Dog Friendly — Pubs in Derby

The Windmill Inn has been on the map since 1836. It has a good local customer base, keeps three permanent ales and three rotating guest ales which feature ales from a local microbreweries. The pub has two bars with a dog-friendly public bar that shows sporting fixtures, as well as a quieter lounge bar. There is a busy weekly events schedule with mens' & ladies' darts, quizzes and bingo.

Kings Corner

Lime Lane, Derby DE21 4RF

The Kings Corner was built in 1989 on the boundary between the large housing estate of Oakwood and the countryside north of Derby. This pub is aimed at the family dining experience but drinkers are catered for with the regular Marston's Pedigree and two guest ales from the Marston's range.

Alexandra Hotel

203 Siddals Road, Derby DE1 2QE

The Alexandra Hotel was named after the Danish princess who married the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) in 1863. This former Shipstones house is now with Castle Rock. A plaque in the lounge commemorates the birthplace of Derby CAMRA in 1974. The bar features an eclectic mix of railway memorabilia, and outside, a class 37 locomotive cab resides in the car park. The pub is very popular on football match days and is a short five minute walk from the train station.

Malt Shovel

Potter Street, Spondon, Derby DE21 7LH

Cask Marque Accredited

Characterful old pub with a tiny bar and small low-ceilinged rooms off a central corridor. These are full of interest and thankfully survived the trend of twenty or more years ago to strip out interior wall and features in order to 'modernize' (i.e. to produce something akin to the lounge bar of a mid-range industrial estate hotel). Essentially a village pub, but also attracts those from further afield who want to enjoy a quiet pint or two in the sort of charming surrounding that can only be created by time. One of the Derby area's few pub gems of its kind.

Markeaton

434 Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 2TF

This is a large open plan pub built in the 1930s which is served by a central 'C' shaped bar. An Ember establishment located in the heart of the suburb of Allestree, it is well maintained, clean and comfortable. Food is served in one of the main rooms; the restaurant part of the pub welcomes accompanied children. There is also a large beer garden which is very popular with families when the weather permits.

Mason's Arms

1 Etwall Road, Derby DE3 0DL

Parking

The Masons Arms is situated on the square at the heart of Mickleover and is a traditional pub dating back to the 17th century. The licensee Trevor and his family have run this pub for over 14 years and can call on 30 years experience in the licence trade. The pub is split level and consists of a traditional bar and a lounge with an outside patio. Fresh food is prepared daily for the menu. Popular quiz nights on Thursday and Sunday, occasional live music and outside barbeques (bank holidays). Currently [August 2021] under temporary management.

Mr Grundy's Tavern

36 Ashbourne Road, Derby DE22 3AD

The public bar within this Grade II-listed Georgian House Hotel serves up to ten real ales, including many from the on-site brewery, Mr Grundy's. Named after a WW1 veteran, the theme is used in the naming of the beers. The pub also supports LocAle. Wood-panelled throughout, the bar area features breweriana, film memorabilia, an unusual collection of hats and an old red telephone box. Outdoors is a large covered area and beer garden. No evening meals on Sunday.

Needles

Bembridge Drive, Derby DE24 0UQ

Disabled Access

The Needles Public House is situated on Bembridge Drive and is a typical estate style pub. The interior is made up of one large room which is multi-level making different discrete areas. There is another bar sparse bar area adjoining this. The bar has a traditional wooden appearance, showing signs of it's former Bank's days. Draught Bass and Abbot are generally kept all the time, complimented by two changing guest beers. A pool table and dart board are to the front in a separate area. There is occasional live music at weekends.

New Bridge Inn

Chellaston Road, Derby DE24 9EF

Function Room

Karaoke

Two pubs in one, there is no internal connection between the bar and the lounge, the Bridge remains a community pub with lots going on throughout the week. The list includes angling and motorcycle pubs, bingo, poker, quiz and free pool nights as well as ladies' and men's darts. The pub specializes in good value food, and has long been a good place to find Marston's Pedigree and perhaps one or two seasonal ales.

