please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Blue Scrumpy nails it pretty well still.
I'd just add, that over the years, more rooms have been brought into service, and the wood chip wallpaper etc., along with other then-contemporary pub trappings from the 1970s are long gone.
So, perhaps ironically, the pub has more of an other worldly, bygone age feel to now than it did back then.
Time Immemorial, by legal definition, ended in 1189, incidentally.
Make what you might of that.
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No trip to Nottingham would have been complete without a visit to the Olde Trip to Jerusalem. This was my first time in this pub and despite being crowded, there was still plenty of atmosphere. There are a number of characterful rooms on different levels. The one we were in reminded me of Gordon's Wine Bar in London, as it is tucked underground underneath Nottingham Castle. Despite being a Greene King pub, the ale range was quite decent - Greene King Abbot, Hardy & Hanson's Olde Trip, Nottingham Extra Pale, Legend & Rock Mild, Brewster's Grantham Gingerbread Brew, Beermats Diplomat, Howard Town Dark Peak & Lincoln Green Gin and Beer It. The cider was Bottle Kicking Cider Company Apple and Mango, whilst they also had Broadoak Perry. Despite being very touristy and very busy, this is still a place where you can have a decent conversation with strangers. A must visit.
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I have a soft spot for the Trip having been a student in Nottingham in the 70s. Despite the GK insigna outside still well worth a visit. Had a good pint of the resurgent Shipstones. Its a pity that the old pub game with the ring on a string has disappeared.
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A warren of a pub , full of character, and full of friendly locals who chatted to me from the off. The CAMRA discount was given pride of place on the first bar. The kiwi barman was rushed off his feet upstairs and apologised for the wait. He was interesting and entertaining, and had a good rapport with the locals.. I had a pint of Lincoln Green`s "Little John" 4.3% dark amber ale, which was excellent . I did n`t have the time to explore the rest of the pub, but hope to when I return.
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Took a work mate here for a look around as he had not been here before. I was not looking forward to a night of Greene King beers. But to our surprise they had a mini beer festival on, at the same time as the Camra Robin Hood festival in the castle above. Beer taps and stillage in the garden. I had Thornbridge Jaipur and very nice it was too. Barmaid was a bit frosty at first, she soon warmed up after she dropped a glass and it exploded into a thousand pieces and went everywhere.
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Fantastic pub and a must if your in nottingham. Its built into the surroundings and claims to be the oldest pub in england. A great choice of ales. Was very busy when we were there on a saturday afternoon. Bit of a labyrinth inside which adds to its character.
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I first came here in 2011, was much impressed and that impression has not changed. A stunning location, atmospheric interior, & well filled beer garden . It has long experience as a tourist destination so you have a well run pub, not just a thing to photograph & move on from, though many people do. This person didn't, as he had a fine pint of (what else) Robin Hood, at 3.20 not as expensive as you may expect.
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One does come across the occasional decent Greene King pub and it would indeed be hard to mess up this - one of the world's most historic and storied establishments. Built into the rock on which the castle perches, it is wonderfully atmospheric and the upper rooms were a real find on this visit. A pint of Cock a doodle do meant that one could easily avoid the IPA.
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Like, it seems, many people, I have no big love of Greene King and what they have done to small brewers like Hardy and Hansons who used to own this pub back in the day. Their guest beer policies are crap, with no real choice bar beers brewed by GK themselves under the names of the breweries they have f**ked over. With that in mind, I was really not looking forward to going here recently as I knew I'd have little choice and would be here for the entire night. Imagine my surprise when I found a Nottingham brewery ale on tap! I could enjoy the pub and it's great unique atmosphere and not have a bland GK beer. Yaaaay!
My 9/10 is for the uniqueness, history and feel of the pub and not necessarily for the beer (except the Nottingham one obviously).
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A must visit for anyone who likes pubs. I came once before on a saturday and it was mentally busy. Back mid week evening and it was almost empty - allowing me to investigate and yes, take photos. The beer was very good as well, which was almost a bonus. Unique.
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I came here as a teenager on a family visit years ago, and remember being intrigued by this place even back then! I promised myself as an adult, that I would come back and do the place justice. Glad to report the place hasn't changed.
