The Old Crown, Shardlow - pub details
Address: Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2HL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 14640) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
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> Current user rating: 7.3/10 (rated by 13 users)
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user reviews of the Old Crown, Shardlow
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| Popped in for lunch last weekend based on reviews on this site - wasn't disappointed. A friendly welcome, good service, and they could well with 9 of us arriving together. Sunday lunch was good - generous portions, and good roast beef (veggies were a little over-cooked). Good range of beers, but unfortunately driving so unable to sample - will definitely need to return. Oktup - 2 Apr 2011 16:54 |
| Fantastic traditional pub, with it's own character though reminiscent of several village pub around Derbyshire (e.g. Dead Poets). Excellent beers from the Marston's range, good rolls and snacks, comfortable bench seating and as much pub memorabilia as you could dream of. mtaylor40 - 5 Dec 2010 20:49 |
| Visited recently on a Friday night and they had a mini beer fest on. Excellent beers well kept and a good atmosphere inside the pub. Didnt try any of the other pubs in Shardlow of which there are several but would certainly visit the Old Crown again. basa - 21 Oct 2010 16:15 |
| After a recent crawl in Shardlow I found this to be easily the best pub. Though it was a Tuesday night there was a nice lively atmosphere as there was a classic car rally or something going on. There was also a folk group playing which provided a welcome change to the modern music that spoils the atmosphere in a lot of pubs. Staff and customers were all friendly. I counted 9 ales on the bar, all from the Marstons group. I must have tried about 6, all of which were in excellent condition. It would be great if the beer tie could be relaxed allowing them to serve a local brew or two, maybe from the Shardlow Brewing Company. jarofporter - 5 Aug 2010 10:42 |
For a relatively small village, Shardlow is very well blessed with pubs. It has six on the Derbyshire side of the River Trent, plus the Old Crown which lies just over the border (the River Trent) in Leicestershire. The Old Crown is a comfortable and relatively unspoilt Marston’s house, a few hundred yards along a narrow lane off the A6 on the Leicestershire side of the Cavendish Bridge. This lane at one time was actually part of the A6 until the old Cavendish Bridge was swept away in the massive floods during the thaw that followed the winter of 1947. That the Old Crown has survived for over 60 years at the end of a cul-de-sac, and is still going strong, has to be a recommendation in itself. On my most recent visits all 9 hand pumps were in use and the beers that I drank were all tip-tip. I can’t remember all of them but there was Pedigree and Old Empire from Marstons, a selection of Jennings’ brews including Cumberland and Cock-a-hoop, plus guests. The food, which is perhaps a tad on the expensive side, is freshly cooked and I have no complaints about the portion sizes. The homemade chips are excellent. The pub has an interesting décor. Old signs, mirrors and posters decorate the walls and there must be at least 300 water jugs hanging from the ceiling beams. An 8/10 from me … steve2905 - 14 Feb 2010 05:03 |
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