May 6, 2012
The first stop on my fantastic Sheffield pub crawl. On top (or certainly quite a long way up) of a big hill, reached by tram. When I arrived this had recently changed hands and is now called The Hillsborough. Also it is no longer the home of the Crown Brewery, but of Wood St brewery (another name change). Great pub, with fantastic outdoor balcony, which allows you to sup your beer and stare at the nearby ski slope. It’s like an English apres ski experience! Good beer, great location.

September 28, 2011 [ Updated December 14, 2011 ]
A great little hotle , with a brewery attached. small but decent selection of beers both their own and others. nice big tables and decent food. Quite a pleasent place to stop by

April 3, 2011
Friendly staff, had a few beers i hadn’t sampled yet. Laid back atmosphere.

October 24, 2010
This pub is located in the upper Don Valley and was our final destination on our valley pub crawl. Home of the Crown brewery which occupied five of the hand pumps leaving three more for different guest ales. A likable modern, multiroom pub with wooden tables and chairs. Partly crowded early on a Friday eve. Great in its own way.
The Valley of beer trail in Sheffield was one of my best crawl, ever. During 11 hours Finn and I visited nine pubs, including Bankers Draft and Wig & Pen in the city centre, and consumed more than 35 different beers, all of them real ales hand pulled from cask (on the first Friday of October 2010).

November 27, 2009 [ Updated April 4, 2011 ]
Relaxing little pub with excellent value pints (£2.50). The Stannington Stout was my personal favourite. Would definitely come back if I’m ever in Sheffield again. Second visit was as good as the first, with 5 Crown beers - the Stout remains my favourite though Samuel Berry’s was a close second.

August 21, 2009
[RBESG 2009]. It has a brewery in their basement, a pub in the ground floor and the hotel rooms upstairs ! This is where I stayed at RBESG. What more can you ask for. Their beers were also quite good, the food very nice and the service excellent. The rooms cheap and clean. Will def visit again!

July 28, 2009
Good food, decent to good beers, various guest ales and friendly albeit a bit slowish service in this pub and hotel. Cheap, at least by Dutch standards. Absolutely worth a visit.

July 23, 2009
Visited during RBESG 09. Bright pub, a bit sober considering the lack of decoration and ambiance, but their own beers more than make up for that. Decent seatings. Good pub food at low prices. Definitely worth a visit when in Sheffield.

June 10, 2009
Stayed here two nights in May and had a good time. While the place is a slight bit lacking in ambiance (what ambiance it does have is provided by the staff), the quality of service more than makes up for it.

August 20, 2008
This was the second pub on our valley of beer crawl, we’d started at the New Barrack Tavern. The Hillsborough had a few people in despite the relatively early time of our arrival 12 Noon. We were greeted by a friendly bunch of staff, the beers of which there were about six to eight to choose from were excellent. Beers available included three of their own and three guests, Stannigton Stout was my favourite. A great little place well worth a visit.