Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem

When I first met my now husband a few years ago - he raved about Nottingham and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. As a member of CAMRA this was one of his most favorite pubs in the world - apparently!! So what could be so good I thought? Ok - I agreed to have a weekend in Nottingham and have a look at see for myself. As we approached - on the winters day - it looked small, and quaint from outside. With "the oldest pub in the country" painted on the side - I wondered if would be so nice inside. I wasn't disappointed! Its nooks and crannies and bars here & there on different levels. Its stone blazened wall. It was everything I ...  Read the complete review

When I recently visited Nottingham for a weekend one of the things at the top of my list of things to do was a visit to "Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem." Over the years it is a place that I have often heard spoken about, and I have always known that it is well known throughout the World, yet I was somewhat blissfully ignorant as to exactly what it was, so whilst in Nottingham when a friend said to me "I want to take you to Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem, you'll love it!" I jumped at the chance. WHAT IS YE OLDE TRIP TO JERUSALEM? In short Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem claims to be the oldest Pub in the World, dating from 1189AD. There are ...  Read the complete review

Ye Olde Introduction ********************** Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem has to be one of my favourite pubs in Nottingham, for a great number of reasons. With a history dating back to 1189 , the year of Richard the Lionhearts ascension to the throne, it was named for the fact that soldiers departing for the crusades would often pop in here for a drink on the way to get rid of the heathens in the Holy Land. It also claims to be the oldest public house in the world, although there are some who will argue that as it was in fact a private alehouse for Nottingham castle when first built, this claim goes to another Nottingham pub, The ...  Read the complete review

The Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a lovely pub in the centre of Nottingham. Stories claim that it is the oldest pub in England and the name comes from the Crusades ~ the sign outside has the date 1189 on it. The legend goes that the pub, which is carved into the sandstone rocks behind, was first opened at this point in history; the year 1189 being the date that King Richard came to the throne. As King Richard is synonymous with the Crusades to Jerusalem and the Holy Land, it is from here that the pub’s name is derived. The link between the pub name and the city of Nottingham comes from King Richard too; Nottingham Castle was a favourite of the king and he often garrisoned ...  Read the complete review

ye olde trip to jerusalem is right next to the castle in nottingham and several other tourist sights. we visited it due to its claim of being the oldest pub however as stated before, this fact is also claimed by a pub just down the road never the less its a nice little pub, little being the operative word. absolutely nowhere to sit and barely anywhere to stand but worth a look just not the place to have too many beers as its hard enough to negotiate the nooks and crannies and staircase ...  Read the complete review