The King Billy, Nottingham

The King Billy, Nottingham A traditional Victorian pub, specialising in real ale. We've been serving Sneinton since 1832, and aren't thinking about stopping yet We're that needy.
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We're a friendly and completely independent ale pub just outside the town centre. No ties, no chain, just a family-run pub where we'll probably remember your drink on your second visit. Expect!

- A fine selection of nine real ales. Oakham's Citra and Bishops Farewell are always on, along with a bunch of Nottingham's finest - Black Iris, Totally Brewed, Scribbler, Abstract Jungle, and Lincoln Green. Other favourite breweries you can expect to see are Shiny, Newby Wyke, Rat, and many others.

- Real cider - we've added to our lonely Old Rosie pump with a range of boxed ciders. Biddenden's, Gwynt Y Ddraig, Local Legends Blue Barrel, Abrahalls, and others.

- Four craft pumps, because that's what you do these days, isn't it?

- So many bar snacks. Fully trained crisp sommeliers on hand to make appropriate Kettle Chip pairings

- We're dog friendly, so long as your dog plays nice

- Pool table, darts and Sports TV.

- Function room

- Hidden roof garden that'll have you thinking you're in some kind of Babylonian god-knows-what

- Live folk music every Thursday night

Did you fancy a quiz tomorrow? I’m just going to assume you said yes, and direct your attention to this imageIf you want...
14/09/2026

Did you fancy a quiz tomorrow? I’m just going to assume you said yes, and direct your attention to this image

If you want to book a specific table give us a shout! The intimate snug, where you can directly heckle the quizmaster? The extension, where your howls of despair won’t upset the bar staff? Or upstairs, where you can sit without getting bothered by *questions*? Give us a toot

See you when you’re next in ###

It's that time of the fortnight again! All the questions, all the prizes (my God, the prizes), and this week, something ...
31/08/2026

It's that time of the fortnight again! All the questions, all the prizes (my God, the prizes), and this week, something new - an Indian Street food takeover in the kitchen!

They'll be here all week, Tuesday to Saturday. And if you want to try out the food tomorrow without commiting to a quiz grilling, that's fine too! We'll be keeping upstairs trivia-free.

We're usually good for drop-ins, but if you want to guarantee a spot drop me a message saying whether you want quiz, food, or both. And hopefully, see you tomorrow! x

BIG week at the Billy! Angie and Mark in the kitchen are taking a break, a break that they’re calling “well-deserved”. B...
30/08/2026

BIG week at the Billy! Angie and Mark in the kitchen are taking a break, a break that they’re calling “well-deserved”. But that doesn’t mean it’s just crisps and nuts - we’ve got an Indian Street Food takeover, starting Tuesday! On top of that, there’s the Quiz on Tuesday (with an area set aside for people who want food with no questions asked), there’s Free Minds Poetry on Wednesday, and our first monthly Folklore Society meeting on Thursday. It’s all go, I tells ya

Sweet write up about us on the Great British Pub Crawl page! We don’t do much socials so it’s always nice when a big acc...
18/08/2026

Sweet write up about us on the Great British Pub Crawl page! We don’t do much socials so it’s always nice when a big account says nice things. (Nottingham Pint Guide has always been lovely too)

ANYWAY IT’S QUIZ NIGHT GET DOWN HERE

Quiz tomorrow - message me if you want a table!The last quiz was a soaraway success! The winning team were a group of re...
17/08/2026

Quiz tomorrow - message me if you want a table!

The last quiz was a soaraway success! The winning team were a group of reluctant first timers, who admitted under extreme duress that they had a "lot" of "fun", and left the pub with a mini Commodore 64, pre-loaded with classic games! Our favourite Viking battle re-enacting regular won his second massive stuffed toy - even bigger and more adorable than the one he won last month. Chloe, the Incomprehensible Baby, came out of the cellar for a photo shoot, which made everyone unhappy. And FINALLY - the magnificent hat has been won! This means I have to find something great to replace it for tomorrow. Grotty tat THIS fantastic isn't easy to come by, you know.

