Burton upon Trent - town in East Staffordshire, England

Burton upon Trent is a market town of 72,000 people (2011) in Staffordshire, England. Burton is known for brewing, it grew up around Burton Abbey and has been the site of 2 battles.

Understand

The town is home to eight breweries: Coors Brewers Ltd: formerly Bass Brewers Ltd, and now the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company; Marston's, Thompson and Evershed plc, bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries now renamed Marstons plc; Tower Brewery, Burton, a microbrewery based in the old Salts Water Tower of Walsitch Maltings; Burton Bridge Brewery is based in Bridge Street, with six pubs in and around Burton; Old Cottage Brewery is based in Hawkins Lane; Black Hole Brewery is based at the Imex Centre; Gates Brewery microbrewery is in Reservoir Road.

Get in

The town is on the A5121, bypassed by the A38, in between Derby and Lichfield.

• Burton-on-Trent railway station, Borough Road, DE14 2DA, 52.806094°, -1.6444759°. on the East Midlands Railway 2020-05-21
• National express has Burton as a destination.

Get around

See

• National Brewery Centre, Horninglow Street, DE14 1NG, 52.8076489°, -1.6339535°. The town's biggest tourist attraction 2020-05-21
• The Burton Cooper. The town's connection with the brewing industry is celebrated in a bronze sculpture by James Walter Butler. It was commissioned in 1977 and depicts a local craftsman making a barrel. 2022-11-12
• Claymills Victorian Pumping Station, Meadow Lane, Stretton, DE13 0DA, 52.8302147°, -1.6152592°, +44 01283 509929. Saturdays & Thursdays 10AM-4PM. A restored Victorian sewage pumping station, adjacent to the modern sewage works. 2022-11-12

Do

• Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street, DE14 1TL, 52.8048014°, -1.6275827°, +44 01283 372960. 2020-05-21
• Shobnall Leisure Complex, Shobnall Road, DE14 2BB, 52.810769°, -1.6585225°, +44 01283 372970. 2020-05-21
• Stapenhill Woodland Walk, 52.804124°, -1.620569°. 2020-05-23
• Branston Water Park, Lichfield Road, Branston, DE14 3HD, 52.7866159°, -1.6818692°, +44 01283 508000. 2020-05-23

Buy

• The Market Hall was built in 1883 from designs by Dixon & Moxon of Barnsley and opens from Tuesday to Saturday. The outdoor market is held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:30AM-4PM. A farmer's market is held in the market square on the last Friday of every month. A market has been held on Thursdays in Burton since a charter was granted to the abbot by King John on 12 April 1200.
• Asda, Octagon Centre, Orchard Street, DE14 3TN, 52.8000818°, -1.6376299°, +44 01283 523200. M 8AM-8PM, Tu-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. 2020-05-21
• Coopers Square Shopping Centre, St Modwens Walk, 52.8021432°, -1.640965°. M–Sa 8AM-6PM, Su 10AM-4:30PM. 2020-05-21

Eat

• Langan's Tea Rooms, Burton House, George Street, DE14 1DP, 52.8049662°, -1.6359597°, +44 01283 500141. 2020-05-23

Drink

In the home of beer, you have to drink a pint of ale. Marston's Pedigree is the only UK beer still brewed using the Burton Union System which recirculates the yeast. Marston's also produce draught Bass, which has a long association with Burton (bottled Bass is brewed elsewhere).

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express, 2nd Avenue Parkway 100 Centrum, DE14 2WF, 52.7953649°, -1.671266°, +44 01283 504300. £67.20 per night 2020-05-21
• Three Queens Hotel & Lodge, 1 Bridge Street, DE14 1SY, 52.8070756°, -1.6278621°, +44 01283 523800, reception@threequeens-hotel.co.uk. £36 for a standard single 2020-05-23

Connect

• Burton Library, Riverside, DE14 1AH, 52.8030166°, -1.6298792°, +44 0300 111 8000, burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk. M 9AM-6PM, Tu W 9AM-5PM, Th 9AM-7PM, F 9AM-5PM, Sa 8:30AM-4:30PM, Su closed. 2020-05-21

Go next

• Swadlincote, on the A511 to the east
• Uttoxeter, to the west