We are BACK in the UK! 🇬🇧 - Is NOTTINGHAM the BEST city in ENGLAND? (Robin Hood & Haunted Pubs)

In this week's vlog we are back in the UK and we are exploring Nottingham, one of the best cities in England.
We start our day at The Cheese Shop where we eat a delicious breakfast. Of course, we devour a variety of local English cheeses paired with a scotch egg and scones with clotted cream and jam. We then stroll along the streets of Nottingham and admire the Nottingham Castle and the statue of Robin Hood. We take a break at Ye Olde Salutation Inn which is a pub that claims to be the oldest pub in England. The chef of the pub take's us down to the pub's caves underneath the pub where we try to meet one of the ghosts that's been allegedly haunting the cave system for hundred's of years. Next, we visit The Robin Hood Experience where we learn about the legend of Robin Hood and it's connection to the city. We make another pit stop at another famous pub that claims to be the oldest one in England: Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. Here we eat one of Britain's most iconic desserts for the first time: Sticky Toffee Pudding.
After strolling through the city center a little bit longer and taking a look at St. Peter's Church, we have dinner at Josephine's where we eat a British Fish Pie and a giant Yorkshire Pudding.
Filmed on September 22nd 2023
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Breakfast at The Cheese Shop Nottingham
06:53 - Nottingham Castle
07:29 - Ye Olde Salutation Inn Nottingham
11:25 - The Robin Hood Experience in Nottingham
16:26 - Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham
18:13 - We eat Sticky Toffee Pudding
21:01 - St Peter's Church Nottingham
21:28 - Dinner at Josephine's in Nottingham
24:30 - End

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  • @wherearewe-yt
    @wherearewe-yt6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching this week's video! We hope you enjoyed watching us explore Nottingham for the first time. We are super excited to be back in the UK! There will be more videos coming in the next few weeks so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it! 😃 - Brandon & Anja

  • @francescascavetta2055
    @francescascavetta20555 ай бұрын

    You should have gone to Pit & Pendulum it’s a gothic rock bar, totally up your street🤘🏻maybe next time✨

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    We did! It was a bit too dark and loud to film, so that part just didn't make it into the video. Haha.

  • @TimeyWimeyLimey
    @TimeyWimeyLimey6 ай бұрын

    When you return to Nottingham visit Wollaton Park, a deer park and small stately home on the outskirts of the city. Herds of deer roaming free in front of you.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    We wanted to do that- but unfortunately didn't have time. If we make it back, we will do that next time for sure. It looks super cool!

  • @mariuscheek
    @mariuscheek6 ай бұрын

    I went to University in Nottingham, so this was a great memory lane outing for me! Clotted cream needs to be piled on, not spread on!

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Hahaha. Yes! Team clotted cream pile! Thanks for watching.

  • @Millionaire-Paul
    @Millionaire-Paul6 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this. Happy memories of Nottingham in the early 2000's. New follower, Millionaire Paul 👋 🎉

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Nottingham was really fun to explore. There are still so many more UK cities we need to visit, though. Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing! 😊

  • @ruthe71
    @ruthe716 ай бұрын

    Scotch eggs are always served cold. If you’re from Devon as I am then the cream goes on first, but if you’re from Cornwall the jam goes on first. I personally prefer it the Cornish way as you can then pile on more cream 😋

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    We actually had a warm Scotch Egg in London afterwards at one of the markets and we liked it a bit better warm with a gooey egg yolk 😇😊. It definitely seems like they are usually served cold, though. Yummy either way! Same when it comes to scones with clotted cream. I (Anja) am obsessed! 😂

  • @blackbob3358

    @blackbob3358

    6 ай бұрын

    Seems to me you came here for an arguement, Ruth. 5 min, 10 min one ? Jam first, i say, btw.

  • @Nutrient-Gold

    @Nutrient-Gold

    5 ай бұрын

    No they’re not. If done properly they have a warm soft yoke inside.

  • @scientiautverum
    @scientiautverum6 ай бұрын

    The cheese shop you were in at the beginning was also one of the oldest pubs in Nottingham - The Flying Horse, an old coaching inn.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Oh wow, we had no idea, that's super interesting. There are so many old and spooky places in Nottingham. We really liked the vibe of the city because of that.

  • @scientiautverum

    @scientiautverum

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wherearewe-yt the Old Market Square is actually the new market square. It was positioned between the old Saxon market square (about 200 yards to the East of the Flying Horse at Weekday Cross) and the later Norman town situated around the Castle. The layout of the Saxon settlement from which Nottingham gets it name, still exists in the street layout of the Lace Market area. According to Bishop Asser in the 9th Century, Nottingham was previously known by its British name Tigguo Cobauc - Place (or city) of Caves.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    That's very interesting. We wish we would have been able to see more of the caves. They were pretty impressive.

  • @melanieroy1985
    @melanieroy19856 ай бұрын

    Loved this video. Very entertaining! The food looked delicious especially the Yorkshire pudding meal! Keep ‘‘em comin!

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    It was really tasty! We have a London food video coming up where she tried some really amazing stuff.

