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The King Billy, Nottingham

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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 Gree

n. 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

01/06/2026

Matt’s back on the Quizmasters stool tomorrow night, and we’ve got some brand new prizes waiting to be won! Including!

Bar Tab for the quiz winners!
The largest bag of marshmallows you’ll see this week!
A brand new knock-off Egg McMuffin maker!
The iconic James Last LP, “In The Mood For Trumpets”!

It really is a great opportunity to come into possession of some highly unexpected objects. Drop me a line if you want to book a table!

Speaking of which, apologies are owed for the last quiz. I might have overestimated the appeal of a second hand foot spa, as it got left behind by the team that won it. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut instead of saying “it’s a fifty fifty whether they died in it”. Every mistake is a lesson learned. And if anyone DOES want a second hand foot spa, just ask. Looking at it optimistically, it’s a fifty fifty that they DIDN’T die in it

19/05/2026

Want to win a hardback copy of registered Clown Eggs, featuring EEK? Then there’s only one quiz for you this evening! There’s Tex Mex available throughout, a bar tab for the winners, and too many prizes to make financial sense! Get down at 7 for a 730 start

There’s normally plenty of room for walk- ins, but if you want to guarantee a table drop me a message. See you later! (Unless you don’t want a book of clown eggs)

18/05/2026

It's one of those Tuesdays tomorrow - the only quiz in Nottingham where you can run upstairs and order Tex Mex! And definitely the only quiz in Nottingham where YOU can win a LUXURY FOOT SPA*

If you didn't make it to the last quiz, you missed a treat - we had a full prize wheel clearout. The Cilla Black LP has FINALLY gone, so she's no longer haunting the bottle store. (Unexpectedly, it went to a team of sickos who actually seemed to want it. Takes all sorts)

The winners of Mum's Unwanted Christmas Baileys and the winners of the £5 Cornershop Biscuit Buffet decided to share them out to the other teams. It was a vision of a just and perfect society.

But don't worry! On top of the £30 bar tab for winning the quiz, I've found plenty more horrors and delights from the Charity Shops of Nottingham. Including that LUXURY FOOT SPA. That's a classic game show prize, is that. You can just imagine it sliding by on a conveyor belt.

Bring a quid, and we'll see you tomorrow! (As always, if you want to book a table, drop me a message.)

Cheers!
Jon ###

*Includes a pink pumice utensil that'll really get that water flaky

04/05/2026

Billyfest was another raging success, and I'll post soon about the money we've raised. (There's plenty of T-Shirts left, and you can safely buy one knowing that ALL the money goes to charity - we're covering the cost of the shirts, and the VAT. So if you hate us, you can give £25 to charity, cost us a tenner, and get a fashionable new dish rag. It really is a win win)

This post isn't about Billyfest, though. It's about the triumphant return of the Billy Qwizz, tomorrow night. Win booze, money, and crap things we've found! Spin the wheel of potential disappointment!

This time, Willow is back on the Quizzing Stool. (You might recognise them as the singer in Possum Kid, who played upstairs on Saturday. After you've read this, check Possum Kid out on Soundcloud, they're ace.)

Dust off your noggins, bring your best brain, and see you tomorrow!

21/04/2026

Nottingham's only Tex-Mex fuelled quiz is back tonight at 7pm! And two people can win a spin on our quality-diverse Prize Wheel by being the first person (after 7pm) to come to the bar and tell us what the Reverend Spooner would have called the two pictured celebrities.

To claim your prize, simply say the name to a bartender. If you're the first person to say it, you win a coveted Prize Wheel Token! If you're not the first person to say it, we'll pretend not to know what you're talking about, and look absolutely appalled at the filth coming out of your mouth.

There's whisky, wine and a bottle of Baileys to be won, along with the *still unclaimed* Cilla Black LP. That LP is getting pretty battered, by the way, because I am NOT looking after it.

