The Station Hotel, Nottingham

Victorian gothic building, as the name suggests opposite the railway and tram station depending on which exit you use. I had to sit outside due to plague so didn’t see a lot of the internals, it looked modernised but not unsympathetically. GBG listed but perhaps once again it’s based on pump count - 20 according to WhatPub. Mainly Lincoln Green beers no doubt.

This place is now a Lincoln Green outlet and represents quite a challenge for them as it's a large pub and Hucknall rail and tram station is not in the centre of Hucknall. I made two visits here on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and while it was quiet on Wednesday but there were more in on Saturday including a couple booking a room. It's a wedge shaped building with the public bar through a door at the narrow end. Over to the left is a small snug and the lounge bar is on the other side of the pub counter. There are large arrays of hand pumps in both public and lounge bars. The emphasis is on Lincoln Green beers but there are guests. On the Wednesday I had Fullers Fruit Loop (£3.40) and on Saturday Lincoln Green Bowman (£3.10) both of which were in good nick. I would definitely return here and wish Lincoln Green well with it.

The station Hotel is a large pub that is close to Hucknall's train station and tram stop. On my first few visits to this pub it was an Home Ales tied house witha decent drink of Home bitter and Mild on the bar. Once inside the pub seems pretty much unchanged but a lot smarter and comfortable than it used to be,the bar faces on entry to the main drinking room which is square shaped and bare boarded,the seating is comfortable bench seating with small stools and normal tables and chairs. There is a separate smarter looking lounge to the rear. The pub is now run by Lincoln Green brewery,so there was a good choice of their beers on the bar,i had a pint of Lincoln Green Marrion,which went down well,the other real ales noted were Lincoln Green Hood,Archer,Tuck,Sheriff and Big Ben,there was also Everards Tiger Bitter. The pub was fairly busy on my Saturday afternoon visit. I thought this was a pleasant and comfortable pub to have a drink in. Pub first visited 6/10/1983 Recent visit 3/6/2017