Fantastic historic settings with the snugs being carved out of the rocks. They obviously forgot to plaster the walls though! (Joke) Drank Olde Trip which considering is a Greene King brew tasted great. (I'm not a massive Greene King fan.)
Got chatting with a bunch of Aussies who came over for the Ashes tournament. I ended up going on a session with them as they were great craic and chilled.
Okay, it's a tourist pub with yanks and Japanese taking photos at every opportunity, but don't let that small inconvenience put you off.
Highly recommended.
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Yes, it's a bit touristy, but it does feel incredibly authentic with all the rooms carved out of the rock. Beer not bad either.
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Everyone should visit this pub at least once. The beer is well kept and there is usually a few good ales on offer. Its a bit pricey but that is because it is a tourist attraction. On a cold winters evening a pint with a rum chaser sitting by the open fire is pure heaven. If you ask nicely you might even get a tour of the caves.
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One of the classic must visit pubs though not one I would spend all day in. Ales were nice enough I tried the Nottingham Pale and others tried a pint of Ye Olde Trip even though I pointed out it wasn't a locla brew any more.
anonymous - 9 Jul 2012 20:14 |
Yes its on the tourist trail - but this pub is amazing! Great selection of beer and simply incredible interior - a national treasure.
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An amazing pub, partly carved into the hillside behind, making a series of bizarre rooms and passages. Yes, it has more than its fair share of tourists, but the beer and food are good and reasonably priced. Nottingham Extra Pale Ale is good (many of the others are from Greene King, who own the place). If you visit Norritgham, you simply must visit the Trip
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Admittedly touristy but worth a trippe if you've never been.
Nice pint of Nottingham IPA - avoid the Greede King beers. Good, reasonably priced foods.
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Good choice of ales in this historic pub. One drawback for us was that a couple of the barstaff seemed miserable. Worth a visit but if you're expecting charm 100% of the time you could well be disappointed. Shame as on many previous visits here all the staff were friendly.
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Interesting pub, it is full of tourists though.
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Mega-touristy. Absolutely crowded when I visited, but then again it was on a match day (County v Man City).
Beer was pretty good (I had the Rock Mild).
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"fun"? lol meant "full" of course!
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Man who served me (could have been the landlord) gave me a short pint and short changed me. Not amused. Place fun of tourists, including when I was there some foreigners who were astonished at the concept of ale. They ordered coffees. Why go to an English pub and order coffee? Why?! (Compared to coffee "back home" it will be rubbish!) Anyway, nice pub and the Olde Trip ale is good stuff.
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Had to go to it as it ws the oldest pub in England and well worth a visit - drank "old trip" beer which was a proper beer and worth sampling. Who cares if it was full of tourists (like me) it was still a great pub
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this pub is somethign really special - perfect for settling in for a leisurely saturday afternnon session...
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We have visited the Trip probably half a dozen times or so over the last 10 years, but I seem to have overlooked posting until now. We have always enjoyed our visits here, trying to site in a different area each time to cast our eye over something we may have missed before. The beer range here yesterday was very good and excellently kept, drinking Nottingham EPA & Rock Mild on this occasion. We were actually in twice, during the busy Sunday lunchtime period when there was a wait on for food and then again around 6pm when it was much quieter - in fact, we ended up with the Rock Lounge to ourselves at one point eating good food that arrived quickly. Never been disappointed coming here - never likely to be.
I have commented on other pub reviews where sniffy correspondents look down their nose at the tourists that "ruin" such places and can only say that if we didn't have such a long and proud history of such establishments, then people wouldn't be interested in seeing them at first hand. Old pubs are vey much our heritage and history and the world rightfully regards very old British pubs as part of their sightseeing. After all, when I go overseas, the first thing I do is to make a beeline for famous pubs & bars in cities around the world - I am certain I am made to feel welcome in those places and that no local describes me as tiresome and a nuisance.
And let's face it, they put an awful lot of money into the local economy that wouldn't be there if these pubs were just left to the whinging locals.
Enough - long live the Trip, longer lived than most.
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This is an iconic pub and well worthy of a visit. Get a local to show you what there is; I'd have missed lots of fabulous spaces otherwise. The rooms upstairs are a treat.
The fruit machine, fag machine, CCTV, low-energy lamps, EPOS, alarm monitors and statutory signage diminish it a bit.
