Welcome to Amber Valley CAMRA

Social Pub Walk - Sheffield City Centre
2025-03-22 12:45 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Sheffield Tap, Sheffield Station, 1b Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
We are running a pub crawl around Sheffield city centre on the afternoon of Saturday 22 March and hope you can join us.

The meeting point is in the Sheffield Tap between 12:45 – 13:30.

We will then visit some or all of the following:

Rutland Arms
Vocation & Co (new to us)
Perch (Dead Parrot tap room, new to us)
Red Deer
Bath Hotel
Head of Steam

Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function (with all 7 pubs listed above) within what used to be WhatPub:

https://camra.org.uk/trips/cf27e543-8425-4914-9700-f774244bad7d
If you are joining us somewhere on the way then please call me on 07828 19 77 95 to find out where we are/heading to.

If anyone has any suggestions or useful info on any of the pubs I have listed (or ones I haven’t) then please get in touch.

We hope to see you there.

Cheers,

Phil Marshall
Social Secretary
Amber Valley CAMRA

Social Pub Walk - Hucknall
2025-02-22 13:00 - 17:00 | Station Hotel, Station Terrace,, Hucknall, NG15 7TQ
We are running a pub crawl around Hucknall on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd Febraury and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the Station Hotel between 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm. We will leave shortly after 2:00 pm.
We’ll then walk to:

Byron’s Rest
Beer Shack
Baker and Bear
The Hideout

We may also include either or both of the following:

Pilgrim Oak (JDW)
Plough and Harrow

Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function (with all 7 pubs listed above) within what used to be WhatPub:
https://camra.org.uk/trips/e71c4301-1ec8-4b31-ab4f-b75eaf67ee68

Amber Valley CAMRA GBG Selection meeting
2025-02-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Arkwrights, 6 Campbell St,, Belper, DE56 1UP
A meeting of the Amber Valley CAMRA branch to select entries for 2026 GBG to be held at Arkwrights, Belper on Tuesday 11 February at 8pm.

Branch Meeting
2025-01-30 20:00 - 21:30 | Belper Bottle Bank, 34 King Street, Belper, DE56 1PS
A meeting of the Amber Valley CAMRA branch to be held at Belper Bottle Bank on Thursday 30 January at 8pm.

Branch Social – Annual Nottingham Christmas Social
2024-12-30 13:00 - 19:00 | Derbyshire
We’ll confirm meeting points and specific routes for the trips approximately a week before the date.

Branch Social - Belper
2024-12-21 13:00 - 19:00 | Derbyshire

Branch Meeting
2024-12-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Spotted Cow, 12 town street, Holbrook, Derbyshire, DE560TA, United Kingdom
A branch meeting will be held at the Spotted Cow, Holbrook on Thurs 12th December 2024 commencing at 8pm. All welcome.

Branch Social - Derby
2024-11-23 13:00 - 19:00 | Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE13BX, United Kingdom
We are running a pub crawl around Derby on the afternoon of SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the Furnace at 1pm. We will aim to leave there at around 1:45 pm.
We will then visit:

Five Lamps
Flowerpot
Smithfield
Brunswick
Alexandra Hotel

Other suggestions we could include:

Royal Standard
Horse & Groom
Victoria Inn
Old Bell Hotel
Hairy Dog
Golden Eagle

We’ll decide on the exact route and order on the day once we’ve decided if we are adding any of the suggestions to our itinerary.

Derby CAMRA Beer Festival
2024-11-13 18:00 - 2024-11-16 23:00 | Museum of Making, Silk Ml Ln,, Derby, DE1 3AF
Derby CAMRA, in partnership with the Museum of Making, will bring a Beer Festival to the heart of Derby. The beer festival will run over four days as shown below.

Wednesday 13th 18:00 to 23:00.
Thursday 14th – 12:00 to 17:00 and 18:00 to 23:00.
Friday 15th – 12:00 to 17:00 and 18:00 to 23:00.
Saturday 16th – 12:00 to 17:00 and 18:00 to 23:00.

