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Pub of the Season

Summer 2006

The Corner Pin

Town Centre

The Corner Pin is our Doncaster Summer Pub of the Season 2006and is situated on the old part of St.Sepulchre Gate, which pre the 1960's ran from the Clock Corner to Hexthorpe Bridge and was one of the town's main thoroughfares. When Trafford Way was developed it was cut in two leaving the west side isolated from the rest of the town. Somehow the Corner Pin survived the intervening years and has remained a traditional pub with a nice mix of clientele.

It has seen many changes in licensees, some of them more colourful than others. Early in 2005 Howard Rimmer took over the running of the pub and set about revitalizing it and along with Lesley and Angelika, the bar staff, extends a warm welcome to everybody.

Four hand pulled beers are on offer - John Smiths and 3 others mainly from independent breweries. Just recently these have included Wold Top Falling Stone, Kelham Island Easy Rider and Pale Rider, Ossett Silver King, York Terrier and many others. As an added attraction the beers are sold in stamped oversized glasses, one of only two pubs in our area to do so.

At the rear of the building is a patio area, one of the few in the town centre. It is a lovely place to sit on a summer's evening enjoying a beer with friends.

Howard really deserves a round of applause for how the  Corner Pin has continued to be one of our gems - a traditional pub, welcoming and friendly, selling a choice of real ales. This turn around has been recognised by the award of the Summer 2006 Pub of the Season.

Recent winners of the award:

Winter 2006
The Shoulder of Mutton, Kirk Smeaton

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