Survey Trips

With around 106 Real Ale pubs, and the possibility of that number being added to, the Amber Valley Branch of CAMRA encompasses a wide area with three main towns – Alfreton, Belper and Ripley – and many villages. It’s important to note that the Amber Valley Borough Council’s area and Amber Valley CAMRA’s area are not the same – the Erewash Valley Branch is responsible for Loscoe, Heanor, Langley Mill, which are all within the Borough Council territory.

Amber Valley CAMRA’s boundaries go from as far west as Idridgehay, near Wirksworth, which we don’t cover, to Jacksdale, just over the border in Nottinghamshire. We go north to South Wingfield and Oakerthorpe, while Milford, Makeney and Holbrook are ours, but Duffield isn’t. We have Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse, but not Horsley or Smalley, while our boundary with the Erewash Branch is Codnor, for which we are responsible. We also have Shottle, Turnditch and Ambergate pubs.

With so many pubs scattered over a wide area, it’s difficult to get to them all, and although we run monthly Beer Survey trips from March to November we can only cover around 54 pubs, just over half the total, so any feedback regarding beer quality and availability of Real Ale is much appreciated.

For details of the previous survey trips please read the various posts on our blog.

Additionally, please find below a list of proposed dates for City and Town Pub Walks.

Future Walks

JULY

Saturday 24th July - Belper

AUG

Monday 30th August - Ripley Bank Holiday Saunter

SEPT

Saturday 18th September - Alfreton

Please return for further details on each walk closer to the date.

Previous Walks

Friday 27th December  - Nottingham Xmas crawl 

Taking in

• Organ Grinder
• Overdraught
• Hand In Hart, Derby Rd
• Barrel Drop, Hurts Yard,
• 6 Barrel Draughthouse (newly opened) at Clocktower Victoria Centre
• Lincolnshire Poacher, Mansfield Rd

Saturday 7th December - Burton

Members enjoyed a pub crawl around Burton visiting the venues below.

Weighbridge Inn

The Last Heretic

Coopers Tavern

Dog Inn

Fuggle & Nugget

National Brewery Centre (Heritage brewery tap)

Saturday 23rd November  - Chesterfield & Brampton Mile

16 members enjoyed a winter walk taking in -

Pig and Pump
Rectory
Royal Oak
Chesterfield Alehouse
Junction
Tramway Tavern
Crafty Dog
Tap House
Rose and Crown

Saturday 21st September - Ashfield (Sutton, Kirkby & Mansfield)

Not as well attended as some but more joined as we went around, pubs visited were -

Dog House.
Scruffy Dog
Wrinkly Dog (see the theme here…)
Brown Cow
Old Brewery Bar (Prior’s Well brewery’s new bar which opened in July 2019)
Railway Inn
Garrison

Saturday 31st August - Derby -

Around 16 members and guests gathered at the Furnace to commence a stroll around Derby. We then visited -

Flowerpot
Annie's Burger Shack
Peacock Inn
Smithfield
Alexandra
Brunswick

Monday 26th August - Bank Holiday Monday around Ripley visiting -

Red Lion,
Thorn Tree,
Tom Said,
Cock Inn,
George Inn
Talbot.

Cider Saunter Sat 27 July

A stroll around Nottingham took place to coincide with their cider month on Saturday 27 July 2019. The pubs visited included:

Saturday 22 July Nottingham 

Walkers met in the  VAT & Fiddle and then visited:

Saturday 22 June - Sheffield

13 members enjoyed a walk on a lovely sunny day taking in the pubs below.

Sheffield Tap

Broadfield

Crown Inn

White Lion

Brothers Arms (the pub owned by the Everly Pregnant Brothers)

Sheaf View

Cremorne

Albion

Beer Engine

Red Lion
Jacey’s Micropub
Beer Parlour
Glass Works (formerly the Spireite)
Neptune
Chesterfield Arms
Chesterfield Alehouse