Spring is in the air, and as the weather warms up, it's time to pull on your walking boots and discover some of Nottinghamshire's glorious countryside - even with a couple or more pubs along the way. Just 30-minutes of brisk walking on a daily basis can benefit your health and quality of life.
However, if you still need an incentive to get out walking, we've taken a look at some of the pub walks in Nottinghamshire on the website Trails with Ales. Creators Rob Leam, Pete Hayden, Geoff Gration - were tired of the typical country pub walk – a drive to some distant pub for a circular walk ending in just the one drink before driving back home.
So they decided to abandon the car and explore the countryside, the history, and the pubs around them in the old coalfields of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Here we take a look at some of the walks they highlight - including one with EIGHT pubs - but you don't have to drink in them all and many serve lunch and snacks.
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The Gedling Inn & Kitchen, at Gedling, to Its Inn the Bank, at Netherfield
This is an eight-mile, five-pub walk, starting from Gedling, to Lambley, Burton Joyce and Netherfield. The route starts from the Gedling Inn and Kitchen, and takes in the sites of the old collieries at Gedling, the Lambley Dumbles, St Helen’s Church in Burton Joyce, and the Netherfield Lagoons, and ends at Its Inn The Bank, Netherfield, close to major bus routes and the railway station. See the route here
The Organ Grinder, Canning Circus, to The Bluebell, Attenborough
This walk starts from Canning Circus and ends at The Bluebell, Attenborough, covering a walk of eight pubs, including, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and The Canalhouse to The Bluebell.
The walk takes in eight miles along the canal towpath and through the nature reserve at Attenborough. See the route here
The Nelson and Railway at Kimberley to The Organ Grinder, Canning Circus
On this eight-mile walk, stops can be made for refreshments or food at the William Peverel at Bulwell and The Lion Inn at Basford. Points of interest include Hardy & Hansons and Shipstone Breweries; the Magnesian Limestone Ridge; Sankey’s Pottery; the Arboretum and the Forest Recreation Ground; and Nottingham’s General Cemetery. See the route here
The Badger Box at Annesley to the Station Hotel at Hucknall
The route takes you through the Newstead and Annesley Country Park, through the Newstead Abbey estate, and the villages of Papplewick and Linby before finishing in Hucknall. The estimated length is eight miles. See the route here
The Bunny Hop and the Great Northern at Langley Mill to The Cricketers Rest, Kimberley
The recommended route here is eight miles and takes you along a section of the old Nottingham Canal.
Highlights include: The Great Northern Basin and the Erewash and Nottingham canals, the Bennerley Viaduct and Bennerley Ironworks, the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension, and the Giltbrook Viaduct or ‘Forty Bridges’. See the route here
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