Harbro-Fox
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That's because there isn't many.
Heading in to town as you know is in the opposite direction and the majority of the bars towards the ground will be home fans only. I'd probably suggest heading down to the Waterfront area (which is only 5 mins out of the way) where there is about 5 bars. You should be far enough from the ground to have no worries of getting in to a bar which will be mainly forest fans. If the weather is nice, it'll be full of scantily clad females :icon_wink
If you are arriving very early, then i'd head into town and go somewhere like The Bell on Market Square or Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem on Maid Marian Way.
The train station is currently having major refurbishment work as well as some structural changes to accommodate the extension to the tram lines, so where you would normally exit the station is no longer the case. I believe the entrance has been temporarily located to Station Street, opposite the Capital One building. I'm not sure if the entrance on Queens Rd is accessible at the minute.
Ah right! Thanks for the information, I go Nottingham beer festival so know a few from when we go to that but thats useful.