See you tomorrow, and drop me a line if you want a guaranteed table x

It's back, again! And what's more, it's TONIGHT! How's about that for creating a sense of sudden urgency? To mark the la...
04/08/2026

It's back, again! And what's more, it's TONIGHT! How's about that for creating a sense of sudden urgency?

To mark the launch of our excellent Pubs and Birds exhibition in the extension, we'll be giving away a print of the Billy as illustrated by the very lovely and extremely local John Ashton, along with all the other items on our feared and beloved prize wheel.

You can win anything from "too many wafers from Murats", to "a bottle of wine? OK" all the way to "what is this profane artefact, and do I have to take it home with me?"

As usual, if you want to reserve a table, drop us a line - and I'll see you tonight!*

*If you turn up. It's not a threat

For the last five years, this wall has been a picture tribute to our regulars who supported us by buying beer and Secret...
30/07/2026

For the last five years, this wall has been a picture tribute to our regulars who supported us by buying beer and Secret Pizza from our delivery service throughout lockdown. But the pictures were getting wonky, the Velcro was ripping the paint off, and the wall needed to be repainted after a leak.

Today, we’re putting up a new exhibition featuring the work of one of my favourite local illustrators, whose two interests overlap perfectly with my own

But our pandemic friends will not be forgotten! I’ve scanned all the photos, and put them on this little electronic slideshow. I’ve put the physical copies in a Wall of Glory album, and uploaded them all to a shared album here:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tYKCx35mPLFxA24t7

So if you’re the person who came in and rescued a picture thinking I was going to throw them all away (I would never!), then feel free to bring the photo back in so I can at least scan it and add it to the slideshow.

See you later, once the new wall is up!

Happy Nottingham Pride to everyone - have a great protest, a fantastic party, and if you need a breather from all the ov...
25/07/2026

Happy Nottingham Pride to everyone - have a great protest, a fantastic party, and if you need a breather from all the overwhelming fun, we'll be here for you, like we are all year round.

As a Gay Dinosaur™, I'll be raising a glass to all the lost Nottingham venues - Gatsby's (triple vodkas for a quid), Admiral Duncan 1 (that *narrow* corridor to the back bar), and Nero's, where a slot in the door would open and a pair of eyes would make sure you were the right sort before letting you in.

(And tipping my hat to the Lord Roberts, for surviving and thriving)

And I'll be raising a bigger glass to the massive number of venues that show solidarity and support today. It feels like a hopeful sign that, while things are emphatically going the wrong way on the top level, your found community will always have your back.

With love, your local traditional real ale pub x

Photo Credits:
Gatsbys: http://facebook.com/nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam/photos/gatsbys-huntingdon-street-nottingham-1983gatsbys-was-formerly-known-as-the-centr/2598300186852898/
Admiral Duncan: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1711625782435087/posts/3472840072980307/
Neros: https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/nottingham-gay-venues-loved-lost-7086387

Apologies to everyone who booked a table, but thanks to life getting in the way, our quizmaster is no longer available t...
21/07/2026

Apologies to everyone who booked a table, but thanks to life getting in the way, our quizmaster is no longer available to pelt you with questions. This is gutting for everyone concerned, obviously, but it does give me a chance to stock up on some extra worthwhile prizes. (And by worthwhile, I mean it'll be worth it to me, just to see the horrified/disappointed/delighted look on your face when you win it)

It's quiz night tomorrow! And this time we're going for a "slightly easier" theme. Not least among the reasons, my mum's...
20/07/2026

It's quiz night tomorrow! And this time we're going for a "slightly easier" theme. Not least among the reasons, my mum's coming.

Get ready for PRIZES and questions and ME RUNNING UP AND DOWNSTAIRS FINDING THE PRIZES because I'm NOT ORGANISED!

The innovation for the last quiz was a series of bonus questions, where the first person to WhatsApp me the answer won a spin on the prize wheel. It was a provisional success: the main problem being that I put the wrong number on the quiz sheets. But once we weren't pestering complete strangers, a success! Prizes were won, and that's the main thing.

Drop us a message if you want to book a table. And I'll see you tomorrow ###

Address

6 Eyre Street
Nottingham
NG24RG

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 11pm

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