Horse & Jockey Gainsborough

Horse & Jockey Gainsborough Welcome to the official Horse & Jockey page! A traditional friendly town centre public hous Please give us a call or book through the website.
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We offer 5 letting rooms at very reasonable prices, ideal for both overnight stays or longer-term bookings. Our rates are as follows for direct bookings - in person, over the phone or through our website (which saves £5 per room per night):
- £50 for the double en-suite room (x2 single beds),
- £45 for the twin room with shared bathroom (x2 single beds),
- £45 for the single room with en-suite shower & shared toilet, and
- £40 for the single room with shared bathroom. Cash or card payments accepted.

🚫 WE SERVE COKE IN A GLASS — NOT IN BAGS. 🥤The Horse & Jockey has a ZERO-TOLERANCE policy on illegal drugs.New measures ...
11/09/2026

🚫 WE SERVE COKE IN A GLASS — NOT IN BAGS. 🥤

The Horse & Jockey has a ZERO-TOLERANCE policy on illegal drugs.

New measures have been put in place to tackle drug use on our premises. If you are caught using, supplying or possessing illegal drugs, you can expect:

❌ A lifetime ban from the Horse & Jockey
❌ Your details may be passed to the relevant authorities / Pubwatch
❌ You could face a wider Pubwatch ban, preventing you from entering participating pubs across Gainsborough

Before you take that bag into the toilets, ask yourself:

IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

What happens if your employer finds out?
Your partner? Your friends? Your children?

And perhaps the biggest question:

DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT’S IN THAT BAG?

One night isn’t worth risking your health, your job, your relationships or your future.

But this isn’t just about banning people.

❤️ IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS, HELP IS OUT THERE.

Addiction can affect anyone. You don’t need to wait until you’ve hit rock bottom before asking for help.

📞 FRANK: 0300 123 6600 — confidential drug advice, available 24/7
💬 Text FRANK: 82111
🩺 Your GP: You can speak confidentially to your doctor about your drug use and treatment options.
🏥 NHS drug addiction services: Support can include counselling, treatment programmes and help with withdrawal and recovery.

If you’re in immediate danger or someone becomes seriously unwell after taking drugs, call 999.

There is absolutely no shame in saying “I need help.”

Come in. Have a laugh. Have a drink. Have a dance.

BUT LEAVE THE DRUGS OUT OF IT.

❤️ Look after yourselves. Look after your mates. And if you’re struggling, please reach out.

The Horse & Jockey

06/09/2026

Long shot but I don’t suppose anybody has any board games or anything that they don’t mind gifting, we have a couple but want some more for when kids come in with their parents so that they have something to do Tia❤️ ###

If anyone is missing a bra it is hung up on our coat rack
05/09/2026

If anyone is missing a bra it is hung up on our coat rack

🎤👕 CRAP SHIRT KARAOKE NIGHT — SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER! 👕🎤At The Horse & Jockey, our bar staff aren’t just paid colleagues...
01/09/2026

🎤👕 CRAP SHIRT KARAOKE NIGHT — SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER! 👕🎤

At The Horse & Jockey, our bar staff aren’t just paid colleagues — they’re part of the family. ❤️🍺 So we’re handing them the reins and giving each of them the chance to put on their own night!

And first up… NICOLA! 😂

Our charming, gorgeous bar lady who enjoys the finer things in life — a glass of wine 🍷, relaxing in the hot tub 🫧 and apparently making questionable decisions when it comes to pub entertainment…

Her choice?

👕💩 CRAP SHIRT KARAOKE NIGHT! 💩👕

📅 SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER

The rules are ridiculously simple…

Turn up wearing the worst, ugliest, most embarrassing shirt you can possibly find.

Hawaiian shirt from 1997? 🌺
Hideous Christmas shirt three months early? 🎄
Something so bright we need to hand out sunglasses? 😎
A shirt covered in your mate’s face? PERFECT. 😂

Then get yourself up for KARAOKE! 🎤🎶

Sing brilliantly. Sing terribly. Sing like you’ve had six pints and suddenly believe you’re Freddie Mercury. We genuinely don’t care — just get involved and have a laugh!

🏆 THE WORST SHIRT OF THE NIGHT WINS A FREE DRINK! 🍺🍷

And it’ll be judged by our crap bar staff…

Sorry.

Our BAR STAFF IN CRAP SHIRTS. 👀😂

So raid the wardrobe, charity shops, your dad’s collection from the 80s or create something absolutely horrendous yourself.

Saturday 5th September — Crap Shirts, Karaoke, Drinks & plenty of laughs at The Horse & Jockey! 🐎🍻

👇 TAG SOMEONE WHO ALREADY OWNS THE PERFECT SHIRT! 👇

🪩🎶 TONIGHT AT THE HORSE & JOCKEY — IT’S DISCO NIGHT! 🎶🪩⚠️ PLEASE NOTE — THERE WILL BE NO KARAOKE TONIGHT! ⚠️Instead, we’...
30/08/2026

🪩🎶 TONIGHT AT THE HORSE & JOCKEY — IT’S DISCO NIGHT! 🎶🪩

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE — THERE WILL BE NO KARAOKE TONIGHT! ⚠️

Instead, we’re changing things up and giving you a FULL NIGHT OF MUSIC, DRINKS, DANCING & GOOD TIMES! 💃🕺🍻

🎧 OUR DJ WILL BE TAKING YOUR REQUESTS ALL NIGHT!

