The Three Valleys Festival

on the fringe

these pubs are not taking part in the festival and therefore not served by the free bus service, however if you fancy going a bit 'off-piste' either on foot or by public transport these are the other easily reached pubs close to the festival circuit.

Located at Sheffield railway station and will have an interesting selection of beers on the bar for you to try before getting the train to Dronfield to pick our festival  bus up!

Real Ales from Thornbridge, Saltaire, St Peters and Fyne Ales are on the bar during July as well as interesting beers from the rest of the world.

Just a 5 minute walk down the country lane from the Cross Scythes and Fleur de Lys is the Crown, a charming little country cottage style pub with a warm welcome, a selection of popular well known beers and home cooked food.

From the Crown walk up Penny lane to the Cricket Inn, a classic Sheffield gastro-pub with 4 Thornbridge beers available. The beer garden consists of tables on the edge of the field which contains the village cricket pitch, so you may be able to watch the cricket whilst enjoying food & drink!

Ride the M17 bus from outside the Castle Inn to Dore where you will find these two pubs in the centre of the village right next to the bus terminus.

The Devonshire Arms is a large, multi-roomed local pub with TVs, snooker table, patio area and beer garden. 6 real ales feature, the majority from local breweries.

The Hare & Hounds is a two room pub - one room is a comfortable lounge and dining room, the other is the tap room with a pool table, juke box and darts board. Up to 6 real ales feature and food is available. There is also a Patio drinking area.

Also on the M17 bus route, this estate pub used to belong to Hardy & Hansons, now a Greene King pub serving their beers plus an occasional guest from Abbeydale brewery. Pool Table is available and food is good value. The pub also has a beer garden.

Again on bus route M17, this pub is located at Bradway bus terminus and is owned by Samuel Smiths. It only serves their products, but at a very reasonable price...

The three pubs in the area of Dronfield Civic Centre, served by buses 14/15/89/293.

The Victoria is a small local pub with a pool table and TV, usually serving 2 real ales. Toasted sandwiches available. Music or karaoke often features in the evening.

The Blue Stoops is an old 2 roomed pub, this is the liveliest pub in Dronfield with Sky Sports on TV and a DJ on in an evening.

The Green Dragon is the oldest pub in Dronfield and fairly traditional. Two real ales are available Tetley Bitter and Theakstons Bitter.

just round the corner from Dronfield railway station, this is a two room pub, one containing a pool table, the other the main lounge. Live music is featured some nights.

The Barracks at Apperknowle is a country pub which is hosting its own beer festival at the same time as Three Valleys.

Bus 14 and 15 links Apperknowle with Dronfield and Holmesfield.

Jump on the 89 bus from outside the Horns Inn at Holmesfield down to the village of Cutthorpe where there will be plenty to entertain you at the gala and beers from Barlow Brewery.

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