New Zealand Arms

2 Langley Street, Derby DE22 3GL

Beer Festivals

The New Zealand Arms offers a fine selection of hand pulled ales, served by pleasant staff, in a large and friendly back-street establishment. There is a full range of beer styles and also a good range of ciders on draught. The popular games night on Monday, encourages people to bring their own games to play but the pub also has its own good selection to choose from. Entertainment is provided by a quiz on Tuesday, open mic session on Thursday and live music on Saturday night.

Norman Arms

Village Street, Derby DE23 8DF

Cask Marque Accredited

Real Fire

The Norman Arms is a traditional family-friendly local pub just off the main Derby ring road serving the local community. The large room at the rear has original wood panelling and a large real fire. The pub has darts and a pool table. No meals are served except for bar snacks.

Suds & Soda

119 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1EX

Disabled Access

WiFi

Small specialist beer shop and tasting room in a converter listed building close to the City Center. Changing range of 150+ bottled and canned beer from local, national and international brewers. The range always includes Belgian, German and US beers. Gluten free and alcohol free beers always in the range. Bar snacks from independent producers are featured.

Little Chester Ale House

4a Chester Green Road, Chester Green, Derby DE1 3SF

Micropub

Derby's first micro-pub is a small free house on the edge of a tree-lined conservation area, the site of Roman Derventio and one-time Viking stronghold. Handyside's iron bridge and Derby Rowing Club are close by. Conforms to the micro-pub philosophy: one small room and passageway, no music, fruit machines or lager. Four changing beers, usually including three from Hartshorns Brewery.

Peacock Inn

87 Nottingham Road, Derby DE1 3QS

A stone built roadside pub with two rooms and a large covered garden courtyard. Entrance is directly into the center of the front bar with actual bar in front of you. The back room is around half a meter lower than the front and runs away from the bar. Entrance to the back bar is via the rear courtyard. Two ciders and/or perries are always available. Ownership changed to the Hartshorns Brewery in August 2021.

Last Post

1 Uttoxeter Old Road, Derby DE1 1GA

This former post office was Derby's second micro pub. At least one of the four changing beers is usually dark. A warm welcome is guaranteed from staff and locals in this intimate venue where live acoustic music can be heard every evening Thursday to Sunday. The small rear yard is a dedicated smoking area. Beer festivals coincide with those of the local CAMRA branch.

Josephines Bar

27 Wardwick, Derby DE1 1HA

Close to Bus Routes

Dog Friendly

Papermill

Darley Street, Derby DE22 1DX

The Paper Mill is a single storey ex British Legion Club in Darley Abbey near the river Derwent and Darley Park. The club was rescued from unprofitability and sold to a local business by the trustees. The T-shaped rooms features a separate adjacent snooker room. The bar serves two guest ales and a varying number of real cider. It is well presented with new decoration and comfy seating. Bus route 17 stops nearby or take the Trent Barton Sixes, alight at Mileash Lane and walk down Mileash Lane turning into New Lane (600m).

Allestree Club

39 Cornhill, Derby DE22 2FS

Disabled Access

Large single-floor building set back from Cornhill on generous ground and affiliated to the Royal British Legion. The interior consists of a number of rooms all inter-connected and a separate function room with its own bar. The bar is open to non-members, but members enjoy discounted beer and access to the two snooker tables. An occasional third cask ale is available. Occasional guest beer.

Prince of Wales

7 Chapel Street, Derby DE21 7JP

The Prince of Wales is situated in the center of Spondon. It is a homely two-roomed village pub with many original features. With Quiz Nights (Tuesdays), Meat Raffles, Poker evenings, Pot Luck draws and a bus to Derby County home games, there's a lot going on - and there are more attractions planned.

No. 189

189 Blenheim Drive, Allestree, Derby DE22 2GN

Parking

Micropub

Opened in 2018, in a former launderette and then beauticians. This micro-pub next to the Co-op in the Blenheim Drive local shops in Allestree. As well as 5 handpumps for real ale, the pub sells bottled beers and a wide range of gins. The single roomed interior has a mixture of high and normal level seating. and there are separators to split things up. The pub has a slight plush feel to it but welcomes all. An all weather marquee over the car park provides additional seating.

