Live Sports — Pubs in Norwich

Close to Railway Station

Sports bar and German bierkeller

Fieldfare

Old Chapel Way, Norwich NR7 0WG

New build Greene King outlet

Shoe Makers

Unit 1, The Lastings, Sandy Lane, Norwich NR4 6EF

CAMRA Discount

Fairly standard Hungry Horse restaurant pub on a large retail park in south Norwich. Unusually though there is a separate bar for over-eighteens only. Four handpumps in each bar. All beers from the Greene King range.

Chestnut Tree

197 Reepham Road, Norwich NR6 5QA

Large pub with pleasant atmosphere, catering for all ages. Busy restaurant open all day seven days a week. Run by the same people as the Oak Tree in Ipswich Road, who reopened the pub after a major refurb in late 2018. Three ales on the bar, including one from a local brewery. Occasional live music.

Coach & Horses

82 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1BA

This coaching inn, with its iconic balcony, is the home of the Chalk Hill Brewery, serving their full range of beers. A tour of the brewery is available by appointment. Norwich's longest running independent brewery. The railway station and Norwich City football ground are nearby, and excellent value food is served along with Burnards cider. Sport, especially rugby, is shown on big screens, and the large fire is welcome in winter

Premier Inn Norwich Nelson City Centre

Prince of Wales Road, Norwich NR1 1DX

Accommodation

Overlooks the River Wensum, opposite Norwich Railway Station. No mooring at the hotel - the Yacht Station is just upstream of the bridge. Large hotel-style bar serving two real ales, usually one local and one from one of the bigger breweries across the UK.

Compleat Angler

120 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich NR1 1NS

CAMRA Discount

Large wooden-floored pub opposite the railway and yacht stations, with pretty riverside terraces and a downstairs area which can be used for functions. Despite being a Greene King-owned pub, beers from several other breweries, including local and regional, are available. Good value food is served all day until 8pm.

Last Pub Standing

27-29 King Street, Norwich NR1 1PD

Cask Marque Accredited

OPENING NOVEMBER 20TH 2017 Large one-room bar with a nice patio-garden at the back. Completely renovated and reopened in November 2017.

Fat Cat & Canary

101 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1TR

Originally named after the Colman's mustard factory's steam tug of bygone years, re-furbished and re-opened in 2012 as a sister pub to the Fat Cat and Fat Cat Brewery Tap (as was, now Brewery Tap), under the same ownership, and in the same style. About a mile and a half from the centre of the city, the pub serves several of the Fat Cat brewery's ales, and guests from around the UK, together with continental beers and real ciders. There is a small TV to the rear of the main bar, a large car park and terraces to the front and rear, the latter being heated. Home-made rolls are available, with roasts on Sundays (September - April) and meals most Friday evenings.

Rose Inn

235 Queens Road, Norwich NR1 3AE

Popular and good-value pub with a music theme, including a snare drum table, cymbal and drum lights, and a full drum kit, plus murals on the walls of the smoking area / beer garden. Close to Carrow Road, home of Norwich City FC, the Rose Inn stands on the corner of Queens Road and City Road; just a short walk from Norwich city centre. The latest refurb was in 2017, when Dawn and Carl returned to run the pub, and the feel is "like your own - very funky - front room" with wood floors, comfy sofas, board games and cards. The owners passion for different beer shows in the five real ales and six (key)keg beers from the some of the most exciting microbreweries around the country, plus several real ciders and gins. Beer, cider and gin festivals are planned and tap takeovers are regularly run, and food is available every day except Monday, with curries from Roti and burgers from Paul's Butchers on the Market Tuesday to Saturday, and sausages and mash on Sunday - all with vegetarian and some vegan options.

Woolpack

9 Golden Ball Street, Norwich NR1 3EH

CAMRA Discount

This is a large single bar pub with a separate dining area. There are usually three or four real ales served, plus of course food all day. The pub has some very interesting murals on the right hand wall, which were previously behind the bar, and were moved when the pub was refurbished. There's sports on the TVs, occasional live music, and some outdoor seating on by the road.

