Socials & Survey Trips
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
TBC - Long Eaton & Beeston
Please see calendar for further details on each walk closer to the date.
Previous Walks
FEBRUARY - BURTON
Our pub walk which was well attended, visited the pubs below
The Last Heretic
Coopers Tavern
Dog Inn
Old Royal Oak
Beeropolis (formerly Fuggle & Nugget)
National Brewery Centre (Heritage brewery tap)
DECEMBER
Thursday 30th December - Annual Nottingham Xmas Social
NOVEMBER
Saturday 27th November - Derby
OCTOBER 2021
Saturday 30th October - Chesterfield Town Centre & Brampton Mile
SEPT 2021
Saturday 18th September - Alfreton
AUG 2021
Monday 30th August - Ripley Bank Holiday Saunter
JULY 2021
Saturday 24th July - Belper
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 TapBroadfieldCrown InnWhite LionBrothers Arms (the pub owned by the Everly Pregnant Brothers)Sheaf ViewCremorneAlbionBeer Engine
14 members enjoyed a walk on a nice day taking in the pubs below.
Red Lion Jacey’s Micropub Beer Parlour Glass Works (formerly the Spireite) Neptune Chesterfield Arms Chesterfield Alehouse
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