Creaky Floorboard

179 Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1FT

Dog Friendly

Micropub on the Kedleston Road in Derby, which opened in December 2018. The building is on the end of a line of terrace houses and was formally a guest house. The interior is made up of two rooms which still retain the house atmosphere. The small bar is located in the left hand room.

Tap

1 Derwent Street, Derby DE1 2ED

The Tap is a handsome building just over the Derwent Bridge from the Market Place. It has recently been refurbished throughout and given a fresh modern look. Downstairs are two pleasant drinking areas and a small yard; there are also small rooms upstairs and a roof terrace. In addition to real ales, the Tap features a wide range of interesting world drinks ranging from bottled Belgian beers, through foreign (keg) lagers, to wines and less commonly available spirits. Tasting racks and sharing boards add to the fun.

Seven Stars Inn

97 King Street, Derby DE1 3EE

An old wooden framed building dating from 1680, which retains a lot of character. The road outside (the old A6) has risen over the years, so it is now a step down in to the front bar of the pub. There is a front and back bar with a darts room further back off the exit to the rear. A raised patio area is provided for outside drinking. The rear bar has a glass floor section showing off an original well. The Seven Stars was one of the last of the original brew pubs in Derby with brewing finishing in 1962.

Bell & Castle

92-96 Burton Road, Derby DE1 1TG

Converted from a row of cottages close to the city centre, this welcoming pub has been refurbished with modern decor. There are four open-plan areas and a separate meeting room. The largest area is used particularly for meals including stone-baked pizzas. The bar has a constantly changing choice of up to five guest beers from micro breweries and cider on hand pump. A large garden is hidden away at the rear as are the toilets, in a separate cottage. Just a short walk from the main shopping area.

Smithfield

Meadow Road, Derby DE1 2BH

A handsome riverside pub with a central bar serving the main bar and separate quiet back bar. The pub is situated opposite Trent Barton's bus garage about 10 minutes walk from the bus station. The Railway Station is also 10 minutes walk across Bass's Recreation Ground. There is a car park to the side of the pub. On a fine day the large outside terrace overlooking the river is very pleasant. The beer range is very varied with a strong emphasis on new breweries. There is also a good selection of craft keg beer. Derby CAMRA Pub of the Year 2018, 2019 and 2020. East Midlands Pub of the Year 2019. The pub has a large curved frontage which once served as a corner between Meadow Road and the road bridge (now removed) over the river which rose up from the side of the pub. The pub once boasted a two-story hotel block block which occupied the space now taken up by the car park.

Five Lamps

25 Duffield Road, Derby DE1 3BH

The pub takes its name from the bearby road junction which has an ornate five lamp street light as its centre piece. The Five Lamps has become one of the stars of the Derby real ale scene with its wide range of thirteen regular well kept real ales and one changing guest ale. It's a short distance from the northern end of the city center. Highly popular, it attracts people of all ages who like a clean and comfortable pub with good beer. The interior consists of a large single L-shaped room which naturally splits itself into different areas. A saloon type area offers level tabled seating around a fire place. Another area offers high sumptuous seating in a pseudo-booth style. There are two outside areas at the back of the pub offering sheltered seating.

Vernon Arms

21 Locko Road, Derby DE21 7AL

The white painted brickwork of this pub stands out from its neighbouring buildings. There is roadside seating to the front and a small patio and beer garden to the rear. The interior has been opened up into a single room with a games area to the left and the bar on the right. The regular Pedigree is joined by two other beers from the Marston's range, often Hobgoblin or Sunbeam. To the rear of the bar is a passageway that leads to the function room, which is home to their Folk and Acoustic Club every Tuesday evening (Entrance is one pound for performers and two pounds for audience).

Vine Inn

20 Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE3 0DA

The Vine Inn at Mickleover is a traditional brick built pub consisting of three separate cosy rooms. Two served by the bar. The back room also features a real fire. It also has a covered room to the side with pool and darts, which leads to a covered smoking area. The pub has a regular friendly customer base.

