I’m after help from you merry bunch of bladesmen.
My eldest after loads of prompting from me has chosen to come to the open day at Sheffield uni, top lad, to be fair he loves the blades so I think it will be a no brainier for him.
Guess when the leather arm patch wearing knobs have their open day, this Saturday and the talk on Astro engineering is at 2pm the dicks!
So I can’t now cancel on him and I haven’t been back for about 20 years and only lived in Sheffield for 4 years so it’s all very hazy.
Can u guys recommended somewhere close we could watch match with the Mrs not to far from the uni so I don’t miss to much?
Then onto a top night around Sheffield later on
Thanks in advance
Unfortunately, despite good intentions most of the responses are not very helpful, the pubs either not showing the football or not being close to where you'll be. It's worth double-checking exactly where the talk is, but most Engineering talks are being held at The Diamond which is next to St George's between West Street and Broad Lane.
It's also worth double-checking the time as most talks are running twice - you might decide to go to a better-timed one.
Assuming you're at The Diamond then the closest pub is the
Red Deer. Good ale, but it doesn't show football. The closest places definitely showing the match are
Cavendish and
The Beehive, just around the corner on West Street. The Beehive is the better of the two. Neither are classy ale houses - they're cheap student places and will be busy.
Fagans is also close, and a great pub, but I doubt they show football. The
University Arms is just up the road and also good for beer, but they don't have TVs. While in the past they've shown big games on a special screen I've not seen anything to suggest they're doing that this time.
The Itchy Pig is a great pub, but a 15-20 minute walk up hill and it's likely to be packed. You will find it on at one of the Broomhill/Crookes pubs if you decide to walk that way, but they're further than The Itchy Pig. In the opposite direction you've got the
Green Room and
Common Rooms on Division Street which both serve acceptable real ale and will have the match on. They'll be busier than the Crookes pubs but are closer. Sentinel Brewhouse is a decent pub but it's at the other end of town. No good unless you're driving, and if so there are plenty of options.
My suggestion?
Interval Café at the Student's Union.
It's closer than Crookes, will be less busy than West Street/Division Street, serves decent beer and has a big screen showing the World Cup. It's next door to Bar One which is the main University student bar, which will also have the game on but has poor beer and will be busier. Interval is much more student's mum friendly. Pretty sure you'll be able to get in on Open Day but I'll check tomorrow. If there turns out to be a problem with Interval then the Doctor's Orders is a pub just next to the Uni which sells real ale and has lots of TVs. If that's not an option you can continue up to The Itchy Pig or other Crookes pubs.
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