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Rising Sun, Church Gresley

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Cask Ale
Opens at 2:00pm
Operator: Independent
77 Church Street, Church Gresley, DE11 9NR (View on Google Map)
(01283) 217274
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A lively Victorian, community-oriented free house, run by the same family since 1989. Rebuilt around 1900, the pub keeps its character, with an L-shaped layout of arched openings linking a busy public bar to quieter lounges. Look out for the bar tops inlaid with around 6,500 old pennies and the red telephone box in the public bar, which has been converted into a jukebox.

Following renovation in 2026, the pub serves food as well as two cask ales, and hosts the occasional live band and karaoke night.

Street food on Friday and Saturday evenings, and traditional lunches on Sundays with the last sitting at 4pm.

There is a loyalty card scheme.

Historic Interest

Privately built in 1870, possibly on the site of an earlier (16th-century?) inn, and reputedly one of the last inns to incorporate stables. It was sold to Bass in 1889 who substantially rebuilt the pub shortly afterwards (plans submitted 1896, re-opened 1900). It remained part of the Bass estate until late 1989 when it was bought privately by the current licensee’s late mother and her partner.

Information for this venue is provided by the Burton-on-Trent & South Derbyshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
South Derbyshire District
Last updated
Last surveyed
13/05/2021
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
BOT/1003
Asset of Community Value
Monday
2:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Tuesday
2:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Wednesday
2:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Thursday
2:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Friday
Noon ‑ Midnight
Saturday
Noon ‑ Midnight
Sunday
1:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
No Service
Thursday
No Service
Friday
5:30pm ‑ 9:00pm
Saturday
5:30pm ‑ 9:00pm
Sunday
1:00pm ‑ 4:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Draught Bass - Draught Bass TasteMatch Prediction

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Bass
Draught Bass - Draught Bass Premium Bitter • 4.4% Spotted once
Bass
Draught Bass - Draught Bass

This beer is served regularly and Spotted once. at Rising Sun, Church Gresley.

ABV 4.4%
Cask
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
TNT Sports and Sky Sports.
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Street food on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Picnic tables at the front and on a brick-paved patio, part covered, at the rear.
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Children's Sunday menu.
Parking Parking
Very limited parking on forecourt, with street parking possible nearby.
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Throughout, on a lead.
Function Room Function Room
Upstairs, with impressive carved oak beams.
Games Games
Crib, darts, dominoes.
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
50 covers (under restoration during October 2026).
Smoking Smoking
On the patio at the rear.
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Free
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (60m)
21 (Daytime only; not Sunday), 21E (Evenings and Sundays)
21 and 21E operate along slightly different routes.
Ordnance Survey Reference
SK295182
Directions
On corner of junction with Queen Street.

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