For more information please go to their Website

Pub Social Chesterfield
2024-08-17 13:00 - 18:30 | Derbyshire
We are running a pub crawl around Chesterfield and the Brampton mile on the afternoon of SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in Pig and Pump between 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm.
We will leave shortly after 2:00 pm.
We’ll then walk to:

Rutland Arms
Neptune Beer Emporium
Chesterfield Arms
Chesterfield Alehouse

We will then include some of the following:

Tramway Tavern
Anchor
Rose and Crown
The Tap House (which has reopened)

If you are joining us somewhere on the way then please call me on 07828 19 77 95 to find out where we are/heading to.
If anyone has any suggestions or useful info on any of the pubs I have listed (or ones I haven’t) then please get in touch.
We hope to see you there.

Belper Beer Census
2024-08-10 15:00 - 19:00 | Derbyshire
2024
Our second beer survey will take place in Belper and its surrounding villages on Saturday 10th August, route details can be found on our BBC page

Branch Meeting
2024-07-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Crossings Club, Ironville, Parkside Dr,, Ironville, NG16 5PJ
A bimonthly branch meeting will be held at the Crossings Club, Ironville on Thur 25th July at 8pm.

Pub Social Swanwick and Heanor
2024-07-20 13:00 - 18:00 | Derbyshire
Saturday 20th July – Steampacket Beer Festival & Eanor Beer & Music Festival, Heanor.
The meeting point is in the Steampacket, Derby Road Swanwick (on the Nines and Comet bus route) between 13:00 – 14:00.
The plan is to stay for a couple of drinks and then head to Heanor where 4 micropubs are hosting a joint beer and music festival:
Dead Mans Tankard
The Crafty Tap
Angry Bee
Hop Wright Inn
Members and non-members are welcome on all socials.

Branch Social Sheffield - Heeley
2024-06-22 13:00 - 17:00 | Sheffield Tap, Sheffield Station, 1b Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
We are running a pub crawl around Heeley in Sheffield on the afternoon of Saturday 22 June and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the Sheffield Tap between 12:45pm and 1:30pm.
We will then get a Stagecoach bus to Heeley (south of the city centre) from Arundel Gate (stop AG10), a 5-minute walk from the Sheffield Tap.
It’s about a 13-minute bus ride and there are buses every 10-15 mins or so. A single from Arundel Gate should cost £2.
We will start at the Broadfield (the furthest point) and then walk back into town, taking in some of the following:

White Lion
Brothers Arms (food available) – the Everly Pregnant Brothers Pub with great views over the valley if you are fortunate to get the right tables)
Sheaf View
Cremorne
Albion
Clubhouse (food available)
Beer Engine (food available, tapas)

I don’t which pubs are showing Euro 2024 matches and how that may interfere with our plans.
There are no “home nations” teams or any other teams from their groups playing on that day though.
Please get in touch if you have any suggestions or useful info on any of the pubs I have listed (or ones I haven’t).

Belper Goes Green
2024-06-07 17:00 - 2024-06-09 17:00 | Belper Meadows, DE56 1BA
From 7th to 9th June 2024, ‘Belper Goes Green’ makes its triumphant return to the Derbyshire events calendar. Over three days at Belper Meadows Cricket Club, we celebrate the local community with music, talks, crafts, great food, cracking beer, and an environmentally-conscious approach.
Weekend tickets are just £5.50! Get the dates in your diary and search ‘Belper Goes Green’ or visit transitionbelper.org/belper-goes-green for updates.

Branch Meeting
2024-05-30 20:00 - 21:30 | The Grapes, 66 High Street, Belper, DE56 1GF,
An Amber Valley CAMRA branch meeting will be held on Thursday 30th May at the Grapes Belper, all members welcome.

