Pubs in Burton Upon Trent
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Barley Mow
30 Main Street, Burton upon Trent DE15 9AP
Large, comfortable and welcoming Victorian locals pub fronting the main road, with a small public bar (dominated by a pool table) and a larger lounge, plus a large dining/function room to the rear which can cater for up to 40 diners. Fairly standard pub food, including snacks, pizzas and children’s meals, but carvery only on Sunday. Some special deals: 2 for £10 (not Sunday); curry & pint £5 Friday; burger & pint £5 Saturday. The crown bowling green at the side, with its associated pavilion, is owned by NewRiver Retail but leased separately to Stapenhill Bowls Club.
Crown
Rosliston Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 9RF
Popular brick-built single-storey locals pub, built in 1960 on the site of an earlier Crown and originally owned by Ind Coope, with a single, smart, L-shaped room. Patio area, with picnic tables, at front. Occasional disco and karaoke evenings.
Grove
1 Merrydale Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 9DQ
Typical two-roomed busy local, built around 1961/2 to replace the nearby Grove Hotel, with a relatively basic public bar and a smart comfortable lounge. Good support for pub games, with teams for crib, darts, dominoes and pool. Live music alternate Tuesday evenings; quiz night Thursday; occasional charity events. Outdoor drinking limited to benches at front, plus a covered and heated area next to the car park.
New Inn
2 Ferry Street, Burton upon Trent DE15 9EU
Busy 19th-century two-roomed local, with friendly and welcoming staff, not far from the eastern end of the pedestrian Ferry Bridge, substantially unaltered since construction, with basic public bar and comfortable lounge. TVs in both rooms and in smoking shelter. Popular for pub games, with teams for darts (4), dominoes (1) and pool (4), and also with horse racing punters using the bookies opposite.
Anglesey Arms
104 Bearwood Hill Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 0JW
Attractive and lively locals pub, adorned with hanging baskets in summer. Traditional public bar and snug, both '1950s decor', plus a large comfortable lounge to rear, with a conservatory beyond. Garden includes the oldest bowling green in Burton, created in 1908. Quiz night Thursday; occasional karaoke on a Friday; live music some Friday and Saturday evenings. (See Facebook page for details.) Can cater for parties, wedding receptions, funeral wakes, etc.
Jubilee
180 Hawfield Lane, Burton upon Trent DE15 0BY
Relatively modern brick-built detached building set back from the road, built for Bass in 1977. Internally, there is a single large L-shaped room, smartly refurbished in 2010. Landscaped garden outside, although outdoor drinking is limited to a few picnic tables on a patio. Once had a reputation as a 'rough' lager-drinkers pub, but much improved over the last decade and now a lively local. Live music, disco or karaoke some Friday and Saturday evenings. A football team and a fishing league are based here.
Sump
114 Newton Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 0TT
Large imposing detached building overlooking the River Trent, bedecked with hanging baskets and flower troughs in summer. Formerly the Royal Oak, but nicknamed The Sump for many years from the hollow/dip by the river where the pub and a former old flour mill are sited. Large single room internally, with conservatory. Outdoor drinking on patio at rear, offering fine views overlooking the river. Food every day to 9pm; curry night Wednesday, grill night Thursday; separate children's and non-gluten menus; daily drink/food deals. Poker league Monday; quiz night Tuesday; occasional live music.
Burton Bridge Inn
24 Bridge Street, Burton upon Trent DE14 1SY
This 17th-century pub is the flagship of the Burton Bridge Brewery estate and fronts the brewery itself. Sensitively refurbished in 2000, it has two rooms served from a central bar. The smaller front room, with wooden pews, displays many awards, brewery memorabilia, and some old framed maps of Burton. The partly divided back room features oak beams and panels, plus a charity book sale. A small function room and a skittle alley are upstairs and available for hire. The beer range is supplemented by a selection of malt whiskies and fruit wines. No car park, but public car parks nearby, accessed off High Street.
Coopers Tavern
43 Cross Street, Burton upon Trent DE14 1EG
Classic, unspoilt, 19th-century ale house, now featuring five linked rooms after a sympathetic refurbishment and expansion in early 2017. There is a rear entrance via a passage from Milton Street. Internally, lots of brewery and beer related memorabilia adorn the walls. The front door leads into the main lounge, beyond which a short corridor leads to the intimate Tap Room at the rear, with barrel tables and bench seating, where the beer is served from a small counter, next to the cask stillage, using a mixture of gravity and hand-pumps. Off the lounge there is the small William Bass Meeting Room, behind which is an even smaller room, the Snug. A tiny new bar, with access to the patio, is situated between the Snug and the Tap Room. Up to 6 ciders/perries (choice varies), plus fruit wines, are also available. Food is limited to pork pies, home-made scotch eggs, and cheese boards, available at all times, plus filled cobs at weekends. In addition, there is an arrangement whereby drinks can be taken into the adjacent Indian restaurant, APNE (http://www.apneindiacuisine.com/), which lacks its own licence. Local folk musicians meet here Tuesday evenings for impromptu sessions; live music some Sunday afternoons (roughly once a month; see Facebook page). Burton Bookworms reading club meets here monthly on Wednesday evenings. The pub has chalked up several local and regional CAMRA Pub-of-the-Year and Cider Pub-of-the-Year awards.
Devonshire Arms
86 Station Street, Burton upon Trent DE14 1BT
Popular Grade II-listed free-house a short walk from the centre of the town, on the way to the railway station. There is a smart public bar at the front, and a larger, more comfortable, split level lounge to the rear, which also features an unusual curved wooden ceiling and a framed 1853 map of Burton. Brewery and drink-related memorabilia abound, including (in the lounge) framed lists of Burton breweries (1870-1880) and licensed premises (1911). A number of continental bottled beers and English fruit wines are also stocked. Hot meals on Tuesday evening themed food nights only (must be pre-booked); see Facebook or Twitter for details. Snacks, such as pork pies, available at other times.
Elms Inn
36 Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 9AE
Lively locals pub overlooking the River Trent, on the opposite bank from the town centre. Internally, sensitive renovation has retained the Victorian style towards the front, which comprises a small public bar and snug on either side of the bar, plus a small side room served through a hatch. In contrast, the lounge to the rear has recently been extended and refurbished in a more modern style. Limited menu of hot meals and snacks, including children’s ‘mini meals’. While there is a disabled toilet off the lounge, wheelchair users will require assistance via the side entrance off Elms Road. Street parking nearby can be awkward, but there is a public car park ~450m to south, off Stapenhill Road.
National Brewery Centre (Brewery Tap)
Horninglow Street, Burton upon Trent DE14 1NG
The Brewery Tap is part of the National Brewery Centre but has a separate entrance from the main museum (which opens at 10am). It showcases beers from the associated William Worthington's Brewery, but which are marketed under the name of the Heritage Brewing Company. OPEN TO ALL AND NO ENTRANCE TICKET TO THE NATIONAL BREWERY CENTRE IS REQUIRED. The comfortable L-shaped single-room bar and the adjacent restaurant (with its mezzanine floor) are bright and airy, and furnished in a modern style, despite being packed with brewery memorabilia. The 'cellar' can be viewed through a window in the bar. Food is served in the both the bar and the restaurant. An L-shaped conservatory overlooks the garden and an enclosed children's play area. Outdoor drinking on a part-covered patio and in the garden. Jazz Club first Wednesday of month, Firkin Comedy Club last Friday of month (except August or December in both cases); various other events are organised throughout the year - details on website.