Trent Navigation

Between the main road and Notts County's football ground where it's at its closest to the river, this is a modern public house design in an older building with a front facing bar close to its windows making it a bright and airy place in the daytime. Food is served with bigger tables available in a larger back area space. Expect to find Navigation brews on in here. They also show sport on the television.

Decent, medium-sized, old-modern pub located close to the Nottingham Canal and just in the middle of two football grounds, Notts County and Nottingham Forest. On our visit back home to the hotel from the Rodin Hood Festival, it was not many people in the pub and a rather laidback atmosphere. Six of their cask ales were on (an amazing range of more than 20 Navigation beers on the festival), and we had a few of them at the pub. Polite service. (Visited with Finn, 12.10.2022).

Ok pub with a handful of their own beers.

Visited before last weekends County game, so very busy. Good selection of there own decent brewed ales

Visited in the early afternoon, as expected not many people inside. I'd say a classic pub interior with a beer garden outside. Solid selection of their beers and some guests. Their beers were decent, nothing too exciting. Worth checking out.

Brewery tap for Navigation Brewery. Busy during a test match at the nearby Trent Bridge, also handy for both Nottingham football grounds. Plenty of outside space. Reasonable selection of both the brewery’s own beers plus guests, all cask.

This is Navigation’s brewpub, about a mile’s walk along the canal from the city centre. It’s just before the Meadow Lane lock where the canal meets the river Trent. The building looks like an old pub with traditional brown tiles on the outside but inside it’s been given a makeover and seems new and modern. They have about seven hand pumps, mainly with their own brews plus four ciders when we were there. The Navigation beers are solid, if not exciting, and all the ones we tried were in good condition. We didn’t eat but the food looked quite nice. (Visited 14 October 2014).

Visited in October 2014. A Victorian pub that is operated by, and acts as the tap for, Navigation brewery, which is round the back of the pub. As Downender says the interior has been rather heavily refurbished which gives it a comfortable but not especially authentic or interesting feel. The Navigation beers are, of course, the main draw here, and there’s a full range of them in very good condition. I’d put them in the solid but unspectacular category.
It’s a bit of a walk out of the city centre but it’s a pleasant stroll along the canal towpath and on the way if you’re planning on visiting places over the river in West Bridgford. Worth a visit. However, if you want to try the Navigation beers without the walk, the Cross Keys in the city centre has a few (but not as many).
Clientele when we visited on a Tuesday lunchtime seemed to be mainly drawn from the nearby small industrial businesses. However, as the Trent Navigation is right next to Notts County football ground, I’d imagine it might be a bit (too) busy & lively on match days.

Not far from Notts County’s ground, this pub is worth visiting if you are in the area, but it’s a bit of a trek from the centre. The main attraction here is the Navigation beers, which are steady if nothing remarkable.

Nice pub and brewery, cozy and comfy, but a bit out of the way. A good selection of beers both navigation and others.