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The King Billy, Nottingham

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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

19/10/2026

There's only two things between me and mince pies: Sexy Cobwebs Night, and The Evening Of The Terrified Dogs. After that, it's festive meal deals all day every day, baby!

So tomorrow's quiz is going to be a Spooky Special!

What does that mean? Well...

a) many of the prizes on our Wheel Of Remorse And Delight will probably be horrible
b) Chloe, the doll with the inverted face, will come out of her orange bucket once more, and curse you with her company
c) I'll have to walk around giving clues to the picture round because I've misjudged the difficulty again. (Apologies to the outraged regular who didn't think my illustration of Gnu-Man and Bad Eel was "acceptable" for the Comedians picture round last time)

So, to be honest, a typical Billy Qwizz - which is GREAT!

If you want a table, let me know - last time was full up with the Ossett tap takeover and prize giveaway, but it should be a bit calmer this time.

Thanks, love you, bye xx

03/10/2026

We're excited to host a stage at next month's Hockley Hustle charity festival. Head upstairs from 5-11pm on Sunday 25th October for another night of sludge, doom and hardcore down the local. We're particularly excited about the debut of Dorre, a new atmospheric project from one of our very own barmen. Featuring some returning Billy favourites and some new faces, this'll be another loud one - bring earplugs.

https://www.gigantic.com/hockley-hustle-tickets/nottingham-various-nottingham-venues/2026-10-25-12-00

01/10/2026

This Tuesday is the first Tuesday of the Festive Trimester, and that means QUIZ!

OK, so we're not quite ready for our Christmas quiz, but we've got the next best thing - one of our favourite breweries is joining in, to enhance our *already magnificent* prizes with bonus b**r, merch and games!

This, of course, means I'm going to have to up my effort for our own prize wheel. If you see a massive teddy bear in a charity shop for under a fiver, let me know. (Don't worry if there's a bit of blood or what-have-you on it.)

On top of everything else, according to the poster, Ossett are bringing co****le! I asked what that means, and I didn’t pay attention to the answer. I’m absolutely sure it’s wholesome and hygeinic.

It’s gonna be a good one, so let me know if you want to book a table!

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 ###

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

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

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

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

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 w**e? 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

30/07/2026

For the last five years, this wall has been a picture tribute to our regulars who supported us by buying b**r 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!

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

Website

http://www.thekingbilly.co.uk/

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