We start at the Old Queen’s Head, behind the bus station. This is a Thwaites pub, offering a choice of three Thwaites beers. The main part of the pub is a very old, timber framed building, the restaurant extension is much more modern.

From here cross Flat Street and walk under the subway and past the Crucible Theatre to the Old Monk bar. This is a converted bank, and is a massive cavernous venue, which shows football on the big screen, but also has cosy booths with sofas round the top edge, and a couple of pool tables round the bottom. The Real Ale here is from Abbeydale Brewery.

Leave by the back door and cross the square to the Graduate. Other than the pool tables at one end of the pub, this is a more relaxed venue. Three Real Ales normally available at a reasonable price, from Abbeydale and Kelham Island Breweries.

From here we head up past the City Hall onto Division Street. Wetherspoons is on your left, which I think needs no explanation!

Continuing along Division Street, we come to the Frog & Parrot, which offers Greene King beers plus guests. Sadly the in pub brewery, which produced Roger & Out, one of the strongest draught beers in the world, has ceased brewing, temporarily we hope.

Now carry on in the same direction, walk through the West One complex and down a side street at the other end we come to the Bath Hotel. As well as a good range of ales this pub has a classic interior that has been sympathetically restored and refurbished, and is listed in CAMRA’s national inventory of pubs of historical interest.

Next downhill past Devonshire Green to the Devonshire Cat, a modern purpose built pub where you walk in to be greeted with a long, L-shaped polished wood bar with beer pumps the full length. The Dev Cat offers a range of 12 Real Ales, plus a couple of Ciders, various draught continental beers and several fridges full of bottled beers from around the world.

Round the corner is the Washington, which has always had an eccentric musical character to it. It has since had a refurbishment and is much more smart and modern, however still has little funky touches and does still have music - both live and Djs. Around three or four Real Ales are available, with Abbeydale Moonshine alongside various popular national brands.

Walk back past the Dev Cat now and keep going back to the main shopping area. You may want to pop into the Yorkshire Grey for one, this is a popular pub that is due to be demolished very soon as part of the Heart of the City redevelopment to make way for another Multi-Storey Car Park. Nice.

However our intended destination is the Museum pub, which adjoins the Orchard Square shopping centre. This is a nice comfy pub with beers from Greene King plus a selection of interesting guest beers. If the weather is fine you can sit outdoors in the shopping centre’s courtyard and watch the people go by.

Also worth a visit: Bankers Draft, Castle Square Rutland Arms, Brown Street Red Deer, Pitt Street Red Lion, Charles Street Wig & Pen, Campo Lane