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Coppersmiths Inn, Burton upon Trent

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Opens at Noon
Operator: Independent
Grain Warehouse Yard, Derby Street, Burton upon Trent, DE14 2JJ (View on Google Map)
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CHANGED HANDS LATE MARCH 2026; RE-SURVEY NEEDED.

Popular micropub close to the railway station and the Town Hall, and en route from the station to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium (nearly 2km distant).

The main room incorporates a J-shaped wooden bar counter; the available beers, other drinks and snacks are listed on a blackboard. A cosy smaller room is located through a doorway at the far end. Both rooms have open fireplaces.

No pub car park, but a pay-and-display car park is nearby, and free street parking can be found within easy walking distance.

Historic Interest

The building is a former coal yard office, probably dating back to the late 19th-century when the nearby Midland Grain Warehouse (now a Travelodge hotel) and the Grain Warehouse Yard were constructed. No information on when the office closed, but the micropub opened as the Middle Earth Tavern in 2015. Renamed the Weighbridge Inn after the lease was bought by the Wentwell Brewery in 2016; lease taken on by the Burton Old Cottage Brewery in 2018, then by the Muirhouse Brewery in July 2019, and recently (March 2026) by the current licensee.

Information for this venue is provided by the Burton-on-Trent & South Derbyshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Weighbridge Inn; Middle Earth Tavern
Local Authority
East Staffordshire District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
24/01/2025
Leasehold owner
individual
Freehold owner
Brook Mill Property Management
Pub ID
BOT/3244
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 7:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Tower - Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Tower - Bitter
Tower - Bitter Session Bitter • 4.2%
Tower - Bitter
Tower - Bitter

This beer is served regularly at Coppersmiths Inn, Burton upon Trent.

ABV 4.2%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Dancing Duck - Waddle it be? TasteMatch Prediction

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Dancing Duck - Waddle it be?
Dancing Duck - Waddle it be? Premium Pale Ale • 4.5% Spotted twice
Dancing Duck - Waddle it be?
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Dancing Duck - Waddle it be?

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Coppersmiths Inn, Burton upon Trent.

ABV 4.5%
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Garden Garden
Tables and chairs on tarmac at front and rear.
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Children welcome to 8pm.
Parking Parking
Pay & Display at Front
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Well-behaved dogs welcome throughout.
Real Fire Real Fire
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (130m)
Diamond: 1 (not late evening or Sunday), 6 (until early afternoon; not Sunday), 8 (not late evening or Sunday), 9, 10 (not late evening or Sunday), 401 (not late evening or Sunday), 402 (ldaytime only; not Sunday), 403 (limited daytime service; not Sunday); Trent Barton: Villager (outbound only); Arriva Midlands / Trent Barton: X38 (joint service; inbound only; not late evening; daytime only on Sunday)
Bus stops near railway station (closer incoming bus stop near Lidl).
Nearby Station (200m)
Burton-on-Trent
Ordnance Survey Reference
SK242234
Directions
Off southern end of Derby St (A5121; one-way section).

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