Daily Archives: September 14, 2021

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

The Riverside Hotel

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Branston, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs:

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Our hotel for a couple of nights, it’s still just about pubby enough to be included.

Lovely, handy location by the side of the river, close to the A38 but feels rural at the rear, though the drive up is surrounded by Branston’s housing.

Cask ale, but it’s Greene King. Decent food, nice staff, hotel rooms, close to a bus route and not far in a taxi to town. Slightly upmarket family feedbag: you can have a wedding here (and to be fair, it would make quite a nice location).

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

The Roebuck Inn

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Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs:

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We were heading for the Devonshire Arms, but that was our first opening-hours fail, and Google Maps showed this, just around the corner, right in the shadow of the Molson Coors Brewery: a fine choice. Traditional corner pub, lovely landlady, and pleasant local who admired my First and Last and Always t-shirt then spent some time explaining the post-punk and goth music scene to his younger lady friend. A nice pint of Pedigree, too.

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

The Leopard Inn

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Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs:

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Apparently once the tap room of Charrington’s Brewery that was once next door, this is an imposing site from the street. Inside it’s plainer, just one U-shaped room, but there was a nice fireplace that could have been original. No ale on when we were there mid-week, but taps were present. Pleasant landlord and a nice place to sit for a while, even if we were increasingly in need of food, so it was a half (!) and a small wine.

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

The Anchor Inn

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Burton-upon Trent, Staffs:

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We stepped off a bus in Burton, and this was in sight. We’d got plans for other pubs, but the sun was over the yardarm, and we needed so get our bearings a bit, so in we went.

Nothing terribly exceptional, but a nice enough pub, a friendly landlord, and a decent pint of Pedigree. Inside was traditional but opened out, a typical town-centre boozer.