  • @jon-ei8iz
    @jon-ei8iz6 ай бұрын

    So ..Scotch egg..my favourite way to eat is ,cut the Scotch egg in half remove the egg then put a teaspoon of Branston pickle ( small chunk is best )then put the egg back and eat.......deeelish😊

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    That sounds freakin' amazing! We'll try it out next time we're in the UK, in your honor. 😂

  • @bobbybigboyyes
    @bobbybigboyyes5 ай бұрын

    The UK makes over 700 varieties of cheese. Cheddar cheese was invented in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, near where I live. A superb cheese is the Cornish Davidstow from Cornwall, 24 or 36 month matured. Pile on the clotted cream and jam at least as twice as thick as you did. That was a serving for a baby.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    The cheeses we had were great. We'd love to make it to Cheddar some day and try it from the source! We now feel the need to from Stinking Boshop as well. Hahaha. Glad you agree! Anja always eats scones that way. It's fine..just means more for me.

  • @bobbybigboyyes

    @bobbybigboyyes

    5 ай бұрын

    @@wherearewe-yt You could eat a different cheese every day for 2 years. Cheddar Gorge is an amazing place well worth visiting. Bishops in real life stink with Catholics so it makes sense to have some Stinking Bishop! Lol. I meant when you had your scone, you need more clotted cream and jam on it! 😋😁

  • @rogerwitte
    @rogerwitte5 ай бұрын

    When you see 'ye olde', you should say 'the old'; the first letter is actually a thorn, þ, but when printing arrived they didn''t make thorn's in type. When I visited Iceland I saw that icelandic is still written using thorn and eth, ð, both of which have been replaced with 'th' in modern English.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    That's super interesting! Definitely didn't know that. We'll keep that in mind if we ever come across any such pubs in the future. 🍻

  • @TheMagicGeekdom
    @TheMagicGeekdom6 ай бұрын

    I love that the highlight of the Robin Hood Experience is the activities room. 😂

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Hahaha. It was! We probably spent at least 20-30 minutes in there. 😂

  • @StephMcAlea
    @StephMcAlea6 ай бұрын

    Have you been to Chester? We have complete city walls that are mostly Roman, we have 'The Saddle' which is a rock/metal Inn with each bed room dedicated to a music star, lots of ghosts including an Inn with regular ghost investigations from TV shows and YT channels, and its quite pretty with lots of places to eat.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    No, we haven't been to Chester, yet, but it looks really pretty and sounds super cool. The rock/metal inn sounds interesting. We'll definitely put it on our list of places to visit in the UK 😊. Apparently, there's a Cheshire pork pie and a Chester Pudding. Would love to try those 😋.

  • @MalloryLovett04
    @MalloryLovett046 ай бұрын

    I can’t watch these videos because it makes me want to eat everything lol that Yorkshire pudding looked soooo good. Hopefully Rosie didn’t follow you back 😮

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    She's hanging out with Jennifer!

  • @archereegmb8032
    @archereegmb80325 ай бұрын

    Be decadent. Pile that cream and jam on your scones. So yummy

  • @ruthe71
    @ruthe716 ай бұрын

    If you guys haven’t been to Bath then you must go and eat at Sally Lunns

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    We haven't been to bath yet, but it's definitely on our list of places to visit in the UK 😊. Thanks for watching and thanks for the recommendation!

  • @ridaa.7515
    @ridaa.75155 ай бұрын

    how did you go with bringing you lovely little cat into the UK? I've heard their pet quarantine laws are quite strict!

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    This was just a quick four day trip, actually, so she was with her pet sitter at home!

  • @GeordieGames
    @GeordieGames19 күн бұрын

    Scotch eggs meant to eat cold. Heated up if runny yoke.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    19 күн бұрын

    We prefer hot, for sure!

  • @elwyndude
    @elwyndude6 ай бұрын

    7:46 Interesting fact the upstairs was for bikers and the downstairs was for normal folk. Me being the the only heavy metal guy in our group all walked to the bottom section with me in my bon jovi tassled leather jacket and my mates all wearing button up shirts and shoes. The bartender shouted "Upstairs!". So we go upstairs and it was like a scene from Blue Oyster Bar where the record scratches and this sea of leather clad bikers just stared at us as we stood at the top of the stairs. We left pretty quick and my mates gave me a bollocking because they couldnt take me anywhere. Greb 4 life.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Hahaha. That's awesome. We never made it to the upstairs! That's where the venue/ live music part of the pub is now, I think?

  • @oufc90
    @oufc9021 күн бұрын

    England has fantastic cheeses

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    21 күн бұрын

    They really do. Some of the best. We've been making it a point to try them wherever we go. We need to make our way over to Cheddar! And now we're really intrigued and want to try Stinking Bishop. Ever tried it??

  • @jrb3006jb
    @jrb3006jb5 ай бұрын

    i’m slightly biased as i lived nottingham all my life, but i’ve stayed in nearly every major city and none match nottingham to me. it’s all my own opinion

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    We had a great time there! Super friendly people, and the city itself was quite charming as well. And of course, we enjoyed all of the old pubs!

