Kelham Island Tavern

{{Short description|Public house in Sheffield, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=November 2021}}

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| caption = The Kelham Island Tavern in 2005

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| address = 62 Russell Street, Sheffield, S3 8RW

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| opened = 2002 (as Kelham Island Tavern)

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The Kelham Island Tavern is a public house in Sheffield. It was the first pub to have become the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year two years running.

The pub lies on Russell Street, in the Kelham Island area of the city. It was constructed in the 1830s as part of a terrace,Andrew Tierney-Jones, "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/6551514/Yorkshire-Pub-Guide-Kelham-Island-Tavern-Sheffield.html South Yorkshire Pub Guide: Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield]", Daily Telegraph, 13 November 2009 and originally operated as "The Sawmaker". It was later renamed the "White Hart", and in the early 1990s became the "Kelham Island Tavern", but closed soon after.

The derelict building was re-opened as the "Kelham Island Tavern" in 2002, specialising in real ales.Tim Hampson and Tom Stainer, "[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/pub-of-the-year-second-time-around-1928604.html Pub of the year: Second time around]", The Independent, 27 March 2010 By the following year, the local press mentioned it as one of five pubs in the area among the "best real ale pubs in Yorkshire". Following an inundation during the 2007 United Kingdom floods, it closed for a five-week refurbishment. It won the CAMRA pub of the year award for 2008, and took the title again the following year, becoming the first pub to win the title two years running."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/8518682.stm Sheffield pub named best in UK by Camra for second year]", 17 February 2010 It has also won the Yorkshire Pub of the Year title in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and the Sheffield Pub of the Year award every year from 2004 to 2011 and later from 2013 to 2018.[http://www.kelhamtavern.co.uk/ Kelham Island Tavern]{{cite web |title=Sheffield Pub of the Year |url=https://sheffield.camra.org.uk/awards/poty/ |website=CAMRA |access-date=22 July 2022}}

The pub has a small garden featuring palm trees, and is also a venue for traditional English folk music.Melissa Cole, "[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/14/kelham-island-tavern-sheffield Kelham Island Tavern: Sheffield]", The Observer, 15 June 2009