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Boat Inn
Priory Street
Lenton
Nottingham
NG7 2NX
Opening Times
| Monday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | Midday - 11.30 pm |
| Friday | Midday - Midnight |
| Saturday | Midday - Midnight |
| Sunday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
Meal Times
12 - 3, 6 - 10 Mon - Fri
12 - 3 Sat
Closed Sun
Owner
Trust Inns
About the Pub
Small pub located on a side street off the busy Abbey Street, this is a former Home Ales pub. Simple pub grub is available along with sandwiches on the the bar. As would be expected, the pub has a nautical theme. One beer produced for the pub 'Quaffing Ale' is always available.
Historic Interest
The Boat Inn takes its name from the craft plying the Nottingham Canal and the River Leen and for whose crews the pub provided refreshment (Whitworth 2010). The building is a 1923 rebuild of an earlier 19th century beerhouse of the same name, which first appears in the early 1830s. The original building was the scene of a tragic fire in 1838, in which Elizabeth Widdison, the wife of landlord, sadly died. Mrs Widdison had been mentally unwell for some 30 years previously and was kept locked in an attic room. The inquest into her death was held at the nearby White Hart. At one time the pub was famous for brewing its own beer but the landlord's drawing of brewing water from a well next to the cemetery wall was forbidden in 1877 on hygiene grounds when Lenton became part of the City. The quality of the beer fell and the Boat was bought by the Basford brewer, WH Hutchinson & Son in 1884. Hutchinson's was acquired in 1916 by Home Brewery. The Boat remained a beerhouse until the late 1940s when it acquired a full licence (Lenton Times, Issue 6 1991). Asset of Community Value listing 10th March 2016, nominated by the Nottingham Branch of CAMRA. The Boat has an entry on Nottingham Civic Society's Draft Local Heritage List (09 December 2013) which notes construction in 1922-23 to a design by WB Starr & Hall and its "Faience front and Home Ales livery". As at November 2017, the freehold for the Boat Inn (NT249667) was held by TRUST INNS LIMITED (Reg. No. 3011034). [City of Nottingham, Dunkirk & Lenton Ward / Nottingham South Parliamentary Constituency]
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 3 regular beers.
- Castle Rock Harvest Pale
- Sharp's Doom Bar
- St Austell Tribute
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 2 changing beers.
Source: National
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Quiet Pub
Facilities
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Disabled Access
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Pub Garden
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Parking
Limited on street parking.
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Dog Friendly
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Family Friendly
Children up to 5.30pm.
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Traditional Pub Games
Darts.
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Live Music
Saturday nights.
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Smoking Area
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Wifi
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Boat Inn
Priory Street
Lenton
Nottingham
NG7 2NX
Sat Nav Reference
Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to Metro
Nearby Bus Routes (40m)
TB: Skylink
Nearby Metro (200m)
Gregory Street
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