pottert
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As I have the week off I am staying in derby overnight.any tips on drinks before & after the game plus decent curry houses.
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Paris
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I used to go up to Derby to visit my then girlfriend who was at uni there(10 years ago). It's a hole. Made me so glad i was born in a place like Brighton. I'd try and give you some advice but it was a decade ago. I recall being able to see Pride Park as i arrived at the station. Lovely stadium. As is ours 
I agree with paris, derby is a hole made me proud to come from brighton.
But one thing derby does have is cracking real ale houses. The flowerpot is easily the best..it's got about 20 real ales and nice people in there.
The brunswick by the station is the next great pub. They brew 5 ales on site. This is the best pub for the football.
After that the silk mill, exeter, dolphin and smith field are all decent boozers.
The exeter had hop head on last time I went in there.
But one thing derby does have is cracking real ale houses. The flowerpot is easily the best..it's got about 20 real ales and nice people in there.
The brunswick by the station is the next great pub. They brew 5 ales on site. This is the best pub for the football.
After that the silk mill, exeter, dolphin and smith field are all decent boozers.
The exeter had hop head on last time I went in there.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,645
I'm toying with heading up fairly early, not sure yet as depends on my car-sharers, any pleasant local villages around the area that would be worth a stop (I mean for pub & food maybe) before we make into Derby itself?
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,645
Damn.
OK, are there any comedy named ones instead? I sort of collect them
I mean like Lickey End, or Sandy Balls, you know the sort...We stopped off at the Crown Inn in Shardlow one time, just off the motorway. It's an old Coaching inn on the banks of the Trent. Very relaxed and friendly in there.
mikeyjh
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If you're coming from the south, then you could drop off in Melbourne, nice enough place from the North or west, you're spoilt for choice, just drive.....
mikeyjh
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Leekbrookgull
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Can endorse what you say about The Brunswick had many a beer there after cricket at Derbyshire CCC.
If you've got time and are coming up early, rather than take a left at junction 25 and go straight to derby, take a right and get to beeston, near nottingham. There you will find the victoria hotel which is almost certainly the best pub in Notts. The food there is top quality and there are 30+ ales on all the time.
The Victoria Hotel | Beeston Nottingham
The Victoria Hotel | Beeston Nottingham
The Melbourne Arms is a very good curry house and bar - highly recommended (or was about 3 years ago). If you take that route you'll go through Swarkestone afterwards, which is also well worth a stopover. There's a nice pub just over the bridge - I think it's called the Crewe & Harpur.
Derbyshire Seagull
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- Oct 21, 2005
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Been here and great pub - good beer and food and think there's a bus to Pride park though not far to walk ....
Food & Drink
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That's a good spot. Near a few decent pubs and curry houses and you can get away from derby sharpish once you've had enough of the place.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,645
Like it, thanks for the tip
Will see what my lift sharers are up for but sounds promising.