The pub is described as one of the best in the UK (Image: LightRocket via Getty Images)
Pub lovers have shared their verdict on “one of the best pubs in England“, and were astonished by its history and atmosphere.
Known as @thosepubguys on social media, the team tour the country, visiting pubs and rating them online.
In a recent clip, they stopped at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham, prompting them to ask: “Is this the oldest pub in England?”
In their Instagram caption, they wrote: “This pub ranks 2nd in our list of best pubs in the country, and you can see why! There is so so so much history. It is literally built into the side of a cliff with secret tunnels to Nottingham Castle above it!”
Throughout the footage, they guide viewers around the pub and its secret tunnels, recounting legends and historical tales.
The Grade II-listed structure is believed to date from 1189, though certain sources indicate it may have been founded several centuries afterwards.
A statement from History Hit reads: “The pub’s name derives from King Richard the Lionheart and his men gathering there before journeying to Jerusalem in 1189 AD.”
“It was also said to be a local hideout for the legendary outlaw, Robin Hood. Indeed, the word ‘trip’ in the name is thought to refer to a stop in a journey, rather than the journey itself, marking out the pub as somewhere people would stop at on a long pilgrimage, for instance.”
The distinctive watering hole features a compact cave network inside, hewn from the sandstone rock. The tunnel system, leading to Nottingham Castle, has served as a clandestine route in and out of the castle for centuries.
The statement further reveals: “In one of the pub’s upstairs buildings is a small model of a wooden ship, known as the cursed galleon.
“It is said that a number of people who cleaned the ship all met untimely and unexplained deaths, so landlords have since refused to let anyone clean it, and have instead put the ship into a glass cabinet.
“Elsewhere, the pub houses the ‘pregnancy chair’, an old chair which was said to increase a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant when she sat in it.”
Commenting on their video, one user said: “Always wanted to visit this pub.”
Another added: “My favourite city pub until I moved away.”
A third wrote: “I’ve only just realised I’ve never been to Nottingham! Need to fix that, looks amazing.”
One more user said: “That’s really interesting, steeped in history.”
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