Brewhouse and Kitchen: It would be a 'shame' to lose Trent Bridge pub with 'immense' opportunities
A member of Nottingham's Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has said it would be a "shame" if the Brewhouse and Kitchen overlooking the River Trent became anything else other than a pub. This comes as the well-known venue, located at Trent Bridge near Nottingham Forest's City Ground, has been put up for sale for £1,000,000.
The "characterful" Victorian pub is split across four open-plan areas, sitting 180 people inside, with an additional function facility on the first floor, which sits another 150 people. The pub's large outdoor riverside terrace, which comes with its own bar, is also licensed for more than 400 people.
Andrew Ludlow, secretary of Nottingham CAMRA, explained the importance of the pub's future owners keeping its micro-brewery going. He said: "The Brewhouse and Kitchen has such a wonderful view over the River Trent and it has a spacious outside area.
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"They have a microbrewery, producing their own beers. We've always been firm supporters of local production, we produced the concept of LocAle.
"Brewing on site is something we're very supportive of. I hope this will be an opportunity for someone to get into not just brewing, but also the pub trade."
The LocAle scheme was created by Nottingham CAMRA in 2007 and means that the pubs accredited under it should always stock at least one real ale brewed at a brewery no more than 20 miles from door-to-door. Mr Ludlow added: "It's an extremely popular pub, certainly in the summertime, and it has immense opportunities due to having its own brewery on site.
"It used to be called the Town Arms but it's had two or three different names over the years. The building has been done up and it's very attractive and in an excellent location.
"Our view is, with the number of pubs that have been closing and converted into non-public houses, it is a shame if any further pubs were to follow the same way."