Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a public house in Nottingham which claims to have been established in 1189; however, there is no documentation to verify this date. The building rests against Castle Rock, upon which Nottingham Castle is built, and is attached to several caves, carved out of the soft sandstone. These were reputedly originally used as a brewhouse for the castle, though there is no evidence for this, but they may date to the medieval period. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is one of several pubs claiming to be the oldest in England
Irish pub largely identical to their counterparts in the Republic except for the aforementioned lack of spirit grocers. Traditional pubs in Belfast include "The Crown Liquor Saloon" (owned by the National Trust) and the city's oldest bar," White's Tavern", which was established in 1630 as a wine shop. Outside Belfast, pubs such as the "House of McDonnell" in Ballycastle (a former spirit grocery retaining all the characteristics of the type) are representative of the traditional country pub. "Peadar O'Donnell's" is a famous traditional pub on Waterloo Street in Derry, while "The Farmers Home" is another fine traditional pub in Strabane, County Tyrone.