  • @jrb3006jb

    @jrb3006jb

    5 ай бұрын

    @@wherearewe-yt when you walk round Nottingham most people walk with their heads down, you need to look up to see the real beauty of the city

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    I (Anja) went to university in Edinburgh, and while there weren't many similarities visually, I felt like there was a vibe in Nottingham that really reminded me of Edinburgh and gave me feelings of nostalgia that other cities in the UK don't necessarily give me. I think it was all the old pubs, metal bars, ghost tours and haunted places. I also used to drink at the "sister pub" of the Pit & Pendulum in Edinburgh (it was called Jekyll & Hyde there) while I was a student. It was essentially the same pub by the same owners but unfortunately they closed it a few years ago. I was really surprised about Nottingham tbh :)

  • @jonathancauldwell9822

    @jonathancauldwell9822

    5 ай бұрын

    @@wherearewe-yt Nottingham has a vibe I haven't found in other UK cities but I haven't been to Edinburgh so if you think it's similar I'll have to check it out. :) Nottingham seems to excel at shopping and nightlife, it's also a little less expensive than some of the tier 1 tourist cities

  • @davidnichols9163
    @davidnichols91636 ай бұрын

    I love scotch eggs!

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    We really like them as well, but this one was just okay! We had a REALLY good one in our upcoming British food video.

  • @grahamstubbs4962
    @grahamstubbs49626 ай бұрын

    Great in certain places, bit rubbish in others. It's a city. If you were to go to Detroit, or Milwaukee you'd see the same.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Nottingham was really not even on our radar, but it was much better than we expected! It's not the best city we've been to England, but we still enjoyed it. There are a lot more places all over the country that we'd love to see. Any places in particular that you'd suggest?

  • @grahamstubbs4962

    @grahamstubbs4962

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wherearewe-yt York, Edinburgh, Bath, Chester, Bristol. Those are the usual suspects!

  • @grahamstubbs4962

    @grahamstubbs4962

    6 ай бұрын

    I forgot to ask - what are your interests? Architecture, food, history, art? As it's November now, there are less places to see on the coast without getting chilled somewhat. Plenty of other places to go if you like cars, planes, fashion, food (again). It's a small country when you look at it on a map, but it does pack in a lot of content. 🙂

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    I would say our major love is food- but we're interested in it all! We're not history buffs by any means, but we always enjoy learning a bit about the areas we visit. Architecture is one of the first things we notice in a new city, and always love finding unique, old buildings. That's why the UK is great. It's full of em'! Anja actually lived in Edinburgh for five year. We love it there! We spent about half a day and Bristol, and would love to go back and explore it properly. Bath and Chester are also on the list. Someone else actually just mentioned Chester in the comments as well. It looks beautiful!

  • @fossy4321
    @fossy43215 ай бұрын

    The salutation in the mid seventies had a very gay barman who worked upstairs, he would act very camp just for the laugh. He would take your money but when he handed you the change he would hold your hand and proposition you , most people took it as the joke it was meant to be but occasionally somebody took offence and knocked him out! If you get the chance try a Melton Mowbray (just up the road) pork pie from a proper butchers if you're lucky they can leave the top off and put a layer of stilton cheese on instead which melts through the pie as it's cooked, delicious.

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    5 ай бұрын

    Hahaha. That's a great story! The chef at The Salutation was great. He was telling us all sorts of stories about the bar, and himself, when we were there. We quite enjoyed ourselves! Had a better time there, than at The Jerusalem, to be honest.

  • @fossy4321

    @fossy4321

    5 ай бұрын

    It's not the Jerusalem everyone knows it as simply as The Trip. Did they show you the ancient model galleon which legend says if you touch it you will die within days, it hangs from the ceiling and is covered in dust and cobwebs as no one dare clean it!

  • @billybooger1
    @billybooger16 ай бұрын

    Don't you have food in the USA?

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Neither of us are from the USA! 😂

  • @Nutrient-Gold

    @Nutrient-Gold

    5 ай бұрын

    What stupid post. Calm down Billy.

  • @blackbob3358
    @blackbob33586 ай бұрын

    Just stumbled across you two doing the Cotswolds way. Hows ya "plates of meat", flower ? I was exactly the same 50 years a go . I could'nt walk for a day after. It was something i had'nt done before, so it made sense. After loads of briny foot soaks and plasters, my feet eventually got pretty immune to blisters. Trouble is, i was too knackered by then ! And yes, no way should anyone pay 12 nicker to get in to any old ruin. The likes of the "National trust " are the worst offenders. They're not national, or are to be trusted. xx

  • @wherearewe-yt

    @wherearewe-yt

    6 ай бұрын

    Our trip to Exeter was actually a year ago 😊. Our feet are always sore when travelling because we tend to walk at least 20k steps per day when we travel 😀. We always love exploring the UK though. Can't wait to see more cities in England. Brandon is from Canada and his ancestors are from the UK so we want to explore his roots in the future. Thanks for watching our video! 😊

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