The Gardeners Rest has been awarded 2019’s Pub of the Year at the Sheffield round of the prestigious CAMRA Awards. The Neepsend boozer beat the likes of The Three Stag’s Head, The Rutland Arms and previous winners Kelham Island Tavern in this years bid.
Despite near fatal damages in the flood of 2007 and a transition of management in 2016, the pub remains an integral part of the Sheffield beer scene.
Like most places, they part-take in the usual pub festivities, hosting regular live music sessions and weekly quizzes. There’s a range of sandwiches and pork pies available to buy on the bar and the riverside beer garden is among the best in the city.
However, the main attraction of the pub and what confirmed their victory, is their community participation ethos. Arranging meetings and events for local groups and getting involved with volunteering is amongst the many things The Gardeners brings to the locality.
Other CAMRA Winners…
City Centre – The Rutland Arms, Brown Street.
The Rutland offers a broad selection of craft beers on keg alongside house beers from Blue Bee and numerous guest ales on cask.
Cider Pub of the Year – New Barrack Tavern, Hillsborough
New Barrack Tavern recently invested in a new area in its pub featuring a cider bar enabling the pub to offer a much extended choice of traditional ciders.
South Sheffield – The Sheaf View, Heeley.
Since James Birkett took over and refurbished the establishment, it has remained a staple on the beer front. Known for their variety of real ales at affordable prices.
West Sheffield – The Itchy Pig Ale House, Broomhill.
Whilst The Itchy Pig may still be relatively new, the micropub has proved popular amongst regular beer drinkers with their assortment of craft beers on both cask and keg.
Kelham Island – Kelham Island Tavern, Russell Street.
This pub is no stranger to the CAMRA Awards list, having won overall best pub in last year’s competition. Known for hosting the best local breweries on tap.
District (Derbyshire) – Three Stags Head, Wardlow Mires.
The beloved rural pub mainly dispenses brews from the popular Abbeydale Brewery.
The Gardeners Rest will be put forward into the Yorkshire round of the national competition.
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