Freemasons Arms

27 Hall Road, Norwich NR1 3HQ

Real Fire

Typical traditional pub with a large main bar with pool table and a rear bar with it's own serving hatch. Two regular ales are stocked. Popular with the locals, there's a friendly welcome. Outside is a garden patio and inside Sky TV for the sports fans. Food is not available but you can bring in your own food from the many local takeaways. The jukebox has a good selection of tunes ancient and modern, including Irish and country, but is never too loud.

Kings Arms

22 Hall Road, Norwich NR1 3HQ

Only a short distance from the football ground, this busy pub, which has been East Anglian Pub of the Year, is now a Bateman's hostelry. The main front bar has two large tables in the bay windows, and the bar features a row of ten handpumps, serving a selection of Bateman's beers plus several interesting beers from around the country, and a real cider. To the right of the bar is another seating area, and behind it there's a conservatory with several more tables, which gives onto a walled patio area. Sports are shown, usually unobtrusively, on two TVs, and of course the pub gets very busy when Norwich are at home. Roasts are served on Sundays, at other times feel free to bring your own from the nearby Chinese, Indian and chippy - plates, cutlery and condiments are provided by the pub.

Murderers

2-8 Timber Hill, Norwich NR1 3LB

Deceptively large multi-level pub with an attached cafe-bar (open lunchtimes only). Up to a dozen ales from micros around the country are stocked, including the house beer brewed by Coors. Popular with shoppers and office workers during the day and the younger set in the evening. The real name of the pub is the Gardeners Arms, but it is far better known as the Murderer's (note the possessive, not plural!) since a 19C landlord was convicted of murdering his wife. 2015 winner of the UK Sports Pub of the Year award, after winning the accolade for the East Anglian Sports Pub of the year on a number of occasions. Live music most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Bell Hotel

5 Orford Hill, Norwich NR1 3QB

Large city-centre pub serving traditional real ales and food, all at reasonable prices. Tasting notes are provided for the ever-changing guest beers. The ground floor bar has a tree-shaded terrace outside with plenty of seating and views along Castle Meadow and Orford Place. The upstairs bars are on two levels, the lower of which, due to the slope of Timberhill is still at ground level. The main bar is wood-floored, and behind the long servery is a maze of different sized rooms, looking out over Orford Place and Castle Meadow, with plenty of seating, carpets, pale wood and brass fittings.

Trafford Arms

61 Grove Road, Norwich NR1 3RL

Close to the city centre, this friendly local has a strong community feel and is open all day every day. It is a flagship for real ale in Norwich, offering regular and ever-changing guest beers, often including a dark ale. High-quality pub food is sold and there are special themed food evenings and home-cooked Sunday roasts. The February Valentine's beer festival is a major attraction, as is the regular quiz on the last Sunday of the month.

Coachmakers Arms

9 St. Stephens Road, Norwich NR1 3SP

Dating from the 17th century, this former coaching inn stands on the site of an old asylum which is said to be haunted. The spacious courtyard has been converted into a large drinking area and there is also a pleasant garden patio. Beer is served on gravity dispense from behind the bar. Ten cask ales are usually available, including Bullards Number 1 and Number 3, all at the same price (as at March 2016). The addition of Sky TV and darts makes this a popular city-centre pub that is not to be missed.

Grill House

25 St. Stephens Road, Norwich NR1 3SP

Large two-roomed pub serving up to five real ales from Adnams and other larger breweries. The front bar with an entrance off the street has several tables and a modern fee, and the back bar has several pool tables. There's also a small terrace in what used to be the car park, and live music on Saturday nights. The pub was refurbished in 2012 to provide six bedrooms.

Red Lion

79 Bishopgate, Norwich NR1 4AA

An attractive riverside pub situated at the end of the oldest bridge in Norwich. It is in easy reach of the railway station and buses, and is convenient for pleasure boats using the nearby moorings. The pub has a large horseshoe shaped bar and a choice of up to five real ales. There is a conservatory, which overlooks the picturesque River Wensum, and launching facilities are available. Food is served all day every day, with brunch from 10am (9am at weekends) and meals from midday until 8 or 9pm.

