Derby Tup: safest away-pub choice. Allow around 7 minutes to walk to SMH Group Stadium. Current CAMRA hours supersede the club guide: Saturday opening is noon, not 11am, and normal Saturday food service is not listed.
Focused guide · Research checked 2026-10-14 · Match arrangements can change.
BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Put your trip together
01 · Arrive
Your route into SMH Group Stadium
Follow Stonegravels Way from Chesterfield station, crossing over the dual carriageway. Turn right down the steps, then use Infirmary Road past Chesterfield College and continue along Canal Wharf. At Hazlehurst Lane, take the path beside the dual carriageway past Casa Hotel towards Lockoford Lane. At the stadium, head to the Chesterfield College Community East Stand rather than assuming the main West Stand entrance is yours. Visiting fans normally use E1, with additional East Stand blocks opened for larger allocations. Check your ticket and the stewards’ signs for the correct E turnstile, because allocations differ between fixtures.
02 · Before the match
Derby Tup
7-minute walk to the ground. The safest football pub pick: Chesterfield’s current guide explicitly sends visiting supporters here and CAMRA independently says it accepts both sets of fans. It is a seven-minute, flat walk north of the turnstiles, with a strong real-ale line-up. Current CAMRA hours supersede the club guide: Saturday opening is noon, not 11am, and normal Saturday food service is not listed. Colours policy remains unpublished.
03 · Stay or head home?
Choose your base before your hotel
Stay near Chesterfield town centre if you are coming by train or want pubs, restaurants and an easier return towards the station. It gives you more to do after the match, while leaving a roughly half-hour walk or a taxi ride to the stadium.
Hotel to compare: Casa Hotel · Whittington Moor / Lockoford Lane
Admission can change for individual fixtures. Check the stated restrictions and the current visiting-supporter information before relying on a venue.
limited pub food
Derby Tup
7 min walkAway fans welcomeCheck colours policyLimited food offer
Good for safest away-pub choice · real ale
The safest football pub pick: Chesterfield’s current guide explicitly sends visiting supporters here and CAMRA independently says it accepts both sets of fans. It is a seven-minute, flat walk north of the turnstiles, with a strong real-ale line-up.
Expect away friendly · real ale · traditional pub
Before you go Current CAMRA hours supersede the club guide: Saturday opening is noon, not 11am, and normal Saturday food service is not listed. Colours policy remains unpublished.
Food & drink
Not a dependable Saturday food stop: current CAMRA lists food Tuesday-Thursday evenings and Sunday lunchtime, with no normal Saturday service.
Compare the ground, station and town-centre hotel options for your trip.
Where to stay
Stay near Chesterfield town centre if you are coming by train or want pubs, restaurants and an easier return towards the station. It gives you more to do after the match, while leaving a roughly half-hour walk or a taxi ride to the stadium. Look around the market and central streets when choosing accommodation. If being close to the turnstiles matters most, Casa Hotel on Lockoford Lane is the obvious ground-side option. It sits by the club’s walking route and near the stadium, but Whittington Moor has fewer evening choices than the centre. For a straightforward Saturday afternoon visit with an easy journey home, there is no need to book a hotel.
Choose the ground area when the priority is getting from room to turnstile with almost no transport planning: Casa is the standout. Choose the town centre when arriving by rail or when drinks and food after the match matter more; expect a roughly half-hour walk back from the ground, or use a taxi.
For the evening
The centre is the stronger overnight choice for an evening out. Destination Chesterfield specifically points visitors towards town-centre pubs and live music, with bars on Holywell Street and Corporation Street near the station; St Mary's Gate and the market area add further pubs, restaurants and cocktail bars. Chatsworth Road is another established pub-and-bar strip west of the centre.
For the train
Chesterfield station sits on the eastern side of the centre. The club's official walking route to the stadium takes roughly 30 minutes and follows Stonegravels Way, running along the Casa Hotel boundary before reaching Lockoford Lane. Town-centre properties are therefore much easier for the station; Casa is easier for the ground.
Hotels to compare
Casa HotelWhittington Moor / Lockoford LaneAll-round choice · For the shortest ground journey
About 0.1 mile from SMH Group Stadium; third-party mapping lists a 2-minute walk and the club's official rail-to-ground route runs along the hotel boundary.
Bear in mind: Usually one of the dearer practical football options in Chesterfield.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-28More about this choice
Current Booking.com score of 9.0/10 with strong comfort, cleanliness and staff sub-scores.
Independent four-star with 24-hour reception, restaurant, bar, free parking and accessible-room provision.
Barca Bar and Cocina give supporters an on-site fallback for food and drinks when they do not want to head into the centre.
Booking.com coverage is verified.
Whittington Moor is useful on matchday but is not Chesterfield's main nightlife area.
Recent September 2026 guest feedback includes isolated but material complaints about function/corridor noise, room cleaning and signs of wear.
The hotel can be busy with functions and events, which may matter to light sleepers.
Spire View at THE SPREAD EAGLEChesterfield town centre / Beetwell StreetFor the evening
Town-centre location close to the market, pubs, bars and restaurants.
Bear in mind: The stadium is around 1.3 miles away by listed proximity; allow roughly 25–35 minutes on foot depending on route.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-28More about this choice
Pub, restaurant and rooms are in the same building, useful after an evening fixture.
Booking.com score of 8.7/10 with strong location, cleanliness, comfort and value sub-scores.
Usually cheaper than Casa in the sampled dates.
Around a 10-minute walk from Chesterfield station, making it a strong rail-arrival base.
Booking.com coverage is verified.
Only six bedrooms, so availability can disappear quickly.
Historic layout includes stairs and is not the strongest option for reduced mobility.
Recent reviews include comments about hot rooms/no air-conditioning, mattress comfort and breakfast inconsistency.
One August 2026 Tripadvisor review makes serious allegations about a management dispute; it is an isolated guest account and is not treated as established fact.
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Casa Hotel
Spire View at THE SPREAD EAGLE