From here I would suggest back to the station and walk down towards Broadmarsh bus station. When you get to Canal Street turn left and about 50 yards is Fellows Morton & Clayton, 50 Canal Street. This was a ‘home brew’ pub with a range of guest ales. The house brew Claytons Original is brewed by Nottingham Brewery. They did brew one or two beers on the premises but they were malt extract brews and er.. not to everyone's taste; this is currently not in use. A LocAle beer pub. *

Alongside Fellows, Morton & Clayton is the Canal House, a remarkable pub with a canal barge stored inside. You go over a small internal bridge to reach the bar where a decent range of casks beers are available with always some Castle Rock beers. A LocAle beer pub.

Continue along the road and pass on your right the Blood Transfusion centre. Take the next road past here up to the right and 150 yards on the left is Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. A real gem and beautifully restored (won an English Heritage award). Sadly Greene King now own the pub and whilst it does have guest ales the main beers on offer are GK versions of such beers as Hardys & Hansons; Ruddles etc.

From here walk up the road and in about 200 yards on the left you will find the statue to Robin Hood (a bit like the Copenhagen Mermaid - small and a little disappointing). Just past here there is a road to the right, which takes you to Maid Marion Way. Across there you should see The Salutation. Offers a range of beer and normally stocks some SIBA beers. A LocAle pub. *

The City centre now beckons (about 5 mins walk again). On Friar Lane to the centre is The Approach. Very modern but with a decent selection of cask beers, nearly always including at least one from Mallard. Another pub in the LocAle scheme. *

In the City Centre is The Historic Bell Inn (used to be Hardys & Hansons, sadly now under GK control). A bit like the Trip in choice of beers but has joined the LocAle scheme as one of the handpumped beers comes from Nottingham Brewery.

Also in the old market square is the Joseph Else, Wetherspoons. Another Wetherspoon - The Roebuck - lurks (up a side road) at the side of the Bell.

If you were to come out of the Bell and walk straight, keeping the Council House on your right, you would come to the end of the square and in front of you a pedestrian way going up a hill (towards Hockley) at the Top of the Hill is Lloyds No 1 (with music, but good beer).

If you continued over the top and down Hockley you would pass over a main road and then reach Lower Parliament Street. About 10 yards before Lower Parliament Street set back on the right is Bunkers Hill . A fair selection of cask ales are normally on offer including a LocAle beer.

Halfway down Hockley you will see Broad Street on your left. About a hundred yards down on the right is the Broadway Cinema complex. The downstairs cafe bar, open to non-cinemagoers, serves three real ales, at least one of which is from Castle Rock. An interesting range of food is served. A LocAle beer pub

From Bunkers Hill cross the road using the pedestrian crossing and walk up into the market. On the far side of the road is The Marketside – turn right here and at the traffic lights left onto Carlton Road. About 100 yards up here is the Moot Hall. The pub boasts about ten real ales nearly all from microbreweries – a real treat if you are looking for something different.

Turn right out of the Moot Hall, over the traffic lights and then turn left at the next lights (Peggers Inn). On the next corner (left), in about 200 yards is The King William IV (King Billy) A wonderful example of how to ‘restore’ an old pub, with a choice of about 8 beers from micro breweries. Only re-opened in late 2007.

Head back down Carlton Road and go past the Ice Stadium. Down the road on the right and The Castle offers the drinker three beers from micro-brewers.

Continue down the road and you get back to Canal Street and 200 yards on the right is the News House, another Castle Rock house with an excellent range of ale. A LocAle beer pub.

The railway station is just a few hundred yards away for your return journey.

We hope you had a pleasant day out in Nottingham.

There are many more but you would never get round them all in one crawl, so apologies to those I've missed out.

A LocAle pub is one which pledges to always stock at least one beer brewed within 20 miles of the pub. the local brewes will have a "LocAle - local brew" crown on the pumpclip. Pubs offering a discount for CAMRA members are marked with an asterix *.