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The Cursed Galleon

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The Cursed Galleon

Three cleaners, three graves.

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What's there
Dusty model ship in the Rock Lounge
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Nottingham
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Before you go

Working pub cut into the castle rock. Check before you go.

  • Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
  • Near A6005
  • The pin marks the spot.

Don't dust the galleon.

A dusty model galleon hangs from the ceiling of the Rock Lounge at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. Staff say nobody will clean it because it is cursed. The story says the last three people who cleaned it died. The pub claims a date of 1189, but that date is disputed.

Sources

  1. Tales from the Trip, BBC Nottingham —
  2. Friday 13th - The Cursed Galleon, Visit Nottinghamshire —
  3. Truth or legend: the case of the cursed galleon (2025), LeftLion —

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