Country Pubs near sheffield and chesterfield

[rabitter]

horns inn high bradfield must be good views when your that high up

[Chumley]

The Greyhound at Higham is worth a visit. Marston's, decent food, well kept beer garden, good views across the valley towards Tibshelf.

 

The Barrel is great but really needs more tables outside.

[Nagel]

It's not too far from Chesterfield to Kirk Ireton is it? The Barley Mow there must be one of the most original and old fashioned pubs in the country.

 

The listed 17th-century Jacobean building in the pretty hill village of Kirk Ireton has not changed in centuries. The small dark green and brown bar-room is beamed, with tiled floors and wall seats softened with faded floral cushions.

 

Its four tables are made from the black slate of a reclaimed billiards table and its compact coal fire is set in a bare wooden surround without a knick-knack in the vicinity to vulgarise it.

 

Racked behind the tiny bar opening are four cask beers, which are all guest brews that change according to which independent brewer happens to be motoring through the dales that day. There is one keg lager on offer and one cider.

 

Soda is in a siphon, tonic is poured from a plastic supermarket bottle and water comes from the tap. The crisps are limited to ready salted and the choice from the oral menu is a brown roll filled with cheese or a brown roll filled with cheese and pickle.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/3322787/Pint-to-pint-The-Barley-Mow.html

 

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1847735-d295083-Reviews-Barley_Mow_Inn-Kirk_Ireton_Derbyshire_England.html

[Chumley]

Not sure it ticks the "decent views" box though, unless you like terraced cottages.

[Jug Ears]

I agree with Derby Tup.

 

The Red Lion at Stonedge is stunning, both to look at and the quality of the food

[DerbyTup]

The Hearty oak at dronfield woodhouse on the edge of the peak district does great homecooked food and has outside seating - situated on road between holmesfield and bradway

tel 0114 2891322 or http://www.heartyoak.com for menu & details

 

and the view?

[DerbyTup]

horns inn high bradfield must be good views when your that high up

 

it is. But it's not Chesterfield side of Sheffield though is it?

[DerbyTup]

It's not too far from Chesterfield to Kirk Ireton is it? The Barley Mow there must be one of the most original and old fashioned pubs in the country.

 

 

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/3322787/Pint-to-pint-The-Barley-Mow.html

 

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1847735-d295083-Reviews-Barley_Mow_Inn-Kirk_Ireton_Derbyshire_England.html

 

I agree with you Nagel. . I think it's wonderful - a relic lost in time. But not everyone would appreciate a place like this. I can just imagine the look on the faces of some of our friends if we took them there. A tiny little room with flagstone floor, a range fireplace and a tiny serving hatch with ann 80 year old lady pouring beer from a jug. Dark and gloomy inside and unchanged by centuries. No crisps. No mobile phones. Hard wooden seats and impossible to have a conversation in private.

 

There's the Gate Inn at Brassington (not far from Kirk Ireton - maybe 4 miles) that is also a splendid example of this type of rustic English inn. If you like the Barley Mow I think you'd also like the Gate. Or the Holly Bush at Makeney just off the A6 between Cromford and Duffield. All these are a bit far out though from Chesterfield/Sheffield area eh? Maybe not to you and I - but we are talking 50 minutes drive from Sheffield, minimum. That's too far for many folks to go.

 

How about the Fox & Goose at Wigley? That's a bit nearer.

 

Or the Norfolk Arms at Ringinglow might tick the box? It's got outdoor seating and views.