The Big Shed: The Biggest Outdoor TV Screen in the Midlands

Image credit: Tom Morley 

The Trent Navigation Inn on Meadow Lane has constructed an enormous new event space right next to the pub. The Big Shed boasts the biggest outdoor TV screen in the Midlands, with a standing capacity of up to 500 people and a dedicated bar stocking draught beers from the award winning Navigation Brewery, literally a stone's throw away.

The TV screen is a whopping 15m², making it the biggest permanent outdoor screen in the Midlands. It can be viewed in all weather conditions including direct sunlight and the HDR screen is 12 times as bright as the average domestic TV. The Trent Navigation has earned a reputation as one of the best places to watch live sport in Nottingham as it’s close to the major football and cricket grounds and always has a welcoming atmosphere. For the Euros in 2020, and more recently Nottingham Forest’s play-off win, they repurposed their car park to create a temporary fanzone which was the hottest ticket in town to watch the game. They sold out 12 hours after the tickets were released. It is that same car park which is now the site of the new outdoor venue.

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It’s not all about live sport though, as the venue has big plans for The Big Shed. You can expect a diverse range of events throughout the year including live music, comedy, street food, films and markets. DJ’s and musicians can even synchronise visuals to the screen, so they could even host an old-school Street Fighter tournament on a Playstation, with life-sized characters!

This is an incredible addition to the city as there’s nothing quite like it in Nottingham at the moment. The combination of the huge screen with award-winning beer on tap and freshly prepared food is likely to be a huge hit, especially as it is all protected from the British weather.

To book for World Cup and Forest games, visit: gigantic.com/venue/nottingham/the-big-shed.

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This blog was shared by Ash Dilks, Marketing Manager at The Great Northern Group and edited by Katherine Taylor, Marketing Executive at Visit Nottinghamshire. All image credits go to Tom Morley.