Ship Inn Shalesmoor

[Janus 28]

What is the Ship Inn on Shalesmoor like? What beer is served there ? Is it a real ale pub, free house etc. Is it loud. or quiet like the Fat cat? I like the atmosphere in the cat.

[ukdobby 223]

Last time I went in it was good old fashion pub with good ale(Moonshine ect).

[jemson 10]

Yeah, they usually have a few local ales on. Worth a look if on a Kelham crawl. Was very quiet last time I went in.

[golfman1968 10]

real ale trial as its known in kelham

[Bilge 34]

It's an old style pub. There aren't many of them left any more. It sells real ale but it's not full of cask beer enthusiasts droning on about it and ticking off half pints of obscure brews. It's still 1974 in there (which, if you remember it, you'll know is both good and bad).

 

It has comfy seats that have had the same upholstery for 40 years or more.

 

It has a juke box which has a few tunes you might like to hear and it sounds pretty good.

 

One day it will either close down altogether or it will be 'refurbished' or 'upgraded' so that all of this is lost.

[jemson 10]

A very fair assessment by Bilge.

[Janus 28]

It's an old style pub. There aren't many of them left any more. It sells real ale but it's not full of cask beer enthusiasts droning on about it and ticking off half pints of obscure brews. It's still 1974 in there (which, if you remember it, you'll know is both good and bad).

 

It has comfy seats that have had the same upholstery for 40 years or more.

 

It has a juke box which has a few tunes you might like to hear and it sounds pretty good.

 

One day it will either close down altogether or it will be 'refurbished' or 'upgraded' so that all of this is lost.

 

Sounds like my kind of pub

[Ousetunes 10]

It's a bit frayed at the edges but it's okay.

 

Any attempt to improve it would problem end in its ruination!

[evagb 10]

Not the trendiest pub in Sheffield, but full of character!

[Roger123W 10]

Isnt there a rumour that its very haunted in there ... I was in for a beer with my dog recently and he was very spooked by something - he hid between my legs :S

[taxman 12]

Isnt there a rumour that its very haunted in there ... I was in for a beer with my dog recently and he was very spooked by something - he hid between my legs :S

 

There are various ghost stories about The Ship. There is supposed to a resident ghost called Charlie, Roman soldiers are said to wander the cellars and there are also the ghosts of two men who drowned in secret tunnels under the pub during the great flood of 1864.

 

I know that it did store some bodies after the flood while they awaited identification.

[petecob 10]

Does it still have ships bell on bar, not been in for about 20+ yrs, need to have a visit there again soon