See you later! ###x

20/04/2026

Welcome back to what people are rapidly calling "the page that only posts once a fortnight about their quiz". Now: we need to talk about that last quiz. Mistakes were made. Expletives were hurled. Had there been a clear line of sight between some teams at the quizmaster, chairs would have been thrown. So I'd like to reassure you all that going forwards, the Billy Qwizz has a zero tolerance policy towards ten question rounds on the subject of Jesus Christ Superstar. I can only apologise, and promise you that I have been trying to constructively dismiss Matt for the last two weeks.

NONETHELESS! THE QUESTIONS MUST CONTINUE! This week, Cae is back in the chair, a new slew of prizes have slopped ashore from the horrible sea, and I'm numbering some packs of cards with a view to bringing back Stickies.

And if the phrase "Bringing Back Stickies" sounds alarming to you, I... don't want to ruin what's going on in your brain by explaining it to you. See you tomorrow, and as usual, message if you want to reserve a table!

06/04/2026

It's been a weekend, hasn't it? We've all done ourselves proud, going out and getting excited all over the place for DAYS. I bet you're looking forward to a nice night in tomorrow! And I hope you don't mind if I say "No. No, that's not happening. You're coming to the Billy Qwizz, because there's gonna be DISCOUNTED EGGS"

I don't know what this time's dubious star prize is going to be, yet (eggs?), but it'll take some effort to beat the enormous painting of a crow we gave away last time. A large painting that I never dared hope that the winners would *actually take home with them*, let alone send me a picture of it up on their wall at home. What a world.

It's everyone's favourite bartender Matt's turn on the quiz mic tomorrow, so message us if you want a table setting aside. (If you messaged already, your table is booked. It's just been a real busy weekend.)

31/03/2026

Had a few people messaging about the quiz, so just need to say the next one is next Tuesday, the 7th April. Going forwards, circling back, and it'll be the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

If you want to book a table for next Tuesday, drop me a line - it's barmaster Matt's turn to take the microphone!

If that sounds needlessly involved, it probably is - but we have regular events on the second and last Tuesdays of the month, so this is the only way to avoid upsetting our folk musicians with lots of questions about the shape of wombat poo. (It's cubes, as we all found out last time. Don't ask me about the mechanics of that. It takes me ages to make a convincing cube out of Plasticene, and wombats doing it hands-free just feels like showing off)

Nobody got the last pre-quiz question - the English folklore figure that sounds like an 80s pop star was the Sin-Eater, who'd attend funerals and eat bread off the dead body, to increase the chances of them going to heaven. This practice ended long before Sinitta sang "So Macho", so the two would never have met.

See you next week! (And before, if you just want to come in for a drink)

16/03/2026

Still a few tables left for tomorrow night, when another of our rotating quizmasters will fluff your trivia gland until answers start leaking out. Send me a message if that sounds good to you!

Last time, the star prize was two tickets to see Ross Noble. Tomorrow, I've drastically reduced the quality and expense to deter clever people from coming in and ruining it for everyone else. But we've still got plenty of CASH, BOOZE, CHARITY SHOP ARTEFACTS and NICE THINGS I OWN BUT DON'T WANT ANY MORE on offer!

Get in early for a 7:30 start, and as usual, here's your juicy starter for one pint, which goes to the first person who answers this question correctly in the comments, then comes to the quiz tomorrow:

*drum roll*
What filthy character from British folklore sounds like a mononymous pop star?

Many thanks to the last pre-quiz winner, who got it right then didn't come to the quiz, saving me precisely one pint. You're a gent, Chris

15/03/2026

RIGHT! I'm extremely late to post about this Tuesday's quiz, which is on March 17th, which is this Tuesday. So you'll just have to check in tomorrow for the bonus prize pre-question. All you need to know for know is:

i) It's the only Tex Mex quiz in town

ii) I have come into possession of the largest prize to date (it's horrible, but it's so big)

iii) I am going to do my best to make sure someone takes this prize home with them because I don't want it

iv) Plenty of other cash and beer prizes MUST be WON

v) Chloe the awful Doll (second picture) enjoyed meeting everyone but needs a short break while we try to find the stuffing that leaked out of her

vi) if you want to book a table, send me a DM and we'll put a toblerone on a table for you

Enjoy your Sunday slumber you beauties

PS Let me know if I sound as drunk as I am

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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