Victoria Hotel, Nottingham

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.