Branch Social trip - Nottingham
2024-05-04 13:00 - 19:00 | Vat and Fiddle, 12 Queensbridge Rd,, Nottingham, NG2 1NB
4 May – Nottingham
We are running a pub crawl around Nottingham on the afternoon of SATURDAY 4 MAY and hope you can join us.
If you are interested meet us in VAT & Fiddle between 1 pm and 1:45 pm.
We will then visit some of the following:
Brew Tavern (formerly BeerHeadz)
Canalhouse
Newshouse
Partizan Tavern
King William IV
Fox & Grapes
Bunkers Hill
Neon Raptor Taproom
Liquid Light Taproom
If anyone has any suggestions or useful info on any of the pubs I have listed (or ones I haven’t) then please get in touch.

Branch Meeting
2024-04-17 20:00 - 21:30 | The Grapes, 66 High Street, Belper, DE56 1GF,

AGM
2024-03-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Old Oak Horsley Woodhouse, 176 Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, DE7 6AW, United Kingdom
Amber Valley CAMRA AGM

Social Pub walk - Mansfield
2024-03-09 13:00 - 19:00 | Brown Cow, Mansfield, 31A Ratcliffe Gate,, Mansfield, NG18 2JA
We invite you to join us on a pub crawl around Mansfield and Sutton on the afternoon of SATURDAY 9 MARCH.
The meeting point is in the Brown Cow, Mansfield between 13:00 – 13:45.
We will then visit (not necessarily in this order):

Stella Taps
Old Brewery Bar (Prior’s Well brewery’s new bar opened July 2019)
Garrison (serves pizzas)
Railway Inn (serves home cooked food)
Stag & Pheasant (Wetherspoons, so food available) – optional visit

We can then catch a bus from Mansfield Bus Station to Sutton to either of the following:

Scruffy Dog (serves pizza but possibly only in the evening)
Firerock

Then, it’s either a 20 min walk from one to the other or another bus ride of 4 – 11 mins depending on the route.
If we want to go to the Scruffy Dog, it would make sense to go there first.
For getting back, Firerock is near the Nines bus route whereas the Scruffy Dog is not.
There’s also the option of catching the Nines to South Normanton to visit the Market Tavern on the way back.
Here’s a link to a map of the pubs in Mansfield and a rough walking route:
Pub map

Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year Presentations
2024-03-07 19:30 - 21:00 | The Angels Micropub, 29 Market Pl,, Belper, DE56 1FZ
We will be presenting the above awards on Thursday (March 7th); 19:30 at Angels Bar, Belper (Cider POTY) and 20:30 at the Dead Poets Inn, Holbrook (POTY). Please come along if you can.

Good Beer Guide Selection Meeting
2024-02-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Hunters Arms, Church Street, Kilburn, Derbyshire, DE560LU, United Kingdom
A meeting to discuss and select entries for the next Good Beer Guide. All members welcome.

Social pub walk - Sheffield
2024-02-10 13:00 - 18:30 | Derbyshire
We are running a pub crawl around Sheffield on the afternoon of SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY and hope you can join us.
The meeting point is in the Sheffield Tap between 12:45 – 13:30
We will then get the tram to Kelham Island/Peniston road area.
They run every 12 mins on the blue line to the Infirmary Road stop. Tickets are £2.40 single or £4 return. Next it’s a 7 min walk to the Gardeners Rest.
We will then visit some or all of the following:

Heist Brew Company (brewery tap, new to us)
Cutlery Works Bar (food stop if necessary, in a complex with plenty of food stalls, new to us)
Alder (in former Sheffield Brewing Company’s premises, new to us)
Wellington
Kelham Island Tavern
Fat Cat
Millowners Arms (new to us)
Harlequin (good for food, could be visited after the Wellington if people are hungry at that point)

View directions from Infirmary Road to Harlequin Inn via The Gardeners Rest, Heist Brew Co., and 8 other stops in Google Maps.

