Tollgate Brewery | The Milking Parlour

Inside the rustic interior of an old dairy shed…

Opened on 4th July 2020, The Milking Parlour is the Tollgate Brewery Tap, inside the rustic interior of an old dairy shed, overlooking the brewery itself and set within the stunning surrounds of the National Trusts Calke Abbey estate.

Open all year around with is ample outside drinking space overlooking fields and the historic outbuildings of the old Southwood House dairy farm. Serving a wide range of Tollgate cask and keg beer as well as bottle off-sales and merchandise in the shop. In case it rains, we have several areas of covered and heated space with seating in the Milking Parlour itself, which has a rustic log burner, or the neighbouring Cow Shed and heated Threshing Barn. Serving wood-fired sour dough pizzas made onsite with dough produced from Ashby’s own Julias Bakery every day.

Family friendly with a children play area, free parking available, dogs (well behaved and on leads), walkers and cyclists welcome too. Hot drinks available too. Named in The Daily Telegraph’s Weekend supplement – The Ultimate British Beer Lover’s Buck List as one of eight brewery taps to visit in the UK.

See our events page and social media for updates on news and events including our annual Beer Festival on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend and our Cider & Sausage Festival in September.

For brewery tours please see our shop page.

Visit Leicester “Taste The Place” favourite.

How to find us

The Milking Parlour

Southwood House Farm, Staunton Lane, Calke, Derbyshire LE65 1RG

Opening Hours

Monday – Closed apart from Bank Holidays where we open 12noon to 6pm (food served until 5pm)
Tuesday to Saturday – 12noon to 9pm (pizza served until 8pm)
Sunday – 12noon to 6pm (food served until 5pm)

Christmas Hours

MON 23 DEC 12noon – 9pm

CHRISTMAS EVE 12noon – 6pm

CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSED

BOXING DAY 12noon – 6pm

FRI 27 DEC 12noon – 9pm

SAT 28 DEC 12noon – 9pm

SUN 29 DEC 12noon – 6pm

MON 30 DEC 12noon – 9pm

NEW YEARS EVE 12noon – 6pm

NEW YEARS DAY 12noon – 6pm

Open as normal until Sunday 5 January then closed Monday 6 to Thursday 9 January, reopening as normal from Friday 10 January.

Pizza menu

Our pizzas are served from Tuesday to Saturday from 12noon until 8pm and Sunday 12noon to 4pm

PIZZA OFFER

2 pizzas and 2 pints for £27 - All day Tuesday to Thursday

Garlic Bread

Stone baked sourdough pizza base topped with homemade garlic butter and finished with fresh rocket. Available with chilli for £1 extra.

£7.85

Garlic Bread with Cheese

Stone baked sourdough pizza base topped with homemade garlic butter and a blend of cheeses then finished with fresh rocket. Available with chilli for £1 extra.

£8.95

Margherita

Basic but beautiful... Italian tomato sauce with a blend of cheeses and finished with fresh basil.

£10.40

Chorizo

Slices of chorizo topped with fresh red chilli and finished with fresh rocket.

£11.80

Hartington Blue & Garlic Mushroom

Bechamel sauce base topped with our blend of pizza cheese with crumbled Derbyshire Hartington blue cheese, garlic butter fried chestnut mushrooms finished with toasted pine nuts and rocket.

£13.10

Fajita Beef

Fajita seasoned minced steak from Standley’s Barn Farm with red onion, red pepper, sliced red ralapeños then finished with guacamole, sour cream, fresh coriander and a wedge of lime.

£13.65

GREEK LAMB, FETA & HOT HONEY

Souvlaki seasoned minced lamb from Standley’s Barn Farm with caramelised onions finished crumbled feta, fresh rocket and Roquito hot honey.

£13.55

BBQ Jackfruit

Pulled BBQ Jackfruit with a blend of vegan cheeses, peppers and finished with fresh coriander and rocket.

£12.10

HERB RoasT Beetroot & FIG CHUTNEY

Thyme and rosemary roast beetroot with fig chutney and toasted pine nuts. Can be made vegan on request.

£12.55

Children's Margherita

6" pizza base with Italian tomato sauce and a blend of cheeses.

£5.10

Children's Chorizo

6" pizza base with Italian tomato sauce and a blend of cheeses and slices of chorizo.

£6.40

EVENTS

We host various events at the Milking Parlour, from live music and street food to full blown weekend beer and cider festivals. For the latest goings-on follow the below link.

WHATS ON...

Getting here on foot

As the Milking Parlour is not on a bus route and some of you may not want to drive, we have worked with the Melbourne Footpaths Group to produce several routes from nearby towns and villages to us.