Vat & Fiddle
(formerly Grove Tavern)
Queens Bridge Road
Nottingham: Central
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 1NB
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Opening Times
11-11 Mon-Thu; 11-Midnight Fri & Sat; 11-11 Sun
Meal Times
12-8 Mon-Sat; 12-5 Sun
Owner
Castle Rock
About the Pub
A real ale Art Deco gem just 2 minutes away from the rail station and brewery tap for the adjacent Castle Rock Brewery. Twelve handpumps serve a minimum of 7 of the Castle Rock range, with some guests and the recently-expanded range of ciders. The outside seating area features floral displays in summer. Hot food served all week. A tasting tray of 6 thirds of CR beers is available. Brewery tours (by advance booking) are operated Monday to Saturday and end in Golding's Room, which opened in 2011.
Historic Interest
An Art Deco pub built in 1937 as the Grove Tavern on the site of an earlier pub of the same name. This establishment has had a number of name changes from the Miami Bar to Ziggy's Bar (1988), the Grove Tavern (again), Tom Hoskin's (1992) before becoming the Vat and Fiddle. The current name a cheeky reference to the nearby offices of HM Revenue and Customs (Whitworth 2010). Formerly a Whitbread tied house. The Goldings Room is named after the late Spyke Golding, a popular Nottingham CAMRA activist who died in October 2010. [Nottingham City Council; Bridge Ward / Nottingham South Parliamentary Constituency]
Regular Beers
This pub serves 6 regular beers.
- Castle Rock Black Gold
- Castle Rock Elsie Mo
- Castle Rock Harvest Pale
- Castle Rock Preservation Fine Ale
- Castle Rock Screech Owl
- Castle Rock Sheriff's Tipple
Changing Beers
This pub serves 5 changing beers.
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Real Cider Available
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Member Discount Scheme
20p pint, 10p half.
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LocAle Accredited
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Beer Festivals
Annual 'Yard Party' in the summer.
Facilities
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Disabled Access
A wheelchair user notes: "Level access to bars with no steps via the main door, and a small step via the right hand door. Accessible toilet fully accessible for wheelchair users."
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Pub Garden
Seating area in both front and rear of pub.
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Dog Friendly
And parrot friendly! Formerly also famous for its cat....
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Family Friendly
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Function Room
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Traditional Pub Games
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Live Music
Occasional.
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Newspapers
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Smoking Area
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Sports TV
BT Sport (on request only)
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Wifi
View on Larger Map
Vat & Fiddle
Queens Bridge Road
Nottingham: Central
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 1NB
Sat Nav Reference
Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to Railway Station
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Close to Metro
Nearby Bus Routes (125m)
Various
Nearby Station (150m)
Nottingham
Nearby Metro (150m)
Nottingham Station
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