up in Derby back in 2012, and now fast-forward to 2024 and the Little Chester Ale House has had a takeover and makeover to boot.
When it comes to undertaking a micropub crawl the county of Nottinghamshire has a high number of small watering holes located within a short distance from one another. One stretch that is testament to this is that linking the towns of Eastwood, Giltbrook, and Kimberley where you have eight micropubs to enjoy. Better still all…
If the idea of a smaller micropub trail is more of your preference then the Derby suburb of Allestree may just provide that for you.