Beer was good though.
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Very touristy, as you might expect. Very stuffy cave pub, but has a lovely atmosphere. Good beer.
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Popular with tourist groups during the day, and it doesn't take many people to fill the small rock-hewn rooms at the back of the pub in the evening, so space is very much at a premium. However, there are also two small courtyard areas if the weather's fine Eight real ales on when I last visited, with half being Greene King offerings but these were supplemented by three beers from Nottingham Brewery (including an excellent Extra Pale Ale) and another guest. Beer prices are reasonable, as is the menu. Overall, this unique place is a 'must visit' so if you go at a sensible time of day you'll find much to enjoy.
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cynthiaxuk - It would have probably been either Legend or Rock Mild.
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Called in here when spending a Saturday afternoon in Nottingham for football and to visit the city.
Very cramped inside when heaving with people, but charming and cavernous - with a good patio area - so enough space for weekend lunch if you squeeze yourself in.
I had a dark ale from Nottingham Brewery which I liked, but not sure what it was called. The food was good-sized portions, and my rating of 9 may well be solely to one of the most inventive dishes I've ever had: a roast beef yorkie wrap. I thought it would be a toad in the hole type thing, but it really is a wrap (as if tortilla) but out of yorkie pud! Excellent! My companions had the Hunter Chicken and Beef and Ale pie (which is more of a pasty than pie), respectively, and were both happy enough. They each had 2 or 3 pints of the Nottingham Pale Ale, so happy with that too.
I didn't have enough time to visit the castle above, but recommend visitors do that and call in here!
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There may be times when the Trip gets overrun with trippers and gawkers but pick your times and this is not a problem. All the beers tried on three recent visits were in good nick and the food was top class - especially the steak and ale pie and the beef wrapped in Yorkshire pud. Give me the Trip any day in preference to the dozens of trendy bars that have sprouted all over Nottingham.
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Another Nottingham pub I love, very differnt being part underground and with a history.
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Now owned by Greene King but also selling Nottingham Brewery beers. However, the main reason to visit is to experience the history of this pub built into the rock beneath Nottingham Castle. The interior is made up of small rooms some of which are simply carved into the rock. A courtyard and a separate outside drinking area provide a moments calm away from the throng of tourists. Well worth visiting and worth a second visit to ensure that you didn�t miss anything first time round!
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It may be a tourist trap but it is also a great pub. The ale I had was in very good condition. It is certainly an experience sitting down with a pint whilst surrounded by rock!
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Truly Nottingham's (if not the UKs) mosy overhyped pub. This tourist trap serving ever so average tasting beers seems to always make it into the guide, as anyone who dared speak bad of it would be accused of heresey and burned at the stake. I can think of practically no worse place in Nottingham to enjoy an evening.
On the plus side, it brings in crowds of tourists who line Nottingham Council's coffers via their tax. You are paying for my trash collection, and road improvments, and it serves you right you fools!
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�2.80 for a Ye Olde Trip was cheap! Went there last month and it was very quiet as it was a Sunday evening.The history of the pub is everywhere around you.Played the Horn game for ages,ale was in tip top condition,staff were very friendly.Wish that the pub would sell their own T-shirt/polo shirt as I wanted to buy one.
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This pub's reputation goes before it, and quite rightly so. It's the oldest pub in England and is built into the castle rock. There are several rotating real ales to try and are (as you might expect for such a popular pub) always immaculately kept. Food menu is unadventurous but good, hearty fayre that comes in big portions. The real bugbear with this place is that it's nearly always crammed with tourists and therefore a chore to find a table. However, if you do manage to get one, it's a really great place to spend an evening.
siddo - 10 Aug 2009 16:48 |
Of all the pubs that I've visited and reviewed on BITE over the years, this is one of the ones that probably needs no introduction to BITE regulars.
Reputed to be the oldest inn in the country and to date back to 1189, this pub is built into the rocks at the foot of Nottingham Castle. The upstairs Museum Room and the Rock Lounge ( which now incorporates a souvenir shop ) are particularly worthy of note. Like some of the downstairs rooms, they are cut into the rocks. As well as these rooms, there's a courtyard and pavement seating area to help relieve the inevitable crush. Downstairs rooms have black oak beams and flagstone floors.
