{{Short description|British pub chain}} </noinclude>'''Castle Rock''', known until 2007 as '''Tynemill'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2007/10/25/Tynemill-to-be-renamed-Castle-Rock|title=Tynemill to be renamed Castle Rock |publisher=The Morning Advertiser|accessdate=24 October 2007}}</ref> is a British pub chain based in Nottingham and the East Midlands. It was founded in 1977 by former Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Chris Holmes.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/entertainment/pubs/tynemill.shtml BBC Nottingham - Tynemill]</ref> Their first pub was the ''Old King Arms'' in Newark. They have won the "Pub Group of the Year" award in 2002, 2006, and 2008.<ref name=crb>[http://www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk/history.html History of Castle Rock]</ref>
They operate several pubs or cafe bar establishments which all have a policy of selling cask beers from regional and local microbreweries. They also own and operate the Castle Rock Brewery, a microbrewery located in Nottingham. The old Tynemill brand name for the pubs has now been replaced by ''Castle Rock''.<ref name=crb/>
Many of their establishments are run as tenancies rather than managed public houses.<ref>[http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/12322 Morning Advertiser - Tynemill switches pubs to tenancies]</ref>
==Tynemill pubs== ===Castle Rock Group of Pubs=== *''Alexandra Hotel'', Derby *''Bread and Bitter'', Mapperley *''Derby Tup'', Whittington Moor, Chesterfield *''Eagle'', Boston *''Forest Tavern'', Nottingham *''Golden Eagle'', Lincoln *''Kean’s Head'', Lace Market, Nottingham *''Lincolnshire Poacher'', Nottingham *''New Barrack Tavern'', Owlerton, Sheffield *''Newshouse'', Nottingham *''Poppy and Pint'', Lady Bay, Nottingham *''Stratford Haven'', West Bridgford, Nottingham *''Vat & Fiddle'', Nottingham
===Associated companies=== *''Victoria Hotel'', Beeston – Hands on Pub Company Ltd *''Reindeer Inn'', Hoveringham – Hoveringham Inns Ltd *''Canalhouse'', Nottingham – Breakthrough Point Ltd *''Swan in the Rushes'', Loughborough – Swan in the Rushes Ltd
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==External links== *[http://www.tynemill.co.uk Castle Rock Online]
Category:Companies based in Nottingham Category:British companies established in 1977 Category:Pub chains
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