History of Nottingham again as air raid shelters during World War II. A section of the cave network under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre is now open as a tourist attraction, and some parts are still used as pub cellars. Another section of the caves, under the castle, is still in regular use as the indoor rifle range of the Nottingham Rifle Club. In addition, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Inn, a pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain, is partly built into the cave system below the castle and still retains access from the beer cellars to the castle through the
Royal Children, Nottingham only child, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester was not born until 8 months after her visit to Nottingham. The earliest reference to the pub is in 1799 when the Nottingham Directory lists the landlord as John Clayton. It became an inn tied to the Home Brewery Company, and in 1933-34 was rebuilt to the designs of Albert Edgar Eberlin. For many years the sign hanging outside of the inn was a whale bone, but this has been moved inside to reduce deterioration. Royal Children, Nottingham The Royal Children, located in Castle Gate is a one of Nottingham’s oldest public houses