Old Volunteer Carlton

Cosy and traditional cask ale pub offering great drinks and community events - with 50% of its cask ales free from brewery ties.

The Old Volunteer in Carlton is renowned for its history and its impressive selection of cask ales, showcasing local breweries. By offering a rotating variety of well-kept ales, the pub brings likeminded residents together, fostering connection and community focus through its local events. What would you do with this pub to make it even more of a success? The Area: The Old Volunteer is in the town of Carlton, a suburb of Nottingham. The pub is close to shops, food and retails outlets and mixed housing. The area is known for its community feel, with local parks, schools and recreational activities. Carlton also has good transport links to Nottingham city making it popular with commuters. Demographics: The pub is one of nine pubs found in an area of around 6,000 adults. Its customer base is diverse, with most residents falling into the medium affluence category and a notable proportion aged 45-64, alongside a mix of younger age groups.   The Offer: Available on our foundation tenancy agreement. Click here for more information on this agreement. The potential of this wet-led pub lies in maintaining a well thought through real ale and quality drinks offer. With 50% of the cask lines free of tie, there’s real flexibility to shape a distinctive and appealing drinks range. What drinks would you look to implement in the pub? The site currently could drive trade via live entertainment. It offers a selection of cask ales, popular beers, ciders, wines and spirits.  The pub offers a friendly community environment, with regular events such as quiz night, live music and themed night to engage with the local community. We’re always open to new ideas, what would you do to drive trade? Attitude is more valuable than experience. If you’ve got the following, we’d love to hear from you.  If this sounds like the incredible pub opportunity you’ve been waiting for, apply today and tell us what you can bring to this pub’s next chapter…