William IV

33 Quebec Road, Norwich NR1 4AU

Comfortable flint-exteriored 2-bar pub with a beer garden overlooking the city. There's a play area in the garden, and barbecues in summer. House beer is King Billy IPA

Jubilee

26 St. Leonards Road, Norwich NR1 4BL

An attractive Victorian corner pub with a warm welcome. There is a choice of two bars, a comfortable conservatory, and enclosed patio garden. Many of the well kept ales are local and this is also reflected in the range of lagers available. This popular pub has placed itself at the heart of the community and caters for all tastes from sports fans to those who enjoy local history talks. This is a pub with a village feel within easy reach of Norwich city centre.

Castle

1 Spitalfields, Norwich NR1 4EY

Norwich's "Premier Gay Venue" which is made up of two venues, the pub and a club 'U-NITE', in a converted barn within the premises. The pub is open every day from 2pm and offers Video Jukebox, Pool Table and Games Machines. U-NITE bar is open Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights with Karaoke and DJ's

Wild Man

29 Bedford Street, Norwich NR2 1AG

Close to Railway Station

Smart city-centre one-room bar, reputed to be one of the oldest in Norwich, recently (2019) refurbished to a high standard. Three real ales are usually available. Bar snacks (pork pies, toasted sandwiches) are served during the day, and the pub is dog friendly with drinking bowls. Serving shoppers and workers by day, the volume goes up in the evenings as a livelier clientele arrive! The pub was apparently named afterPeter the Wild Boy, whose story can be found here cityofstories.co.uk/peter-the-wild-boy

Champion

101 Chapel Field Road, Norwich NR2 1SE

Small L-shaped Bateman's pub, situated close to the city centre. Photographs of local boxing heroes adorn the walls of the bigger of the two drinking areas. There is a small outdoor area adjacent to the pub.

Rose Tavern

88 Rupert Street, Norwich NR2 2AT

Ex-Lacons pub, with the company's falcon logo on outside walls and interior ceiling beams. Was a traditional two-bar pub, now knocked through and with rear extension. Projection TV at one end, eating area at the other. Live DJ on first Sat. night of the month, quizzes every Tuesday and Sunday.

Eaton Cottage

75 Mount Pleasant, Norwich NR2 2DQ

Disabled Access

A large and friendly local pub close to the shops in the Golden Triangle, with a number of seating areas inside and out, serving an interesting variety of ales from local breweries, with Wolf's Golden Jackal, Norfolk Brewhouse's Moon Gazer, and Greene King's London Glory on tap most of the time, as well as two or three constantly changing beers from all over the country (note that keg beers are sometimes listed on the blackboard). Customers are encouraged to try before they buy and a full pint is assured by the use of over-sized pint glasses, as recommended by CAMRA, but rarely offered. The pub is dog friendly and is proud to remain one of the more traditional pubs in Norwich, by, in the words of the landlord " steadfastly refusing to offer cooked food to our clientele or becoming a restaurant with a licence on the side". Sports shown on TV but the screens do not dominate (except in one small area!). There is also a pleasant pergola-covered patio to one side of the pub.

Pear Tree Inn

79 Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2PE

Refurbished and reopened as a pub by Nick and Lesley Pears, the Pear Tree is a bright modern pub serving light bites all day, and aiming to serve the whole community, from coffee in the morning to late(ish) night drinks. There's three real ales and a veranda at the front, and the food range will be expanded to include traditional pub 'comfort' food as soon as possible (Aug 2018).

Temple Bar

2 Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2RA

Smoking Area

Two-bar Irish-run pub, with one large rear room and a smaller front bar. Over the road from the Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Belle Vue

46 St. Philips Road, Norwich NR2 3BL

Large bright corner pub with plenty of wood panelling in evidence and plenty of outside space.

Black Horse

50 Earlham Road, Norwich NR2 3DE

Accommodation

Bright but traditional pub with a relaxed and comfortable restaurant area, which doubles as a function room, while there's also a covered patio and large lawn with seating. Live music once a month.

Garden House

1 Pembroke Road, Norwich NR2 3HD

Recently (Feb 2019) refurbished to a high standard. Two bar areas with extensive and comfortable seating. Separate pool room. Extensive garden at rear with tables and seating. Outside TV for hardy sports addicts. As well as real ale on handpumps, an extensive range of keg and bottled beers are available.