Even at 3.30 pm on a Monday afternoon when I visited, the pub was busy with a mixture of overseas tourists and students. Irritatingly, a good number of the tourists flash away with their cameras for several minutes and then promptly disappear. "Everybody seems to come here nowadays", said one of the harassed, but friendly bar staff.
Food now seems to play a more prominent role than when I last visited, probably sometime in the late 90's. A fairly standard pub menu and condiments can be found on each table, including disappointingly, the downstairs room nearest the bar where the Ringing The Bull game seems to have now become largely redundant.
Beers are not perhaps as expensive as you might anticipate, given the pub's fame. Olde Trip, Abbott and Greene King IPA were priced at � 2.80p, � 2.60p and � 2.35p respectively. 2 beers from the Nottingham Brewery - Extra Pale Ale and Legend were also on.
The pub is listed in CAMRA's GBG and is also in the National Inventory of Unspoilt Pub Interiors.
If you haven't been here before, you'll want to visit when you're in Nottingham - as indeed you should - but don't expect to have the place to yourself by any means.
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Always a good pint. Always busy with tourists! New shop opened upstairs recently!
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This pub was one of the oldest in Britain until the olde mitre(London) was built in 1776
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Decent range of real ale including a mild, but expensive (as you might expect)and the staff need to learn how to pour a decent pint
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The place to get in touch with your inner cave man - NOT for those susceptible to claustrophobia (!)
Very interesting for the historically minded - but one felt a bit marked out as "grockle" actually trying to read the history cribs on the walls. Good to see what seemed to be regulars in a tourist trap, but also a bit intimidating.
Beer was perfectly ok, food was a bit usual-suspects and I didn't appreciate having to order dessert at the same time because the kitchen was closing - at eight? If it wasn't a Famous Place it would not get away with that. Or people having to move without being asked to avoid decapitation by the ye-olde swinging-rope pub game (!)
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nice pint ("trip"), excellent cosy places to sit upstairs. Touristy yes but well worth a stop if in the area.
dan88 - 11 Nov 2008 21:34 |
Allegedly 12th century, and partly built into Castle Rock itself, the Olde Trip to Jerusalem may be a victim of its own notoriety as well as of being owned by Greene King, but it is still an interesting place to visit and there are several beers on, even if Olde Trip ale isn't (apparently) what it was. As people have said, it would be a shame not to visit it, after all, if you were in Nottingham. Though the city does have many other pubs, several in the Good Beer Guide, and there is a tendency for very well known establishments to exert a kind of 'Top Ten Syndrome', by which a handful of well known ones get all the custom and the others wither away. It isn't their fault but let's not forget the backstreet pubs - they also serve (beer).
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Didn�t realise it had an upstairs, where the �built-into-the-rock� site becomes even more evident. The main upper room is quietly atmospheric and has an untended corner bar supporting the �cursed galleon� now heavy with dirt and dust but safely housed in a glass case to avoid any more prospective cleaners shuffling off this mortal coil, as the last 3 did in apparently mysterious circumstances. By the fireplace there is also the �pregnancy chair� which you are not to sit on, firstly for obvious reasons, but also coz it�s fragile! Lots of nooks & crannies to explore and was easy to do so since it was pleasantly quiet Sun (14:00), apparently there�s a nack to hooking the ring in the downstairs bar onto the wall-mounted horn opposite � I don�t have it. It�s greedyk but they did have a genuine guest, Kamakaze from Dent brewery, also Refectory, Ruddles County, then GKipa, XX Mild, Abbot, OSH, Olde Trip. When a request went in for chip cobs, not being on the menu in a tourist pub meant, I thought, no chance, but fair play, they warmed up some baguettes and presented with butter, sauces, and excellent chips, credit where it�s due�
See the name in bold sign-work on the outside? Seemingly Mark�s uncle used to paint that every 6-months to keep it sharp. My review of the Bell mentioned that hostelry�s claim to be the oldest Inn, thinking this was the oldest pub(1189) but, now, looking at the photo, I�m confused.
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It is a tourist attraction but still a remarkable building and served a good pint of Ruddles County today.
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Nottingham's saving grace in terms of pubs. A rabbit warren and rightly feted.