Branch Meeting
2024-01-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Groover’s Arms, 151 Peasehill,, Ripley, DE5 3JN
The next branch meeting will be held on Thurs 25th Jan at the Groovers Arms, Peasehill, Ripley

Christmas Social pub walk Nottingham
2023-12-29 13:00 - 19:00 | Organ Grinder, 21 Alfreton Rd,, Nottingham, NG7 3JE
We are running our annual Christmas pub crawl around Nottingham on the afternoon of FRIDAY 29 DECEMBER and hope you can join us.
If you are interested meet us in Organ Grinder between 1 pm and 1:45 pm.
We will then visit:
Good Fellow George
Sir John Borlase Warren
Hand & Heart
Crafty Crow
Barrel Drop
Lincolnshire Poacher
Six Barrel Drafthouse (Mansfield Road)

Branch Meeting
2023-12-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Hunters Arms, Church Street, Kilburn, Derbyshire, DE560LU, United Kingdom
Meet at the Hunters Arms for start at 8pm

Social pub walk Derby
2023-12-02 13:00 - 19:00 | Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE13BX, United Kingdom
We are running a pub crawl around Derby on the afternoon of Saturday 2nd December and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the Furnace at 1pm. We will aim to leave there at around 1:45 pm.
We will then visit:
Five Lamps
Flowerpot
Smithfield
Brunswick
Alexandra Hotel
Other suggestions we could include:
Peacock Inn
Old Bell Hotel
Hairy Dog
Golden Eagle
Mr Grundys
Exeter Arms
We’ll decide on the exact route and order on the day once we’ve decided if we are adding any of the suggestions to our itinerary.
If anyone has any suggestions or useful info on any of the pubs I have listed (or ones I haven’t) then please get in touch.

Belper Beer Census
2023-11-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Derbyshire
On Friday 24th November, Amber Valley CAMRA is surveying as many pubs in Belper and Milford as we can manage in one evening. Everyone is welcome to help out.
All pubs and bars are being surveyed, even those that we believe do not sell real ale, so we can build up a picture of what is on sale.
Choose one of five different routes. Meet at the first pub on your chosen route at 6:30pm, and make yourself known to the leader. There is a phone number for each leader in case you are delayed.
Some involve more walking than others, but all start points are within easy walking distance of a bus stop.
Treat yourself to a half pint in each pub and rate it on Whatpub. If you have a mobile and are able to enter the details straight onto the website that’s really helpful, but if not, each route leader will have some paper forms to fill in.
All routes will end at The Railway on King Street by 9:30pm in plenty of time for everyone to socialise and catch a bus home.
If you have any queries, contact Jane Whitaker on 07484 836974.
Route 1
Leaders: Stewart & Janie Marshall
Phone number: 07944 163737
Start: The Fisherman’s Rest, Broadholme. Rumours Retro Bar, Bang in Belper, The Lion, Monk Bar, The Railway (6 pubs)
Route 2
Leaders: Konrad Machej & James Williams
Phone number: 07976 749671
Start: The Talbot, Bridge Foot, The George and Dragon, The Devonshire, Bank at Belper, Arkwrights, The Railway (6 pubs)
Route 3
Leaders: Paul Whitaker & Dean Smith
Phone number: 07484 373111
Start: The Elephant and Peacock (Strutt Arms), Derby Road, Milford, The Sunshine Club, The Hollybush, The King William, Arches Bar and The Palfrey, The Tavern, The Railway (7 pubs)
Route 4
Leaders: Alistair Blackett & Chris Perry
Phone number: 07590 519849
Start: Angels, Market Place, Belper, The Beer Trap, Black Swan, Cross Keys, British Legion, Old Kings Head, Tyler’s, The Railway (8 pubs)
Route 5
Leaders: Nora & David Harper
Phone number: 07866 380909
Start: Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road, The Thorn Tree, The Grapes, The Nag’s Head, Belper House, The Vibe, The Greenhouse, The Railway (8 pubs)
We hope you can join us on one of the routes.

Branch Meeting
2023-10-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Derbyshire

Social Beer Outing - Belper
2023-10-14 13:30 - 18:30 | Arkwrights, 6 Campbell St,, Belper, DE56 1UP
Saturday 14 October, Campbell St Beer Festival, Belper at Tylers, Arkwrights and Cambell St Brewery.
Meet at 1-1:30pm at Arkwrights.
