Beer lover's 'behemoth' bar crawl sees him visit 30 Derby pubs in one day

If you thought a pub crawl consisted of a few pints around town then back home in time for Graham Norton, then you’re about to be shook.

A local man has visited 30 Derby pubs in one day as part of his mission to visit all pubs in the UK.

Harvey Dale, along with his partner, both from The Great British Pub Crawl, have ambitious plans to enjoy a drink at ‘every single pub, bar, micropub, social club and anywhere else they serve beer across this great country.’

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He visited Derby city centre on Friday, March 15, 2023, starting from Derby Train Station, into the city, then back again.

The proud Nottingham resident beat his old record of visiting 29 pubs in one day, which he accomplished in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. 

Writing on Facebook, Harvey said: ‘I headed out solo (to begin with) on the train to do a near perfect pub crawl route from Derby Train Station and back again.

‘I managed to beat my old record of 29 pubs done in a single day (in Mansfield) and hit a whopping 30 different places yesterday making Derby the new record holder!’

The beer enthusiast understood his assignment and documented his journey across the great city of Derby. 

They include the majority of the city’s greatest pubs - Derby is real ale city after all - so it was always going to be a corker of a list.

Are you inspired to curate your own pub crawl? Here are all the pubs Harvey visited.

30 Derby pubs to visit for pub crawl

1. The Smithfield

2. The Exeter Arms Derby

3. The Derby Brewing TAP House

4. The Tavern

5. Peacock Inn Derby

6. Furnace Brewpub

7. Jorrocks

8. The Hideout Derby

9. Ryans Bar

10. Tiger Bar

11. Bar Fusion Derby

12. The Old Bell Hotel Derby

13. The Shakespeare Derby

14. Suds & Soda Derby

15. Stein Strasse

16. Bess of Hardwick

17. Bishop Blaise Derby

18. Brunswick Inn

19. Alexandra Hotel

20. Five Lamps Derby

21. Seven Stars Derby

22. The Flowerpot Derby

23. The Bless

24. Ye Olde Dolphin Inne

25. The Old Silk Mill Derby

26. The Standing Order Wetherspoons

27. The Babington Arms - Wetherspoons

28. The Hairy Dog

29. Noahs ark Derby

30. White Horse Derby

Harvey’s social post has been liked hundreds of times prompting people to pitch in with pubs missed off the list.

The Woodlark Inn, The Bell & Castle, Little Chester Ale House, The Victoria Inn, Seymours, Golden Eagle, The Friary and Ye Olde Dolphin are all pubs mentioned by fans, so if you are planning a pub crawl, maybe you could add these to your list!

People were in awe of Harvey’s pub crawl that has been hailed as ‘amazing’ ‘outstanding’ and ‘behemoth.’’