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Worth a look because it's such a remarkable old warren of a building, but beer range is mediocre (i.e. Greed King) and felt overtly touristy.
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Too touristy for its own good. I don't like pubs which get their own city-centre signposts, along with the castle, railway station and a shopping centre. The uniqueness and history of the place is lost in its pumped-up profile which it seems that the beer provider is trying to tap for all its worth. Why come here when there is a genuinely good pup like the Salutation Inn so near by.
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it used to be amazing when i worked there. now it's just bland. bring back Claire the manager! she ruled!
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have to agree with Inkywebber...its certainly gone a bit 'down at heels feel-ish' since my last visit years ago. Greene King chain-owned now, so ales are generally rubbish.
Even the 'Olde Trip' ale (supposedly Hardy Hansons) is now just re-badged Speckled Hen...decidedly average
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What a fantastic pub! Or it could be if a little love and pride was put into running it.
The inside and setting is quite magnificent being built under the castle and into the sandstone caves.
However Green King pubs always seem to have something missing and here there are several 'things'!
The toilets were foul and the pub had a grubby and unkempt feel about it.
I guess that because of it's location and unique interior the tourists will flock to the pub, beer drinkers should leave it alone.
What a shame as it could be perfect with just 'a little wash and brush up'. Oh! And Green King selling it to someone who would care about this history of this little gem.
I gave it a 1 as it did serve GK mild!
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Always visit this place when in Nottingham, bit obvious and touristy perhaps but it's a cracking pub.
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Overrated regarding the beer as its now Greedy King, however the building is quite spectacular and well worth a look, perhaps instead of drinking beer a glass of tap water may help GK to think about their takeover policies
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Dating from 1189 this is one of the many pubs claiming to be the oldest in England. Nothing unusual there. It can however, with confidence claim to be one of the most unusual pubs in England. Set into the side of Castle Rock the interior appears to be dug from the side of the hill supporting the castle high above. It is full of caves and little nooks and crannies and makes for a cosy spot to enfoy a drink. There is also an outdoor seating area and a well lit dining area downstairs. It could be described as a tourist trap, but not being a local myself I must admit to being one of those that got trapped. I'm not complaining. It would be a shame to visit Nottingham without calling to "The Trip" for a beer. I had a pint of Ledgend Ale and it was faultless. When I visited (Wednesday / lunchtime) the upstairs area was catering for a group of 60 diners from the continent. The staff seemed a little overwhelmed by this volume of people and locals arriving for lunch were told to expect a half hour delay. I found this a bit strange for a pub that regularly attracts visiting groups. The toilets in the courtyard date closer to 1989 than 1189 and were spotless. The staff were friendly and the unique setting of this pub makes it well worth the trip !
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Whilst the closure of Hardy and Hanson's is very sad, you can still get a decent, if Suffolk brewed, pint of Olde Trip, that was very well-kept. I just find the paucity of non-Greene King approved beers, rather limiting. Still, a pub full of character and well worth a vist, particularly on a football away trip (as I did).
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Sorry to hear that the ubiquitous Greene King have got hold of this interesting hostelry.
Bit of a pub museum really... an experience to visit. Not really a pub to return to again and again.
So I suppose you can no longer get a pint of Trip then...?
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I just want to say how much I despise Greene King and what they have done to pubs, beer and regional breweries.
Oh, I have been to this place many times over the last twenty years and did like it in the past
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Despite Greene King takeover, still a pub worth making a special effort to visit. Even better now each little corner is not going to be filled with smoke.
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I'm sorry, but this is another pub to have been destroyed in the name of Green King. Don't get me wrong, it IS still worth a visit as is extremely unusual and very, very old... But Green King have taken over (and closed down) the Hardy's and Hansons Brewery, thus beer here is brewed in East Anglia.
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Came into Nottingham to do a real ale trail and this one was a must. Brilliant pub with atmosphere and best visited when quiet and have a wander round. The way it is set into the castle walls is truly amazing and the rooms must all be seen and appreciated. So many facts written in frames round the walls. The beer was good too.
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First trip there for 10 years, and only the beer range has changed (for the worse), but the Mild was OK. More a museum than a pub but good pub atmosphere even on a quiet Monday.
