Golazo! in Gedling

A second post from Nottingham, containing a quartet of pubs outside the city centre, a superb pub dog, hanging baskets, live music, and a 6% strong premium ale from Tyne & Wear which slowed me down somewhat.After visiting several central pubs, I elected to explore further afield, catching a bus eastwards to Gedling.This one'll do...Gedling was once a village on the southern edge of Sherwood Forest, although it has long been swallowed up into the city, a busy collier operating here throughout the 20th century. Gedling Borough is huge, but Gedling itself is home to around 6,800 folk who are very limited pub-wise. Just the Gedling Inn at one point, which explains why Castle Rock spotted this as a location to expand to.The Willowbrook (13 Main Road, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 3HQ)The Willowbrook was a club for many years before being purchased by Castle Rock in 2014, refurbished and opened as their 20th venue.It's one of the city's Art Deco pubs, although not as striking as the likes of The…