Nottingham Road Hotel  Verified Listing

Established in the mid 1800s as a staging post between Ladysmith and Pietermaritzburg it boasts the oldest pub in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Notties Hotel is a landmark in the picturesque KZN Midlands. This quaint Hotel is filled with history and is renowned for its festive atmosphere, fine fare and warm Hospitality.

Property Facilities:
The Legendary Notties Hotel is located in the heart of the Nottingham Road Village, close to golfing estates, great trout fishing dams and the unique shops of the Natal Midlands Meander.
Festive pub and full a la carte menu available daily

Area Information:
The first white settlers in the Midlands were the Voortrekkers, who began leaving the area when Britain annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia in 1843. They often sold their farms to the newly arrived British settlers. By the 1850s there were few of the original Voortrekker families left in the district, although many farm names of the area still have an Afrikaans/Dutch origin.

The first British settlers in Nottingham Road were members of the King/Ellis family: John King and his wife Janet (nee Ellis), their three-year old son James and a three-month old baby daughter Helen, and Janet’s brother James Ellis and sisters Helen and Elizabeth. They arrived in Natal in 1849, attracted by the Byrne Immigration Scheme, one of many schemes that tried to lure settlers to the largely uninhabited interior of KZN. Each adult male paid ten pounds, which covered the cost of the sea voyage from England to Durban and gave every man twenty acres of land. Many found their allotments were infertile and totally unsuitable for farming, leaving them the choice of returning home to England or purchasing better land for themselves.

In Room Facilities:
Tea coffee facilities
Towels
DSTV
Guest amenities

Attractions:
Fishing
Golf
Trail rides
Motor Bike scenic area to ride in
20 mins to Midmar
100km to the central berg
picnics in the area