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Very nice pint of Abbot, cheap as chips to boot. Small courtyard for those who like al fresco and a tunnel to the castle for those who feel agrophobic.
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Went here when I went to football in December. Excellent beer and great location.
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Very touristy, but worth a visit if you're in Nottingham. Their own "olde trip" beer was nice as well, and not too expensive.
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Built into the rocks below Nottingham castle,this world famous historic real ale pub has caves and rock face as part of the original interior,claiming to be the oldest in England,it has been an ale house since 1189,when Richard the lionheart rallied his knights here for the third crusade to reclaim Jerusalem,the crusaders stayed at the castle and drank within these walls,the frontage and dining room was added in the 1600's,
it attracts visitors from all over the world and is also said to be haunted with reports of poltergeist activity,curses,and ghostly apparitions,
visited 2-07,the place was clean,and although it was busy it didnt stop the friendly barman going to the store room to look for a particular t.shirt I wanted (Crusading for the holy gr-ale),beer was well kept,tried the Hardy's & Hansond olde trip and the frog island shoemaker,
its not just another great real ale pub,its a unique place well worth making the jouney to.
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First visit for many years but time stands still here even if ownership of this remarkable Nottingham legend does. Greene King now brew the old Hardy & Hanson Kimberley beers of which mild, bitter and Olde Trip were represented along with GK IPA and two guests. I found the H&H bitter (�2.13) quite a decent pint. So far, so good.
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I visited this pub for the first time on Saturday. I was there early so it wasn't crowded and was able to have a good look round. Good range of beers, but GK IPA has already made an appearance. With the imminent closure of the Hardy & Hanson's brewery, the beer choice will probably become worse. It is quite scandalous that such a gem of a pub should come into the ownership of such an uncaring organisation as Greene King. Hope the locals can somehow keep it as it is.
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I love this pub, and it's one of those places you just have to visit when in Nottingham (the other being the Bell Inn of course!).
Service can be slow, but it's not annoyingly so. It can get very busy, with a number of tourists , and can be tricky to get a seat and table.
Many spill out into the street outside, although you're not meant to. A good few ales on, including the regular - "Guzzling Goose".
Well worth a visit.
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Very touristy, good range of ale though. One of the places you have to say you have visited.
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Touristy pub set into caves under Nottingham Castle, complete supposedly with its own ghost. Service can be slow even during 'quiet times' (when I visited on a lunchtime in September and there was one person dealing with food orders as well as trying to se serve drinks).
Even at a weekday lunchtime some of the menu options had sold out and the veggie options got muddled up with the dish including meat! The young waitress was very apologetic though even more so when she realised they had run out of vinegar! That said once sorted out the food was tasty and worth the 40 minute wait.
This is one pub not suitable for the disabled due to its narrow passageways and outdoor loos.
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An interesting pub but not one I'd go out of my way to visit again, unless someone else was paying!
Thera - 28 Sep 2006 00:16 |
Unique setting. A really attractive pub inside. I thought they had a really good range of beer. I had a pleasant pint of "Guzzling Goose". Surprisingly, when I went in (about 5:30 pm on Saturday) it wasn't all that crowded (busy, but not uncomfortably so).
The main bad point was the service. Don't think I've ever seen a more miserable group of barmen, who serve in the most begrudging, moody manner possible! My barman wasn't too bad, but they were serving some people at a snail's pace.
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Interesting old pub with many rooms. Average beer.
nebel - 31 Aug 2006 17:13 |
Have been visiting Nottingham at least once a year for the last 10 years or so. Always pay a visit to 'The Trip'. Last visit was the beginning of August 2006. Have to say the quality of the beer has gone back in that time. Maybe it's the Hardy and Hanson thing. At one time they always used to have Marstons Pedigree as a guest ale and this was always beautifully kept. My son (a real ale fan like myself) drinks lager when we now visit this establishment. Maybe tells you something? Still a unique building. Last few visits has been busy weekends and midweek. Loads of foreign tourists which I suppose is understandable. Has gone back over the years in my opinion.
swift - 22 Aug 2006 13:48 |
used to be an ace, ace pub about 3/4 years ago but has gone downhill ever since. worth a look in the summer when it's full of fit italian/spanish tourists. i don't go anymore but i will take on all comers at the ringing the bull game in the downstairs bar.
