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Opens Sun at Noon
Operator: Independent
16 Millstone Lane, City Centre, Leicester, LE1 5JN (View on Google Map)
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Micropub opened in 2016 on the ground floor of a building in a conservation area previously used as offices. There is a single light airy room with a bar opposite as you enter. Behind the counter, through a glass partition, a cellar may be viewed. Board games and reading material may be found on shelves, and there are displays of old maps of Leicester around the walls. Guest beers are sourced from microbreweries around the country and include many rare beers. A full range of Samuel Smith's bottled beers is also available. Oversize glasses ensure customers get a full pint. No meals, but local pork pies and well-filled cheese or ham cobs are sold. On the last Sunday of the month opens later for music.

Match days for either Leicester City or Leicester Tigers can be very busy.

The house beer is Blue Boar Bitter, a 4.5% red ale brewed by Bang The Elephant brewery in Langley Mill, Derbyshire. This is a unique brew and can only be sampled in the Blue Boar and in their sister pub, the Rock Cafe & Bar, Coalville.

Historic Interest

The pub is named in honour of the Blue Boar Inn where Richard III stayed before the Battle of Bosworth Field.

Information for this venue is provided by the Leicester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
City of Leicester (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
20/02/2026
Leasehold owner
Blue Boar Leiceter Ltd
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
LEI/432
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 8:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 6 changing beers (Mostly microbreweries) and 3 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter TasteMatch Prediction

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Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter Session Porter • 4.7% Spotted 21 times
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 21 times. at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 4.7%
Cask
Style Session Porter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Shiny - Rocky TasteMatch Prediction

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Shiny - Rocky
Shiny - Rocky Session Pale Ale • 4.1% Spotted 25 times
Shiny - Rocky
Shiny - Rocky

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 25 times. at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 4.1%
Cask
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free Yes

Bang The Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Bang The Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter
Bang The Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter Red Ale • 4.5% Spotted 12 times House bitter
Bang The Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter
Bang The Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 12 times recently. Last spotted 3 hours ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

House bitter

ABV 4.5%
Cask
Style Red Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Blackedge - Platinum TasteMatch Prediction

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Blackedge - Platinum
Blackedge - Platinum Premium Blond Ale • 4.4% Spotted once
Blackedge - Platinum
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Blackedge - Platinum

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 4.4%
Style Premium Blond Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Coley's Brewery - Coley's West TasteMatch Prediction

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Coley's Brewery - Coley's West
Coley's Brewery - Coley's West Premium Pale Ale • 5.2% Spotted twice
Coley's Brewery - Coley's West
Coley's Brewery - Coley's West

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 5.2%
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free No

Brewers Folly - 10w-40 TasteMatch Prediction

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Brewers Folly - 10w-40
Brewers Folly - 10w-40 Strong Stout • 5% Spotted once
Brewers Folly - 10w-40
Brewers Folly - 10w-40

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 5%
Style Strong Stout
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free No

Brid's Cross Brewing - Baum Rabbit TasteMatch Prediction

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Brid's Cross Brewing - Baum Rabbit
Brid's Cross Brewing - Baum Rabbit Session Pale Ale • 4.2% Spotted once
Brid's Cross Brewing - Baum Rabbit
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Brid's Cross Brewing - Baum Rabbit

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 4.2%
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Blackjack - Noble TasteMatch Prediction

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Blackjack - Noble
Blackjack - Noble Differently Produced Speciality Beers • 4.8% Spotted once
Blackjack - Noble
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Blackjack - Noble

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 4.8%
Style Differently Produced Speciality Beers
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free No

Blackjack - Stroopwafel TasteMatch Prediction

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Blackjack - Stroopwafel
Blackjack - Stroopwafel Flavoured Speciality Beers • 6.8% Spotted twice
Blackjack - Stroopwafel
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Blackjack - Stroopwafel

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 1 day ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 6.8%
Style Flavoured Speciality Beers
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free No

Nailmaker - Cardinal Sin TasteMatch Prediction

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Nailmaker - Cardinal Sin
Nailmaker - Cardinal Sin Premium Pale Ale • 4.4% Spotted twice
Nailmaker - Cardinal Sin
Nailmaker - Cardinal Sin

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 3 hours ago at Blue Boar, Leicester.

ABV 4.4%
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Weak Beer, Mild, Strong Mild, Porter, Stout, Strong IPA, Old Ale, Wheat Beer.

Source: National

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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
Last Sunday of the month
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Until 9pm
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Board games
Lined Glasses Lined Glasses
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Keg Conditioned Beer Keg Conditioned Beer
LocAle LocAle
Beer Festival Beer Festival
Occasioal tap takeovers
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes
City centre bus stops
Nearby Station (750m)
Leicester

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