White Swan

Shepherd Street, Derby DE23 6GA

Cask Marque Accredited

The White Swan is a community-based local pub with two rooms, one dedicated to dining, the other a pleasant bar. Both have sports TV on view. A choice of six real ales usually available with at least one LocAle. The dining area is nicely decorated and can get quite busy even at lunchtime. No food is served on Sunday evening. There is a pleasant outside area for those warmer days.

Wilmot Arms

2 Morley Road, Derby DE21 4QU

The Wilmot is now part of the Steamin' Billy group of pubs. A range cobs and pies (Owen Taylor) are available at lunchtime. There is a choice of three Steamin' Billy beers, three guest ales and one real cider. Opening times are in a state of flux at the moment.

James Wyatt

Keldholme Lane, Derby DE24 0RY

The James Wyatt is situated on Keldholme Lane and is a large estate style pub. They have just reopened after a major refurbishment and serve food and real ale. It has a large open plan bar room with large screens available for sporting fixtures. Has a good local customer base.

Lord Nelson

1 Curzon Street, Derby DE1 1LH

Real Fire

The Lord Nelson building stands prominently on the corner of Curzon Street and The Wardwick. The facade is brick and stone with a large Lord Nelson stone plaque. It was built in the 1890's as a Victorian Inn. It was renovated inside in 2016 to give a traditional pub atmosphere. There is a single large L-shaped room dominated by the long bar. The pub sells a good selection of micro-brewery produced beers, supplemented by two ciders on handpull and also mead.

Brick & Tile

1 Brick Street, Derby DE1 1DU

The Brick and Tile is a local small pub just off Ashbourne Road.

Brunswick Inn

1 Railway Terrace, Derby DE1 2RU

Beer Festivals

The Brunswick is owned by Everards, while the on-site brewery is managed separately. A wide range of regular beers can be expected, plus White Feather, Triple Hop, Second Brew, Railway Porter from Brunswick. The building is part of the original Midland Railway Village, threatened with clearance in the 1970s and saved as part of the 'Railway Conservation Area' in the 1980s. It reopened as a real ale pub in 1987 after much restoration, with the addition of the brewery in 1991. There are sixteen handpumps on the bar counter in total in banks of 6, 5 & 5. The two banks of 5 have (at Spring 2014) been fitted with dual outlet nozzles for each individual pump - one with a swan neck and sparkler and the other with a straight tap with a screw fitting for an optional sparkler. The units were manufactured by CFBS (Colin Farrar Brewery Services of Keighley). Winner of the Derby CAMRA pub of the Year 2016 and 2017.

Old Bell Hotel

51 Sadler Gate, Derby DE1 3NQ

This old coaching inn is slowly being restored to its former glories. The building dates back to the 18th century; the 'Tudor' half timbering and other features date back only to the 1920s but can now be cherished as fine examples of 'brewers' tudor'. The Tudor Bar, in particular is worth a visit, and is a calm oasis from the hustle and bustle of Sadler Gate. It once had the atmosphere of a gentlemans' club where the chaps could sit in easy chairs and converse without (shame to say) any women present, except the barmaid. The room has been faithfully preserved (see the picture on the wall), but the crusty old chaps have gone and been replaced by modern women (and men are allowed as well).

Woodlands Hotel

Blenheim Parade, Derby DE22 2GP

A modern estate pub serving the local community. The features pool, darts and football teams. There is a separate bar and lounge, both with TV screens but on different channels. Food is served all day apart from Sunday evening. Two real ales are on offer, which are kept in good order.

Argosy

Manor Road, Derby DE22 3HZ

A large, friendly, family-orientated pub on the Derby outer ring road. The pub is popular with a good local customer base and passing trade. A full range of food from the Sizzling menu is available. Breakfasts being served from 8-12noon. They have also joined the real ale list and drinks are served at very reasonable prices.

Farmhouse at Mackworth

60 Ashbourne Road, Derby DE22 4LY

The Farmhouse Public House is situated in what was once an 18th century farmhouse, this beautiful old building blends old with new. It is located on the edge of the medieval village of Mackworth and is an ideal base for visiting the nearby Peak District. They serve delicious food straight from the kitchen. Accommodation is available in 10 beautiful bedrooms.

