March 2026. Nottingham. Gig night in Nottingham, a first pint in the Olde Trip in years, and I would have had tea in another contender for the “Oldest pub” title, but the Bell looked a bit scruffy and unloved, so the Joseph Else, my go-to Notts Spoons, gets my business. Yes, yes, it’s non-acoholic Punk… Continue reading I CAN SEE THE FUTURE
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THE OLDEST INN IN ENGLAND
March 2026. Nottingham. The Americans were in town in early March, giving me as busy a gig schedule as I’ve ever had. Actually, Leith Ross is from Ontario, but since Russ is taking a break from commenting I can confidently tell you that Canada is now part of America, and who wouldn’t want to be… Continue reading THE OLDEST INN IN ENGLAND
IN PRAISE OF NOTTINGHAM BUSES
October 2024. Sherwood. Nottingham. I mentioned last time how the new GBG entries seem chosen to cause maximum irritation to the noble band of Guide tickers without the luxury of a chauffeur like BRAPA has. I guess the suburbs are more likely to have cheap units that can easily be converted to a Spoons or… Continue reading IN PRAISE OF NOTTINGHAM BUSES
PARTIZANAL
2nd December 2022. Sheffield’s railway station is the starting point for many exciting journeys. but increasingly there’s slim ticking pickings at the end. Never mind, at least a fourth trip to Nottingham in a year for gigs and cricket allows me to finish a Guide county, and pretend I’m “Doing the GBG” again. Or perhaps… Continue reading PARTIZANAL
A STRATFORD HAVEN IN WEST BRIDGFORD
Trent Bridge was a bit chaotic after the chaos of the England v New Zealand test. Best hide in the nearest GBG pub for a while and then catch a late train, eh ? Nottingham and neighbouring West Bridgford is a bit dull for GBG pubs these days, but Castle Rock do a decent line… Continue reading A STRATFORD HAVEN IN WEST BRIDGFORD
Jeff in Notts
An odd day last Monday, with 3 hours of near silence at the Crucible followed by 2 hours of blistering punk noise at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms. Not sure why Matt wanted me to see Jeff Rosenstock with him, it’s not as if he’s scared of travelling alone (like I was at 20). Perhaps he wanted… Continue reading Jeff in Notts
Darn, another late train…
On the homeward stretch now, with the GBG tick, the Spoons pre-emptive, the Top 100 pub revisit, the central recommendation and the crafty keg bar in the bag. Oh, and the compulsory fleeting look at the Art Gallery, the dullest outside Cambridge. (joking, joking, though there does seem to be more cafe than exhibit space).… Continue reading Darn, another late train…
MURK PRICED IN TWO-THIRDS
Heading back to the station now, aimlessly, but I still hadn’t spent more on beer than the £12.60 for a cheap day return, which is an odd yardstick to use for when to call it a day I grant you. Having done the GBG tick, the pre-emptive Spoons, the Top 100 pub, and the Will… Continue reading MURK PRICED IN TWO-THIRDS
RECOMMENDING A PUB IN CENTRAL NOTTINGHAM
One tick, a pre-emptive Spoons, an old favourite voted into the Top 100. And six miles walked uphill (both ways) and a feta and spinach pastry (NS&SPSS 4.5). That should have been that, but I had this nagging need to find a recommendable pub in central Nottingham., which has looked a bit bare of GBG… Continue reading RECOMMENDING A PUB IN CENTRAL NOTTINGHAM
TOP 100 PUBS – THE KING WILLIAM IV, NOTTINGHAM
A long walk back from Carlton Hill to Nottingham, almost falling at the first hurdle as I spotted an obvious pre-emptive tick… But I made it back, still dry, as far as Sneinton, home of a windmill I’ve never seen and birthplace of William Booth, which I’ve never visited. I advised Blackpool Jane to do… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE KING WILLIAM IV, NOTTINGHAM
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