The Victoria Hotel, Nottingham

A fine looking and somewhat imposing red bricked late Victorian pub. There are several rooms inside worthy of investigation. There were some eight or nine cask beers available in a range of styles, I plumped for Burton Bridge Stairway To Heaven which was in good form. There are a lot of good pubs in Beeston and this one belongs near the top of the list.

Old fashioned looking brick building from the outside, on the back of the station platform. Inside its beautifully restored, different areas, interesting menu and good choice of beers. Well worth a visit

A grand if slightly industrial looking Victorian building, possibly built to cash in on railway trade by Ind Coope in 1899 as it’s next to the pretty railway station (Midland Railway 1847) and sadly with a locked unusable access gate to platform 1 (Nottingham bound). Due to the plague I was exiled to a permanent marquee in the backyard, busy with their preferred clientele of diners it was a while to get a beer ordered. Doubly upsetting as the interior could have been well worth seeing (see the WhatPub description as well as those below). Seven casks on offer from localish breweries, Salopian and Kirkstall among the guests with Ilkley, Shipstones and Stanscil bringing up the rear ; Full Mash and Castle Rock appear to be the regulars. Fortunately the beer list was prominent and in several places, the beer quality good and the marquee was heated so not too unpleasant on a chilly late September afternoon. Benefits from an outside Gents.