The Barley Mow Inn, Kirk Ireton - pub details
Address: Main Street, Kirk Ireton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3JP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 25221) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Cromford (5.3 miles), Whatstandwell (5.4 miles)
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> Current user rating: 8.7/10 (rated by 24 users)
other pubs nearby:
Black Swan, Idridgehay (1.5 miles)
user reviews of the Barley Mow Inn, Kirk Ireton
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| My pub of the year! We called in here on spec yesterday, walking up from the Caravan Club site at Carsington. At first I wasn't sure if the place was open but once we entered it was like stepping back in time. The bar is a small room with 4 or 5 tables; 3 of which are slate topped from an old snooker table. The bar is a small server y where Mary, the landlady sat. Beers were straight from the barrel and reasonably priced at £2.80. We sampled 3 locales which were in fabulous condition. Pubs like the Barley Mow are few and far between. Well worth a visit. LickeyEndBooze - 31 Oct 2014 16:47 |
| Thank you steve2905 for the colourful and informative review. I always enjoy personal historical accounts, and try to give them myself if I'm lucky enough to have the knowledge. Much appreciated, and my curiosity's definitely been fired. eddybeer - 18 Jul 2014 19:32 |
I cannot add very much to the previous reviews except that I began visiting the Barlow Mow in the late 1960s, when it was run by the formidable Mrs Lillian Ford. Back then, you poured your own pint from the barrels behind the bar and paid Mrs Ford who sat at a table at the side of the fire. Even after coin decimalisation in 1971, the currency at the Barley Mow remained in old £-s-d until she died in 1976 at the age of 89. The Barley Mow was then bought by the present landlady, Mrs Mary Short, who has kept the pub more or less than same as it was when I first knew it. In spite of some previous comments, I have ALWAYS found Mrs Short to be very friendly, pleasant and polite. In my book she is a heroine for preserving the traditions of the Barley Mow, which has a Grade 2* listing because of its historical importance. When I called in for a pint last Monday, the pub was alarmingly quiet. I think that I was the first and probably the only customer in the lunchtime session. The Piffle, straight from the barrel, was top notch. 10/10. Please be aware that if your tastes do not go beyond drinking nitro-keg gnat p**s, sky sports and microwaved food the Barley Mow is NOT a pub for you. steve2905 - 18 Jul 2014 15:17 |
| Amazing pub. The ladies behind the bar are more clued-up and charming than they might seem at first. The from-the-cask ales are great (a bit headless for some) - Whim Hartington IPA was the best we tried. You can forget about the outside world for a couple of hours in here, the pub just puts you in a good mood. 10/10 dry_riser_inlet - 29 Oct 2012 20:52 |
| Having heard of the reputation of this pub I devised a hike around it and we called here for lunch. All the previous reviews are accurate, It is an unspoilt delight run by an adorable genteel old lady. Open between 12 and 2pm on weekdays selling four excellent local cask ales drawn by a jug from the barrels behind the bar with simple cheese or salami cobs for sale. All prices are fair and reasonable. If pubs were like women it would be an innocent virgin when compared with the rapacious painted whorebags that so many of the peak district pubs have turned into. GeofB - 23 May 2012 23:04 |
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