The Blue Stoops, located on High Street in Dronfield, has opened its doors again – and to celebrate, they have offered two £70 gift cards to be given away to Derbyshire Times readers.

The pub has been closed since August to allow for the revamp to take place - with a focus on creating a cosy atmosphere and paying tribute to the heritage of the historic building – but reopened on November 17.

Richard Pope is the co-founder of Chilled Pubs, the company that owns The Blue Stoops and he has spent around £750,000 transforming the premises

Customers visiting The Blue Stoops after the refurbishment can also expect an expanded food and drink menu - with fresh wood-fired pizzas and unique cocktails on offer.

placeholder image — The Blue Stoops, Dronfield.

He said:” I actually think this is the cosiest pub out of the seven venues that we’ve got. We’re hoping that the locals will be proud of it, and hopefully we can attract people from both Chesterfield and Sheffield, as well as Dronfield residents.”

One of the key features of the refurbishment was to highlight the heritage of the pub throughout - with the project helping to uncover a number of historic features.

Richard added: “When people move into their houses, they move in and decorate - we do the exact opposite with pubs. We move in and un-decorate. We’ve taken all of the boarding off the walls to expose the original features. We had two fireplaces, and we’ve now discovered another six - which just adds to the character.”

Customers visiting The Blue Stoops after the refurbishment can also expect an expanded food and drink menu - with fresh wood-fired pizzas and unique cocktails on offer. Richard said: “It has changed, as we’re now able to offer a full Chilled Pubs menu, including the pizzas. We do these enormous wood-fired pizzas, but we didn’t have a pizza oven here, so part of the planning permission is to build on a pizzeria. We’ve been to Italy and bought the wood-fired oven, and we’ve installed this huge Moroccan dome around the oven, so we can make our own fresh wood-fired pizzas - this adds onto the menu we’ve already got.”

For a chance to win one of two £70 gift cards to spend at the Blue Stoops, simply answer this question: How much has been spent on the pub’s refurbishemt?

Email you anwser to [email protected] and please include contact details we can pass on to the pub to deliver your prizes. Closing date for entries is December 1, 2025.

Please note, these gift cards are redeemed by being converted into points on the Chilled Pubs app - which can then be spent at the Blue Stoops. Please make sure you are able to download the Chilled Pubs app on your mobile phone or another device before entering the competition - as this is the only way the prize can be redeemed.

The winners will receive their physical gift card in the post, after which they will be required to download the Chilled Pubs App and input the single-use redemption code given on the card.

Terms and conditions: Winners must be UK residents aged 18 or over. Employees of Chilled Pubs and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Points have no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash or used to obtain cash. Chilled Pubs reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants and require proof of identity or account ownership if necessary. Personal data will be used to administer the competition and deliver the prize.

The Chilled Pubs privacy policy can be found here. https://thebluestoops.co.uk/help/article/4410886316049. Entry to the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.