Nelson

122 Nelson Street, Norwich NR2 4DR

Two bar community local, that has music most evenings. A large car pack adjoins the garden area to the rear which is very popular and pleasant on a sunny summer afternoon. A small patio area is reserved for smokers. The pub also plays host to darts and football teams.

Dog House

18 St. George Street, Norwich NR3 1BA

Reopened as The Dog House in July 2008 after being closed for many months and undergoing extensive refurbishment. Specialises in live music and is very popular with the younger crowd.

Ribs of Beef

24 Wensum Street, Norwich NR3 1HY

Dog Friendly

Traditional and well-decorated pub overlooking the River Wensum with a delightful - if small! - riverside terrace with views of the ancient Fye Bridge. A welcoming row of nine handpumps dispenses an excellent selection of ales from modern micros, UK keykeg beers and real cider. On Tuesdays a selection of ales is available at Â£2 pint (2018). The pub is popular with visitors and the kitchen offers a great selection of meals made with locally sourced ingredients. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, with a room downstairs as well as a big screen that regularly shows major sporting events. Just the place to watch the boats go by.

Mischief Tavern

8 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich NR3 1HZ

18th century wooden floored pub, close to River Wensum and Fye Bridge. Very busy, with younger clientele, there are several drinking areas, three pool tables and a football table.

Robin Hood

84 Mousehold Street, Norwich NR3 1NX

Traditional Pub Games

Well-run community pub much valued by loyal locals. Pool and darts played.

Wig & Pen

6 St. Martin at Palace Plain, Norwich NR3 1RN

Friendly local-in-the-city public house, with six beers available, that has built up a reputation both for its ales and good value quality food. The 17C building has plenty of beams and exposed brickwork. It is compact, with a small bar area on the left as you enter, a larger area with seating to the right , and a small back room, which can be used for meetings or as a dining area. An annual beer festival is held in early spring, and the spacious outside patio area is well frequented in the summer months. Shows major sporting events on a large wide screen TV.

Plasterers Arms

43 Cowgate, Norwich NR3 1SZ

This is a friendly corner local with a wide range of microbrewery beers from around the country, specialising in new and exciting breweries. A variety of craft keg beers from near and far are also available, alongside a great range of bottled and canned beer. Regular tap takeovers and meet the brewer events are held. There's also sport (with a big screen for more important events), eclectic DJs on occasional Sundays, cracking pizza and breakfast until 2pm at weekends. The pub also hosts one of the annual Fem.ale Festivals, celebrating "great women in the brewing industry".

Windmill

211 Aylsham Road, Norwich NR3 2RE

Close to Bus Routes

Dog Friendly

The pub was rebuilt in 1927 as part of a road widening scheme and the front bar still retains the half height wooden wall panelling from this time. This room also has an unusual pub feature namely a double bar back. The wooden shelves directly behind the counter hold the glasses, through a doorway is a near identical bar back that holds the spirits and the till. The former Smoke Room to the rear was extended in 1965 and houses a pool table.

Boundary

414 Aylsham Road, Norwich NR3 2SA

The Boundary is a family and dog friendly pub offering a large garden, including a children's play area with a bouncy castle, smoking areas and outdoor seating, and bar snacks. Two pool tables, a dart board and a big screen showing Sky Sports and BT Sport - football, snooker, darts, boxing, cricket. Regular live music acts, as well as karaoke on the first Friday of every month, a music quiz night every Wednesday, and a poker night on Tuesday.

Whalebone

144 Magdalen Road, Norwich NR3 4BA

A community local with eight real ales, conveniently situated just to the south of Sewell Park, the pub has three separate areas: the original front and rear bars plus a newly-refurbished area leading to a covered and heated terraced patio which is very popular, and is used for summer barbecues. The pub holds an annual beer festival in July and supports three cricket teams as well as a golf society. Wine and beer tasting evenings are held occasionally. Bar snacks including locally-sourced pork pies, scotch eggs and sausage rolls are available daily, plus freshly-made coffee, hot chocolate and tea.

Prince of Denmark

140 Sprowston Road, Norwich NR3 4JQ

'Coffee and beerhouse' on a busy road junction, with an impressive relief mural on one end of the building. The pub underwent an extensive refurbishment in summer 2020, and reopened in September.

Fiveways

Gipsy Lane, Norwich NR5 8AZ