Coronation

Baker Street, Derby DE24 8SL

Built in the 1920s but renamed the Coronation in 1937 it is now in the hands of the Steamin' Billy Brewing Company. There is a comfortably furnished and separate bar area to one side. The other side has a spacious main lounge which is subtly split, one side being dominated by the pizza oven and featuring table seating. There is a large garden area to the back of the pub. Real ale is provided by Steamin' Billy but supplemented by one or two guest beers often from breweries in the region.

Crescent Inn

83 Wild Street, Derby DE1 1GP

Smoking Area

The Crescent Inn on Wild Street is a traditional pub with a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. It has a friendly local customer base and used by local dog owners who often stop by for a refreshingly cold lager and a cold bowl of water for their four legged companions. It is a great place for good conversation, good hospitality and a relaxing drink.

Bar One

1 Newland Street, Derby DE1 1JD

A city centre pub tucked away on a back street, popular for its music and other types of entertainment. The regular house beer brewed by Brampton is called Buddy's Best, named after the pub owner's dog. The annual comedy festival in July features Edinburgh festival previews.

Exeter Arms

13 Exeter Place, Derby DE1 2EU

Owned by Marstons and run by Dancing Duck Brewery, who's beers are constantly featured apart from the regular Pedigree. The bar has an open fire, other partitioned rooms lead off the bar including a wooden-settled snug with old-fashioned range. The cottage to the side is now part of the pub but retains a separate feel. The secluded rear garden includes a covered area with comfortable seating. Interesting high quality local food available from the in-house Secret Dining Co.

Falstaff

74 Silverhill Road, Normanton, Derby DE23 6UJ

Real Fire

This superbly-run pub is tucked away in the back streets, but well worth finding. It has a loyal band of friendly locals plus many more irregulars, of all ages, who come from far and wide to enjoy a real traditional pub atmosphere. There are three separate rooms, one a cozy snug, a small yard with an impressive modern sculpture, and immaculate loos. The pub is full of Offilers' Brewery memorabilia and other interesting artefacts which provide visual interest as you savour the regular beers brewed on the premises. Not to be missed.

Flowerpot

23-25 King Street, Derby DE1 3DZ

A very iconic Derby public house famed for its range of real ales. It is also one of Derby's few live music venues. The building consists of a front room with bar and seating continuing round into the rest of the bar area. There is also a small comfortable seating area in the back bar area with a viewing panel of the pubs stillage. Free acoustic sessions: Monday 8pm, Wednesday 9pm and Sunday 4pm to 7pm. Nepalese cuisine 7pm to 9pm every Tuesday. Potfest is August Bank Holiday weekend. Varied bar snacks available all day.

Furnace Inn

Duke Street, Derby DE1 3BX

A former Hardy & Hanson pub now a free house. Originally the home of the Shiny brewery who have since moved to Little Eaton. The small brewing plant is retained and now produces the Furnace beers. A friendly atmosphere and well looked after beer at a reasonable price. There are eight real ale hand pulls and a constantly changing choice of real ales. They also have interesting craft keg beers sourced from around the country. Darts & Dominoes are available. It also has a large beer garden to the rear.

Golden Eagle

55 Agard Street, Derby DE1 1DZ

A corner house beside Markeaton Brook, crowded with historical memorabilia and a fine display of pump clips. Small bar with expanded drinking area and additional seating upstairs. Darts board near the back of the pub, next to a door that opens on to the outside patio area. A large mural adorns the building on the ton side showing Derby images. Popular quiz Wednesday evening and acoustic music every Thursday evening.

Greyhound

76 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1FN

The interior of this lovely old pub has been given a thoroughly modern and attractive makeover and is now often buzzing with a predominantly youngish crowd of couples and small groups out to enjoy a glass or two in each other's company. Real ale drinkers are not neglected with Derby Brewing Company products to the fore. On warmer nights the pleasant outside area and first floor terrace are deservedly popular.

Half Moon Inn

534 Burton Road, Derby DE23 6FN