GO: Heart Of England

Pub Crawl: Best Boozers in Burton

Pub crawls have been very popular previously, and we are slightly overdue to venture into Burton upon Trent, which has regular trains from Birmingham etc. We will spend a whole afternoon sampling fine ales and ciders, and socializing at our leisure. Typical we drink in half pints to do more sampling!

What a wonderful day out!

Itinerary:
Arrive by train and/or bus, and we will spend about an hour in each of several good pubs around the city centre, which are only a few minutes apart on foot .

POSSIBLE RUNNING ORDER, SUBJECT TO DECISIONS ON THE DAY:
Meet 11:00 - 11:55 at The Lord Burton (JDW, 154 High St, DE14 1JE)
Pub1 12:00 - 12:45 The Dog Inn
Pub2 12:50 - 13:35 Beeropolis
Pub4 13:40 - 14:25 The Burton Bridge Inn
Pub5 14:30 - 15:15 Coopers Tavern
Pub6 15:20 - 16:05 The Lost Heretic
Pub7 16:10- 16.55 The Devonshire Arms
Pub8 17:00 - 17:45 Coppersmiths
Pub9 17:50 - 18:35 The Outwood or The Alfred
Reserves: The Roebuck, Elms Inn, Inn-Uendo.
All these pubs stock cask ales of small and regional breweries.

Gathering:
The idea is that we gather at Wetherspoons to allow for time variations in our public transport over a coffee or a pint, with a view to starting our good-pub tour at Midday sharp. Breakfast is available at Wetherspoons, Cobs and snacks may be available at some of the others.

By current timetables, train leave Birmingham New Street at 0949 and 10:09 arriving at Burton at 10:18 and 10:37 respectively, allowing time to walk to the first venue. Return trains are at 18:50, 19:21, 19:41 and 19:51.

Note: We can't guarantee the exact running order in advance, to maintain flexibility and to discourage joining and leaving at odd times, which should maintain the social dynamic of a fully-attended event, and avoid effort and disruption looking for people repeatedly.

So you need to arrive somewhere between 11am and 12pm (which allows plenty of leeway) please and then stick with us.

Transport
Public Transport is strongly recommended, to avoid driving. Use bustimes.org or thetrainline.com to identify suitable routes.

Emergency Contact:
To be advised

Attendance & Viability
This event will proceed subject to viability of numbers committed to attending. As with all events, please RSVP courteously, which means that no-shows and withdrawals in the last 24 hours are impolite. Thank you for your understanding.

Arrive: 12PM
Secure a seat, grab a drink, and order delicious food in time before the game.
Kick Off: 12:30PM
Sit back and enjoy the game.
End: 2:30PM
Feel free to head home or indulge in one or two more drinks (hopefully celebratory)