Rotherham The Unofficial Website

Pubs, Breweries & Related Matters

pubs etc imageRotherham is a town full of pubs, alehouses, taverns or what you will. There are nowhere near as many now as there used to be especially in the middle of town. During the course of the Twentieth Century the population of Rotherham has tended to move from the centre to new estates much further out. Consequently many town centre pubs have closed and the properties are now shops or building societies. Equally the old habit of a few drinks at lunchtime or on your way home from work at the end of your shift has also passed.

The process is still continuing in many parts of town. There are loads of empty pubs down Westgate: some are venerable buildings over a hundred years old. Hardly anybody lives down Westgate and it is not a street you walk down on the way to anywhere these days. Even in Parkgate two of the pubs have closed within the last few years.

Breweries in Rotherham

There are no major breweries in town nowadays. Traditional ales are still brewed by Wentworth Brewery. This brewery was founded as recently as 1999 and "aim to provide the very finest, full-flavour, hand-crafted quality real ales". These are supplied, both on draught and in the bottle, and include award winning ales such as W.P.A., Best Bitter, Needles' Eye, Rock-Spalt, Premium, and Oatmeal Stout.

Contact:-

Wentworth Brewery Ltd., Gun Park Works, Wentworth, Rotherham. Tel. 01226 747070 Fax 01226 747050.

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Public Houses on the Web

Where I have found any pub websites they are listed at Business in Rotherham >> Rotherham Businesses on the Web P >> Public Houses.

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Pub Tours

South Yorkshire Pub Tours organise and bus you on a trip around your favourite hostelries. Visit their website at www.pubtours.co.uk.

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Rotherham Pubs & Licensees

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Rotherham Pubs and Licensees
It has been set up by a gentleman by the name of John Ward. For those of you who do not know the area, Wards is one the local breweries, so this is a very appropriate name. Quick lesson in YorksTalk - this is pronounced 'Waaahds'. Visit their website at www.rotherhampubs.f9.co.uk. Bottoms Up!
Information about Rotherham Pubs and photos of inn signs
Visit the website at www.geocities.com/rotherham1/.
More about Rotherham pubs
Visit the website at www.pubutopia.com.

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The Campaign for Real Ale

camra logoRotherham CAMRA Home Page www.rotherhamcamra.co.uk.

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