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Its been bought by Green King so we should have bottle of Abbot Ale on the bar soon
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One of the few pubs remaining in Nottingham city centre - Pub, i.e. public house - as in house open to the public, as in NO DOORMEN.... sorry duck wrong footwear. Hasn`t been turned into a `bar`. Yet.
Unique, wonderful building. But you can`t have everything - Hardy & Hansons. Pity.
Beer 5/10
anonymous - 3 Aug 2006 19:09 |
I love it. It's one of the oldest pubs in the world... although that's obviously debatable.
I've never had any food there, but the beer is real, the service good, the decor totally unique -its supprisingly nice drinking in a a cave! It really feels like you've stepped back in time. Totally great for a lunchtime drink, as it can get a little busy. But thats because it's good!
See if you can spot the haunted boat. Clean it and you die... errr... alledgedly. ;-)
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Utter tripe. You'd think the place could've been done up at least once in its thousand year history.
Dark, damp, dank and minging.
Food is dreadful, boring pub fare and the clientele always consists of some idiot in a Robin Hood had drinking from a tin pot.
A place for tasteless fools, and tourists.
anonymous - 31 May 2006 16:34 |
Not realy keen on this place-found it small and expensive-worth a visit ONCE-part of it is cut into the cliff face and I have been in there on realy warm day and clouds form.
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As has been said the pub can be spoiled by tourists but the real ale has always been good on my visits and the food int bad either, worth a visit if your in the area.
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Excellent beer friendly staff a bit touristy but well worth a visit
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The History of this pub precedes it, its claims to be the oldest pub in Britain are disputed (by others in Nottingham and elsewhere) and it can get a little crowded on weekends due to its fame. However, the character of this place, both inside and out, is brilliant. The ring on the horn game is a laugh to watch (don't sit underneath it in the day) and the caves get better to examine the more pints are consumed. If you go in the daytime, when its relatviely empty, it really is a cracking drink.
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The claims of antiquity need to be taken with a pinch
of salt -- some say the Bell Inn is older. But is
a truly one of the most remarkable pubs in the country.
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this is a nice pub frequently ruined by large groups of excessively boring people tewlling each other stories of the history of the pub and and shouting at each other playing the ring on the horn game
The rest of the time its a wonderful place to curl up in a corner for a few pints with a load of sweaty bikers
The barstaff used to stop tourists bringing in children to show them the caves, this was a very good policy and should be reinstated immediatly
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I had heard a lot about this pub before my recent excursion to Nottingham. To say that I was pleased with what I had found is an understatement. It was a hot afternoon when we popped in a few drinks - the garden area was ratherer busy, but the cave area was cool and empty. Superb - far better than most of the chain pubs that seem to cover all towns in this country like a rash.
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Had expected it be at terrible tourist trap, and was pleasantly suprised that it really wasn't too bad... the only tourists, as far as I could make out, were my girlfriend and I. Other than that, groups of grungey (largely inoffensive) kids, a young couple reading The Guardian and an eccentric old couple who'd decided their paper was for public consumption - rifling through Saturdays supplements and moaning there was nothing there of interest...
All this, a ton of history and real ale to boot. We enjoyed it quite a lot.
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really nice pub..the only trouble is...it's a Hardy Hanson's!!
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A must for any real pub fan! Good beer and food, great place to explore and find yourself a nice little corner to settle for the afternoon, where you know hundreds have been before you, real thought provoking surroundings, especially after a few jars!
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Loads of character, unfortunately very tourist-tastic, but then whenever family/friends come to stay people take them here so we only have ourselves to blame. Although maybe it should be taken out of the "Guide to Nottingham for Americans" as their voices reverberate throughout the place.
Nick - 15 Nov 2004 12:07 |
Simply a "must visit" when in Nottingham, despite the tourists.Make sure you visit the upper rooms cut into the caves.
John - 4 Nov 2004 13:35 |
There is something very satisfactory about drinking in a pub amongst American tourists knowing it was built hundreds of years before their country was discovered ! Beware of the ring/horn game - you can bore your mates to death....just another go - I'll get it next time....
