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The One Call Stadium - Pub Guide
PAGE UPDATED FEBRUARY 2018

The Sandy Pate Bar, located under the Ian Greaves Stand at Field Mill, has free entry for all fans, and shows live sport on TV. The Sandy Pate bar will normally admit visiting supporters but sometimes they are not allowed in if there is a large away following.  The bar now sells real ale produced by the Mansfield based Priors Well brewery.  The pubs listed below are recommended by supporters, and they appear in no particular order

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THE TALBOT AND IL ROSSO

"The Talbot" is about 50 yards up the road (but on the opposite side) from "Il Rosso" just by Sainsburys.  It used to be called the Famous Talbot but for some reason it is not famous any more.  Cue for a terrace chant? Food is also available here.  There are meters in the Talbot car park but the tickets are redeemable at the bar.  Il Rosso used to be called the Plough which used to be a popular pub with supporters. It is now a more up market eatery and they will not admit anybody who is wearing club colours on match days.  Both of these pubs have Sky and BT. If there is a large away following, the Talbot is sometimes a home supporters only venue.


THE SIR JOHN COCKLE & NELL GWYNN

"The Sir John Cockle" is probably not one to be on your list unless you are coming in from Junction 28 of the M1, as it's about half a mile away. But still if you want to give it a try, head up Quarry Lane and turn right at the lights (under the railway bridge) and it's there on the right after the traffic lights on the corner.  If you turn left at the lights you will find the Nell Gwynn.  This is an interesting small pub and it is almost like walking into somebody’s front room.


TOWN CENTRE PUBS : THE BOLD FORESTER, WILLIAM IV, THE WHEATSHEAF, THE KINGS MILL FARM
(plus others)

These pubs are a bit further afield, but still worthy of a quick visit if you have the time.  "The Bold Forester" is a large pub between "The Cockle" and the town centre on Sutton Road. It is part of the Hungry Horse chain so has good food plus an excellent selection of real ales. The "William IV" pub is situated just below The Bold Forest on the same road. The two pubs are either side of the bus depot.  "The Wheatsheaf" is located on Stockwell Gate, the pedestrian walkway at the bottom of Sutton Road past the bowling alley.

If you are coming towards Mansfield from the M1 at Junction 28 you will pass the following pubs - "The Snipe", "The Fountain Bridge" and "The Kings Mill Farm” (formerly the King And Miller).  Although they are not town centre pubs, football fans are always welcome. All are more eating pubs than drinking pubs.  There is a drive thru McDonalds next door to the Kings Mill Farm.

If you are coming towards Mansfield from the M1 at Junction 29 you will pass these pubs. "Plug and Pheasant" and "The Young Vanish" in Glapwell, "Ye Olde Plough" in Pleasley and "The Rufford Arms" as you enter Mansfield.  These are more eating hostelries than drinking venues.  The Pheasant Inn is on the left just before Tescos.

If you are coming towards Mansfield from the M1 at junction 27, you will pass the Badger Box by the traffic lights in Annesley. This is part of the Hungry Horse chain.  It did win the Hungry Horse pub of the year in 2013. The pub had the same landlord for about 38 years but he retired at the end of 2015.

If you want real ale turn left at the Badger Box and about half a mile up on the right just past the miners welfare there is the Squire Musters micropub serving usually 4 real ales.

REAL ALE HOSTELRIES

There has been an increase in real ale pubs in the town in recent years.  A popular pub with both home and away supporters is the Railway on Station Street.  This is less than 10 minutes from the ground.  Go across the retail park behind the North Stand, cross over the road and the St Peters retail park and the Railway is on the right in Station Street. It is a small pub with several small rooms and does tend to get very busy on match days. They have 4 ever changing hand pulled beers and the home cooked food is very reasonably priced.

If you go past the Railway and go down the right hand side of the viaduct to the bottom of White Hart Street, turn right and then bear left by the church, go past the Bridge (no real ale) and go across the ring road, you will find the Brown Cow on the left about 150 yards past the ring road.  This is a Raw Brewery pub and usually has about 10 hand pulled beers on both from the Raw brewery and others.

If you go past the Railway and go to the left of the viaduct you will proceed into the market place.  At side of the Town Hall you will find the Court House which used to be a Wetherspoons. It is now part of the Hawthorn group and is run in a similar way to Wetherspoons.  If you go across the market place and turn right into Church Street you will find the Swan on the right. This is a large pub and usually has 3 or 4 hand pulled beers.

If you bear to the right at the far side of the market place and head up Leeming Street you will find the Green Dragon on the left.  This is a Yates pub and usually has 3 reals ales on and also has Sky and BT. 

Just up from the Green Dragon there is a micro pub called the Garrison.  This opened in the spring of 2018 and usually has 5 real ales on.  They have a tie in with the Moody Fox brewery and usually feature some of their beers.  They also quite frequently have Sarah Hughes Ruby.

If you carry on to the top of Leeming Street, there are 2 Wetherspoons close by. The Widow Frost is about 30 yards on the left.  There are usually about 10 hand pulled beers in here.  If you turn left the Stag and Pheasant, which is a Lloyds bar, is about 30 yards on the right and has a smaller choice of real ales.

There are many other pubs in and around Mansfield, and football supporters from all teams will be given a warm welcome in all of Mansfield's fine hostelries.

DISCLAIMER : This website, whilst recommending the above pubs, can not be held responsible for the right of admission to them. As long as you're well behaved and don't charge into the pubs in a raucous manner then you should have no problems.
HAPPY DRINKING!!