Address : 11, Mansfield Rd, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 3FB For some time, the future of this iconic pub was in doubt. But Spring 2023 has seen new management at The Peacock and evidence of some much needed investment in this building. The classic lounge has been given a good clean, and bells above the seats…
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Broadcast journalist living and working in Nottingham. The views expressed here are my own and not those of my employer.
Welcome to Sneinton
Not too long ago, venturing across Huntingdon Street would have seen you in a downbeat neighbourhood with a few, ageing backstreet boozers. But a revival has happened in recent years, and the 2020s has brought about a new renaissance of quality drinking. Traditional and modern sit cheek by jowl here, meaning you’re just as likely…
Welcome to Notts Gots
We’re very lucky to have so many great venues in and around Nottingham – and plenty of them fit neatly into a geographical area to create the perfect pub crawl. But navigating the outlying areas can be more challenging. While there are, indeed, lots of pubs in many of the places listed here, we’ve chosen…
Welcome to Hockley
For many, Hockley has always been a place to party. On a weekend evening, you might approach the main thoroughfares of Goosegate and Broad Street with a slight air of trepidation, as bright young things queue up outside loud bars and strange entrances signified by gas boilers or brick alleyways. But this district is also…
Welcome to the City and Mansfield Road
Nottingham’s Old Market Square, with its impressive Council House, looks stunning on a summer’s evening. But the dead centre of the city isn’t necessarily the place to find the best pubs, at least in our opinion. There are no shortage of venues; yet the wise drinker will choose carefully – working through hostelries with a…
Welcome to Canning Circus
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Alan Sillitoe’s seminal novel that became a famous film, epitomised the gritty district of Canning Circus – an area awash with working men and women in search of a great pint and a great time after a hard week of graft at the Raleigh or Players factories. And they partied…
About the Canal District
Venice… Amsterdam… Bruges… OK, Nottingham may not be defined by its canal system to the same extent as some other cities, but the waterways played a vital part in shaping its fortunes. During the industrial revolution, the canal was an integral part of the lace and tobacco trades – providing a valuable route for transporting…
Welcome to Beeston
Beeston has a long and proud history of manufacturing and innovation. It’s home to the health and beauty chain Boots, and for many years was one of the most respected places for the telecoms industry. Times have changed, but with the extension of the Nottingham tram, Beeston has found its feet once again. Suburban commuters…
The Bird Hide
Address : 139 Attenborough Lane, Nottingham, NG9 6AA Travelling by bus or car it would be easy to miss this pub just off the Chilwell bypass. But that would be a mistake. Because by slowing down – or indeed walking to this venue – will reward you with one of the best selections of real…
Building a Castle
Episode 21 – Castle Rock Great things happen for a reason. And a decision by a judge and three magistrates at Nottingham Crown Court in 1977 paved the way for what has become one of the most consistently successful breweries and pub companies in the city. Chris Holmes and his business partner Ron Picking had…
The Bath Inn
Address : 1 Handel Street, Sneinton, Nottingham, NG3 1GF Sneinton is fast becoming the go-to place for variety and choice when it comes to pubs, and the Bath Inn adds to a great pub crawl in these parts. Opened at the end of 2021, loads of work has been done on the interior – and…
The Whistle and Flute
Address : 96 Derby Road, Nottingham, NG1 5FB When this place opened in summer 2022 we had high hopes. And as far as a pub goes, it does the trick. Up to six rotating real ales are on offer and the service is always friendly. So far, so good, right? However, our early assessment of…
The Good Beer Guide 2022
Here’s a list of all of the Nottinghamshire pubs appearing in Camra’s Good Beer Guide for 2022 Arnold – The Abidcation; The Robin Hood and Little John Beeston – Crown Inn; Star Inn; Victoria Hotel Bingham – Horse and Plough; Wheatsheaf Blidworth – Black Bull Blyth – Red Heart Car Colston – Royal Oak Carlton…
Is FOGO the new normal?
Episode 17 – Matthew Curtis on returning to the pub During the darkest days of lockdown you probably had that Zoom chat with your mates – what you wouldn’t give just to be able to walk back into a pub and have a pint. In NottsNight land, the winter lockdown started at the end of…
Liquid Light
Address : Unit 9, Robin Hood Industrial Estate, Alfred Street South, Nottingham NG3 1GE We have to admit that when we founded NottsNight, the thought of sitting in a craft beer brewery drinking two thirds of a pint would have led to an outbreak of real ale snobbery, declaring these young upstarts as nothing but…
Partizan Tavern
Address : 15 Manvers Street, Nottingham, NG2 4PB With a name like this, you could be mistaken that this is a pub all about the best of Eastern European beers. But the Partizan Tavern was named after the famous Belgrade football team simply because the owner supported them and would occasionally travel to Serbia to…
Hello Helles
Episode 16 – Hockley Helles When we founded NottsNight, we had a certain image of drinker in our minds. It was the kind of grown up who had shunned bars serving drinks in jam jars, who preferred a bag of pork scratchings to a side of unicorn shavings and definitely not the type of person…