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Spring Pub of the Season 2002
The Lamb Inn - Holymoorside.
 So the Lamb, long a winner with CAMRA members and winner of CAMRA awards, is successful again as our Spring Pub of the Season, in spite of strong competition.
It seems a long time since the Lamb became such a favourite; it has been in the Good Beer Guide continuously since 1994, it was twice Chesterfield CAMRA Pub of the Year, in 1994 and 1996, and most recently Pub of the Season in Spring 2000.
So what makes it so popular?
The Lamb doesn’t do food, juke boxes or games machines but excels in what it does do - the owners, mine hosts Pat and Alan Goucher consistently provide good ales, friendly atmosphere and comfortable surroundings.
If you turn up at the weekend (it doesn’t open weekday lunchtimes, apart from Fridays) you will usually find seven real ales, including Home Bitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord, and the range provided generally comes from such well known brewery names as Barnsley, Black Sheep, Batemans, Adnams, Shepherd Neame and Bass. The choice is fewer (about five) weekday evenings, but that is in response to customer demand and means all the beers on offer are in peak condition.
Two cosy bars, attractively decorated with mirrors of all sizes and shapes - where could be more welcoming on a winter’s evening with a real fire putting out a seriously warming heat, the tap of dominoes being played, and the hum of friendly conversation.
Again, now that spring is here, how about a weekend walk round some of the many footpaths in the area finishing up sitting outside the pub downing a well deserved pint in the spring sunshine (well one can dream). Or if the thought of trudging through the countryside is too much for you, there’s an hourly bus from Chesterfield town centre.
Anyway, make your way there – you won’t be disappointed.
Lamb Inn
16 Loads Road,
Holymoorside,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire.
S42 7EU
Tel: 01246 566167
Click here to see a map of the local area.
The Handley Hack
(left to right) Alan Goucher, Branch Chairman Mary Keast & Patricia Goucher
with the warmly received “Spring Pub of the Season” award.
This webpage was last updated on
Sunday, 07 October 2007
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