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wood-fired sourdough pizza served daily with 2 pints + 2 pizzas for £28.50, all day Tuesday to Friday

OPEN ALL YEAR AROUND

Inside the rustic interior of an old dairy farm…

Opened on 4th July 2020, The Milking Parlour is the Tollgate Brewery Tap, located within the rustic interior of an old dairy farm. It overlooks the brewery and is set amidst the stunning surroundings of the National Trust’s Calke Abbey estate.

Open year-round, with ample outdoor drinking space offering views of the fields and historic outbuildings of the old Southwood House dairy farm, The Milking Parlour serves a wide range of Tollgate cask and keg beers. We also offer bottle off-sales and a selection of merchandise in our shop. In case of rain, there are several covered and heated areas with seating, including the Milking Parlour itself (complete with a cozy log burner), the neighbouring Cow Shed, and the heated Threshing Barn. And NEW for Summer 2025, our newly built toilet block is now officially open!

Enjoy wood-fired sourdough pizzas made on-site daily, using dough produced by Ashby’s own Julia’s Bakery.

Family-friendly with a children’s play area, free parking, and a welcoming atmosphere for well-behaved dogs (on leads), walkers, and cyclists. Hot drinks are also available.

Named in The Daily Telegraph’s Weekend supplement as one of the UK’s top brewery taps to visit, The Milking Parlour is a must-visit destination.

Check out our events page and social media for updates on news and events, including our annual Beer Festival during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend and our Cider & Sausage Festival in September. For brewery tours, visit our shop page.

Proudly a 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 (pizza served until 5pm)
Tuesday to Saturday – 12noon to 9pm (pizza served until 8pm)
Sunday – 12noon to 6pm (pizza served until 5pm)

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Pizza menu

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

PIZZA OFFER

2 pints + 2 pizzas for £28.50, all day Tuesday to Friday

Garlic Bread

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

£8.35

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 & sweet chilli sauc for £1 extra.

£9.35

Margherita

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

£10.85

Chorizo

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

£12.10

HartingTon Blue & Garlic Mushroom

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

£13.60

GREEK LAMB, FETA & HOT HONEY

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

£13.85

SALT & PEPPER CHINESE BEEF

Chinese-style seasoned minced steak from Standleys Farm Barn with sliced red pepper and finished with sliced spring onions, Szechuan sauce and crumbled chinese crackers.

£14.20

SEASonal roast veggies & HERB creamed “cheese”

regano roasted butternut squash, red onion and beetroot, finished with torn garlic & herb plant-based cream “cheese”, fresh rosemary and sea salt. [ Can be made fully vegan on request ]

£13.50

Children's Margherita

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

£5.75

Children's Chorizo

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

£6.10

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.

From Melbourne & Ticknall

Melbourne Circular Walking Route

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From Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby Circular Walking Route

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From Hartshorne

Hartshorne Circular Walking Route

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