Exclusive: The two best Nottingham pubs, according to actor and director Jonny Owen

In case you weren’t already aware, Day Fever duo Jonny Owen and Vicky McClure are the unofficial king and queen of Nottingham.

The couple, who tied the knot in 2023, are both synonymous with the city for different reasons.

While Vicky is Notts through and through, husband Jonny husband Jonny very much fell for the city after moving here from his native Wales several years ago.

Despite the couple’s demanding work commitments, they still live in Nottingham and are never afraid to share their love for the city when the opportunity arises.

A couple of weeks ago Nottingham World brought you an exclusive chat with Vicky in which we asked her about her favourite city restaurants, most-used local phrases and much more. 

The interview received such a great reaction that we were very kindly given the opportunity by Jonny to put some questions to him.

Jonny Owen’s favourite Nottingham pubs

A natural place to start off with Jonny didn’t involve his career or even his life with Vicky.

Instead, we thought we’d get right down to the important topics - namely his favourite Nottingham pubs. 

With literally hundreds to choose from, this question had potential to cause some tricky decisions, but Jonny wasn’t messing about. 

He told Nottingham World: “My favourite pub is The Castle (which, as you’d expect is right opposite Nottingham Castle!). 

“It’s a lovely area around there.

“The Trent Navigation is a fantastic sports pub.”

Established in 1883, The Castle is one of the city centre’s most popular watering holes and makes for a great place to stop for a drink after an afternoon’s shopping.

The Trent Navigation, meanwhile, is the place to go watch all the major sporting action, as Jonny quite rightfully points out.

Both great choices, Jonny!