Robin Hood & Little John, Nottingham

A CAMRA favourite, possibly unrelated to the hand pump count (10 in each bar) or maybe not. My pint was in excellent order in spite of all pumps being in action during the days of plague. Most beers are from Lincoln Green has they are in partnership with Everards here, Tiger is also available. Two bar set up, the right hand one being perhaps more loungey, certainly that applied clientele wise. Nicely decorated, there’s a potted history of licensees in the “lounge” including the splendidly named Mary Daft in 1825 -1843. Fairly good anti plague, although having used the NHS App I was surprised to have to fill in their table form. It’s a double sided thing, green for clean one side and red for used on the other side which is in itself a good idea, not sure how much stick the bar staff get about it though.

Another great brewery tap in Nottingham, serving Lincoln Green beers. We called in on a tap crawl of Nottingham in September 2017. The pub was clean and inviting, nice staff, clean toilets and great beer, with the exception of the Everards Tiger that was a bit cloudy. Well worth the hike out of town.

This pub is best example I have ever came across proving that anywhere can succeed with the right Investment. Only two years ago the RHALJ was what I would consider to be one of the top five worst pubs in Nottingham and certainly the worst pub in Arnold. Fast forward and it is now thriving under the project William initiative under the running of the Lincoln Green Brewery. A complete refurbishment has renovated the pub both inside and out. There is a separate lounge and bar both served by their own bar and both with no less than ten hand pulls. When this pub first opened these were duplicated but as the trade has built up and at busy periods it is not uncommon to see different beers on each bar meaning 20 different hand pulled ales on occasion! Five Lincoln green beers always feature from their core range, this consists of: Marrion (£2.90) Hood (£3.00) Tuck (£3.00) Sherwood (£3.00) and Archer (£3.000 as well as well as Everards Tiger (£3.40). The rest are ever changing guest ales from near and far and usually feature a lot of local products, beer quality is constantly superb. This won the Nottingham pub of the year as well as National cider pub of the year for its huge range of real ciders so it caters for all tastes. A true gem and destination pub that is a must visit for pub and ale lovers.

Enjoyed our visit to this busy pub with plenty of ales being served from 2 bars. We enjoyed beers from Lincoln Green, espiecially the Gin and Beer it. Also had beers from Leatherbritches, Nelson and Wantsum. They were selling beers in thirds on a tray so it was possible to try more. There is a rear courtyard and skittle alley here.

This is another excellent Project William effort. It's a two roomed corner pub and I went for the bar which has fairly basic furnishings and a wooden floor. There were some old Home Ales photos on the walls reflecting the pub's owner before they sold out to the appalling Scottish & Newcastle. It was fairly quiet on my Saturday afternoon visit, although there was a large man present whose entire face and head were covered in tattoos. He was clearly very hard indeed as he was wearing sandals with no socks. I didn't look into the lounge or the outdoor area. This bar had ten hand pumps with 3 Vale beers, five Lincoln Green, Everard's Tiger and Celt Experience Iron Age. I went for the Lincoln Green Little John which turned out to be a tasty darker beer. I forgot to write down the price but it was around the three quid mark. I didn't think this was quite as good as the other Lincoln Green pub over at Canning Circus as it's a much more straightforward building but it's still well woth visiting.

Official site of Robin Hood & Little John - www.therobinhoodandlittlejohn.co.uk

Revived, and very busy, community local. Retains two separate bars, and a rear patio, but sensitively and sensibly refurbished. Ten handpumps in each bar, with about 12 real ales in total on our visit, including five from Lincoln Green (including seasonal Spring Green £3.00) and Everard's Tiger. Run under the 'Project William' partnership scheme. Nottingham Camra 'pub of the year 2015' and 'cider pub of the year 2015'. Well worth seeking out.