May 21, 2009
I’m usually not into the typical tourist venues, but this place pulls it off nicely: it manages to express the ages gone by: ghosts, cosy corners, caves, rare ales... there’e even a souvenir shop inside that doesn’t look like a souvenir shop! Definitely worth a visit... but try the other ales before you go for the home ale (olde trippe) :-)

July 29, 2008
I’ve been in many times over the past 40 years - I guess the good thing is that the palce hasn’t changed. Unfortunately it’s still overrun with tourists who would not recognise a good beer even if it was poured over their heads. Now it has been swalled up by GK it is good to see that there are still some independent beers on offer - the Burton Bridge Top Dog Stout was excellent. The place is still a must for any serious pubgoer, just filter out the foriegn accents at the bar!

August 19, 2007
Apparently the oldest pub in Britain dating from 1189 IIRC. An absolute must visit as it’s so close to the Castle Grounds and literally right under the Castle Hill, many of the walls being encarved in Stone. Pretty well aerated also for such an old place. Just the setup gives it a very warm, middle-age feel that easily manages to remain authentic. Friendly, enthusiast staff seems to feel privileged from their work environment. obviously, the patrons will often be tourists, but it’s precisely that: an attraction that happens to serve a few well-conditioned real ales inclusing their own Olde trip that I must confess not being a fan of.

August 10, 2007
Another must see on haddonsmans "unofficial conducted tour of Nottingham" back in December 2006. This was a good time to visit as we got to sample the last of the Nottingham brewed Kimberley beers before GK swallowed up the brewery and transferred production to Suffolk. Obviouly touristy but as it was the middle of Winter only the hardcore were in evidence and those stone walls and ceilings cut in to the castle rock are pretty impressive, you really could be stepping back to the Middle Ages in here. The Olde Trip was on good form at the time but we were equally impressed by the Winter seasonal which was also on offer.

July 10, 2007
See haddonsman’s rating for the nitty gritty. Food was great. H&H is hard for me to find, so I was quite pleased. Loved the food. Watch out for the locals - they may try to fleece a tourist at the old ring entertainment.

July 26, 2006
Unique. Oldest inn in the world? Possibly. Atmospheric? Certainly. Built on the site of the Castle’s brewhouse, rooms hewn out of the rockface, nooks and stairs and secret passages and of course the Cursed Galleon.

Unsurprisingly it’s a tourist honeypot nearly all of the year round. Which is why they get away with charging trumped up prices for lager and Hoegaarden. But Hardy and Hansons is still here (until GK get their grubby hands on the place) - CAMRA members usually get money off a pint of H&H. There’s a guest or two as well. Two suntrap patio areas, occasional beer festival.

A must see on a Nottingham crawl, close to the railway station. And if my grandfather hadn’t bought my grandmother a brandy for her cold one night at the Trip... I probably wouldn’t have been here to write this review :)

July 2, 2006
Very nice place. Supposedly to be the odlest pub in the world. About the 12th Century. They have a whole selection of beers from Hardy’s and Hanson’s brewery and other little breweries. They have a ring game and the staff is friendly.