White Lion, Sheffieldback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Short walk down from Sheaf View, great pub as mentioned in previous reviews. Went to see live band Sunday 4pm, joint jumping but spoilt by too many unsupervised young children running around, won't be back until this is addressed
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Traditional friendly pub serving good beer. Cosy place with several snugs to congregate in. We went on a Saturday night when there was a decent band playing a range of covers.
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Lovely pub - great interior, lots of rooms/snugs and bigger open plan area to rear. Great choice of real ale, friendly staff. perfect really!. Worth the trip, only �5 in taxi from station... Possibly better than nearby Sheaf View!-inside it certainly is in my opinion!.
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Pleasant pub with a wonderful interior. The oldest building in the area, although you wouldn't know it from its mid-terrace position.
Wonderful interior, with lots of snugs and traditional decor. Beer choice is not as good as it might be, but has gradually improved and is generally well-kept.
Although it's a couple of miles from the town centre, it's easily accessible and a trip be combined with the nearby Sheaf View.
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An unspoilt gem- pity more people don't know about this pub. GBG listed and only a 5 minute walk from the equally excellent Sheaf View in the south of the city. The interior really stands out- surprised that this pub isn't on CAMRA's National Inventory with it's many rooms and striking features. The beautifully tiled corridor and small bar room to the left of it as you enter is reminiscent of the threatened Coachmakers Arms in Hanley. Off this corridors are other small and character-filled rooms, one of which has a large interior window through which you can see the back of the pub- very unusual. At the back it is more open plan with a jukebox and a pool table, and this is where most people congregate. Beers on offer include Black Sheep and Landlord and a couple of local guests. One of Sheffield's classic survivors along with the Bath- it's out of the way but definitely worth the trip.
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I'm somewhat surprised to be the first BITE'r to get here for over 4 years !
The White Lion is a main road classic multi-roomed traditional locals pub in the mainly industrial suburb of Heeley, a mile or so south of Sheffield City Centre in an area that might perhaps best be described as being "in need of regeneration".
The central tiled corridor has several rooms on either side , leading to a main bar at the end which has a snooker table and where regular music nights take place.
The pub has a rather old fashioned genuine feel to it, enhanced by the leaded, frosted Gilmours windows where the name "White Lion Hotel" is notable for having an upside down capital N.
In the first room on the right is a fine collection of old photos and prints of the area and some old brewery labels and adverts from former breweries such as Tomlinsons Anchor Ales, Birks Finest Ales from the Lady's Bridge Brewery and J L Cockayne & Sons of the Owlerton Brewery.
Another framed advert revealed that Billy Marsden, a former SWFC footballer, used to own the pub - quite a bit before I started supporting them, I would reckon.
On the date of my visit, the landlady was gearing up for the pub's beer festival between 9-12 April, phoning round the various breweries organising supplies, pump clips etc. I gather that a total of 15 beers are expected over the 4 day period.
Both beers that I sampled on my recent visit on 2 April, Kelham Island Pale Rider and Holdens Springhead Jack were nice tasty pints, although at prices of � 2.60 and � 2.65 respectively, might be considered a bit pricy by Sheffield standards, especially given the area.
The White Lion is in the 2009 GBG, where it's described as "one of Sheffield's finest pubs".
Heeley is easily accessible from Sheffield City Centre - there's a frequent bus service - so, if you're in to pubs of this ilk, try and make time to get there
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This is a good little pub, good beer and still arranged in small separate rooms (one of which is non smoking). Live music of varying standard, a quiz and a pool table (when the band's not on!!!) rates 8/10
paul Grimshaw - 16 Nov 2004 13:37 |
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