David - 31 Aug 2004 19:54 |
great to see that it has not been mucked about with! my heart cheered when i saw that the toilets were NOT marked "knights" "damsels"
malagaoth - 29 Aug 2004 15:29 |
Had a great time, met some great people....Beer was plentiful as well as good food...Highly recommend to meet friendly folks.
John B - 26 May 2004 03:31 |
Find a cave. Dump in corner. Territory marked. "No tourists in this cave - find your own!"
Quentin Tarantino has been in here. And many thousands of others over the centuries (even Channel 4's Time Team!)
This pub is better once the tourists have left by early evening and the cave dwellers take over. Lots of little spaces to hide away in and if, one day, you step out of your cave into the sunshine, it's good for drinking outside.
It's one of those pubs you must visit once in a lifetime. Once or twice a week would improve the quality of your lifetime.
palmwinedrinkard - 20 May 2004 16:34 |
I am a student in nottingham, and live in the lenton area. This pub may become our new 'lets go to the pub' pub as its 15 minutes walk away.It has a great relaxed atmosphere, and the food and beer are good too. Not somewhere to go if you want a youthfully livley evening but brilliant all the same.
Jim - 10 Apr 2004 22:09 |
Whenever I'm in Nottingham, I always make sure that I have at least one session in Ye Olde Trip.
Pedigree is always good (I assume that Pedigree is still one of the beers), and the unusual architecture and history(whether real or fiction.....always name it in pub quizzes, by the way)make it a pleasant pub.
Nottingham centre often gets bad publicity for some reason, but I live in London, and have friends in Nottingham, so often visit.....believe me, Nottingham is OK, and has many good pubs, of which this is one.
Grant - 20 Mar 2004 01:30 |
I have a few friends in Mansfield, and whenever I'm up visiting them I always make sure I spare a couple of hours for a drink in The Trip. You won't find a prettier pub. It's so unusual that you can't help but love it.
Not been there for a while but last time the staff were fantastic and friendly despite my London accent. I definitely reccomend it.
Ali - 9 Mar 2004 00:15 |
Ver unusual setting, a superb pub
John - 5 Feb 2004 19:31 |
If you have only been there once how do you know it wasn't a coincidence?
I knew people who lived near by about 3 years ago and when I went there the average age was safely in the mid thirties. It may have changed though.
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Oh how everyone here can be wrong, I'm from Notts and have only been here once due to the dodgy touristy/goth people that frequent it...Stay Away at all costs!
Chris - 28 Jan 2004 10:34 |
It's exactly because 'nothing in this world is perfect'(Phil 2/06/03) that one should award full marks to the things that come close. You would be hard pushed to find a place with such character as this anywhere in the British Isles. Still, I have only been there once so can't quite give the 10/10 treatment as it's capability was never been fully realised.
Good for: Like I said, I am not in a position to say.
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Lovely pub, and going in feels like stepping back in time, particularly the upstairs bit.
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We popped in for a quick pint. Trying as we could we just couldn't escape for 5 hours. One for the treasure island. Great locals and ales.
Chris - 26 Dec 2003 06:17 |
I was in England on busines and stayed at the Gateway Motel in Nottingham. One night we went to Nottingham Castle and need to quench our thirst. The castle keeper recommended the Jerusalem Pub; an interesting place. It was a warm spring night, a great night to enjoy the atmosphere and drink some very good english beer. Put it on your places to visit when in Nottingham.
Dennis D - 18 Dec 2003 01:38 |
Great pub, dates back to the 18th Century was built on the site of the old brewhouse where it is said Crusaders stopped for ale. The Salutaion Inn built in 1240 was originally the guest house of a priory.
Doofus - 3 Dec 2003 10:57 |
Like the Bell, Hardy and Hansons have gone and added their own particular brand of graffitti to the now legendary and factually incorrect 1189. Otherwise still the greatest pub I've ever had the priviledge to get hammered in, and to my knowledge I hold the record for the fastest pee in the pub - upstairs bar to outside loo, do the deed and back - 58 seconds. Try and beat that!
9/10 because nothing in this world is perfect.
Phil - 2 Jul 2003 12:05 |
Dating back to 1189, The Trip claims to be the oldest boozer in the world.
Must remember to add it to BITE next time I go to Nottingham.... Can't believe I forgot last time!
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