Dronfield Beer Festival 2019

[Andy C 86]

Dronfield Beer & Cider Festival is a new event taking place 30th May to 1st June - the weekend previously occupied by the 3 Valleys Festival.

 

The main event is a CAMRA volunteer organised beer & cider festival at the Pioneer Club, which is less than 10 minutes walk from Dronfield Station and served by buses 14, 15 and 44, featuring around 40 real ales and a dozen ciders & perry along with a guest run bar showcasing craft beer on keg. The Pioneer Club's own bar will also be open for wines, spirits and soft drinks. Food will be available throughout the event and live music, arranged by Saxbob, will feature Friday and Saturday night. Entry to the festival is £3 after 5pm on Friday and all day Saturday; free entry at other times. Drinks will be served into a branded souvenier glass (glass deposit payable on arrival, you can return undamaged glasses for refund when leaving or simply keep the glass).

 

The CAMRA beer & cider festival is open Thursday 30th May 6pm-10pm, Friday 31st May 12pm-11pm and Saturday 1st June 12pm-11pm.

 

On the Saturday (1st June) the "One Valley" pub festival fringe will take place offering festivities across the town, independently organised by individual pubs, bars and shops - why not combine a visit to the CAMRA event with a few hours exploring the venues of Dronfield town? Confirmed as taking part are the Dronfield Arms/White Swan/Smiffy's bar/Beer Stop/Wine World near the station, Blue Stoops/Manor House Hotel/Victoria by the Civic Centre along with the Coach & Horses, Jolly Farmer and Hyde Park Inn. Most of these venues are just a short walk from Dronfield railway station, those that aren't are served by the Stagecoach 43 bus (TM Travel 14/15/16/16a also provide a useful link between many venues and the station).

 

More information on the CAMRA festival at www.dronfield.camra.org.uk. The 3 Valleys Facebook and Twitter accounts will also keep you updated on both the CAMRA festival and the One Valley independent fringe.

 

Edited March 25, 2019 by Andy C

[Andy C 86]

Updates...

 

CAMRA beer festival at the Pioneer Club (Thursday 30th May to Saturday 1st June)

Friday night - the band on the club stage is Do$ch, performing rhythm & Blues

Saturday afternoon - the Ireland Colliery Chesterfield brass band will play in the marquee 

Saturday night - the band on the club stage is Flatfoot Sam, performing bar room boogie.

The bars:

Camra beer bar - around 40 real ales on cask

Camra cider & perry bar - around a dozen traditional ciders

Bar Stewards bar - craft beer on keg tap, cans and bottles

Pioneer bar - mainstream beers, wines and spirts plus bar food.

The festival will be laid out over the lounge, concert room, back room, courtyard, marquee and beer garden.

Stagecoach bus 44 from Sheffield stops outside the venue or it is 10 minutes walk from Dronfield station.

 

One Valley Fringe (Saturday only) - latest updates see their Facebook events: https://www.facebook.com/events/2083489418635264/

 

Drone Valley Brewery - the brewery will be hosting an open day with bar, food and music on the Saturday. Stagecoach bus 43/44 goes there.

 

Miners Arms in Hundall - they will be hosting a beer festival on the Saturday with food and music. TM Travel bus 14 goes there from Dronfield Civic Centre and rail station once every 2 hours. It is expected a private minibus shuttle will also operate.

 

[bassett one 451]

top class event,year on year,well done to all of the organisers as it takes hours,days,weeks to get this and many other events ready for the day

[Andy C 86]

One Valley Festival is back post Covid this weekend!

 

There are actually two events running side by side - One Valley (in the town centre and suburbs) and One Valley Extra (at further out venues).

 

List of venues below. Check their Facebook pages for more information.

 

Note this isn't related to the old 3 Valleys festival that ran until 2018, however it is many of the same venues, each are organising their own things independently.

 

One Valley

• Cross Daggers (bus 44)
• 2Underdog (bus 44)
• Dancing Anchor Spirits (bus 44)
• Beer Stop at Dronfield (bus 44)
• 3White Swan (bus 44)
• 4Dronfield Arms (bus 44)
• Fox in the Box (bus 44)
• 5Coach & Horses (bus 43)
• 6Jolly Farmer (bus 43)
• 7Hill Top Club
• 8Victoria (bus 43)
• 9Blue Stoops (bus 15 or 16)
• Manor House Hotel (bus 15 or 16)
• 11Green Dragon

One Valley Extra

 

In addition to the normal local bus services shown, a minibus will be shuttling between these venues and Dronfield railway station charging affordable fares.

• Drone Valley Brewery (bus 43 or 44)
• 13Pioneer Club (bus 15 or 44)
• 14Miners Arms (bus 15)

 

Edited May 30, 2022 by Andy C