Fancy a bit of 80s? 🎸
90s classics? 💿
Cheesy tunes? 🧀
Dance anthems? 🪩
Club classics? 🔊
Country? 🤠
Rock? 🤘
Old-school bangers? 🎶
Or something completely random that nobody else in the pub will admit they know every word to? 😂

PUT YOUR REQUEST IN! 🎵

Whatever you want to hear, let the DJ know and he’ll do his very best to get it played!

This isn’t about sticking to one genre — tonight is about playing the music YOU want to hear! 🙌

🍗🥪🍕 AND THERE’S FREE FOOD! 🍕🥪🍗

From 9PM we’ll be putting on a BUFFET SPREAD, so get yourself down, grab a drink, have something to eat and get ready for the night! 🤤

🍹🍺 HAVE YOU TRIED OUR NEW AU CANS YET? 🍺🍹

If you haven’t, tonight seems like a pretty good excuse! 👀😏

And because it’s the weekend…

⏰ WE’RE OPEN UNTIL 1:30AM! ⏰

That means plenty of time for:

🪩 Dancing
🎧 Music requests
🍻 Drinks
🍗 Buffet from 9PM
🎶 Tune after tune
😂 A laugh with your mates
🍹 Trying our new AU cans
💃 And staying out until 1:30AM!

So remember…

❌ NO KARAOKE TONIGHT
🎧 DISCO & MUSIC NIGHT INSTEAD
🎵 REQUEST WHATEVER MUSIC YOU WANT
🍴 BUFFET SPREAD FROM 9PM
🍹 NEW AU CANS AVAILABLE
⏰ OPEN UNTIL 1:30AM

Get your mates together, get yourselves down and come spend your Sunday night at the Horse & Jockey! 🐴🍻

No microphone needed tonight — just good music, good drinks, good food and a dance floor waiting for you! 🪩🔥

📍 THE HORSE & JOCKEY
🎶 DISCO TONIGHT
🍴 BUFFET FROM 9PM
⏰ OPEN UNTIL 1:30AM

👇 WHO’S COMING DOWN TONIGHT — AND WHAT SONG ARE YOU REQUESTING FIRST? 👇🎶🪩

Come and join us at the jockey for our Dolly Parton ###xx
28/08/2026

Come and join us at the jockey for our Dolly Parton ###xx

😩 “MUMMMMM, I’M HUNGRY!”🙄 “DADDDD, I’M BORED!”👦 “Can my friend come over?”🍽️ “What time’s tea?”💷 “Can I have some money?...
28/08/2026

😩 “MUMMMMM, I’M HUNGRY!”
🙄 “DADDDD, I’M BORED!”
👦 “Can my friend come over?”
🍽️ “What time’s tea?”
💷 “Can I have some money?”
😤 “There’s NOTHING to do!”
📱 “The WiFi’s not working!”

Parents… WE’RE NEARLY THERE! 😂🎉

The school summer holidays are almost over and, for most of us, September can’t come quick enough! 🤣

So this BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY, instead of spending another day hearing “I’m bored” every 7 minutes, bring the little cherubs down to The Horse & Jockey and let us help save what’s left of your sanity! 🍺😂

🎱 FREE POOL — 11AM–3PM
🎶 FREE JUKEBOX — 3PM–6PM
🎯 Darts
🎲 Board games
🍺 Plenty of cold drinks for the grown-ups
🥤 Plenty for the kids too!

Get them off the sofa, get yourself out of the house and enjoy a much-earned Bank Holiday drink while the kids find something else to complain about. 😂

You’ve survived six weeks.

YOU DESERVE THAT PINT. 🍺🏆

📍 The Horse & Jockey
🐴 Bank Holiday Monday
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families welcome
🐶 well behaved dogs welcome too on their leads.

Come and spend your Bank Holiday with us — good drinks, good laughs and hopefully someone else hearing “MUM, I’M BORED!” for a change. 🤣🍻

🤠🎤 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE HORSE & JOCKEY! 🎤🤠This Friday we’re going COUNTRY with a special Country Themed Karaoke Night cel...
28/08/2026

🤠🎤 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE HORSE & JOCKEY! 🎤🤠

This Friday we’re going COUNTRY with a special Country Themed Karaoke Night celebrating the music and legacy of Dolly Parton. ❤️🎶

👢 Get out your cowboy boots
🤠 Dust off your cowboy hats
👖 Get those denim shorts ready!

🎵 THE COUNTRY SONG BUCKET! 🎵
Feeling brave? Pick a random country song from the bucket and whatever you pull out… YOU SING! 😂🎤

We’d love to see as many country songs as possible throughout the night, so get practising and come sing your hearts out with us! ❤️

And the fun doesn’t stop on Friday…

🎤 SATURDAY — KARAOKE
🪩 SUNDAY — BANK HOLIDAY DISCO
🍻 MONDAY — OPEN ALL DAY!

It’s going to be a brilliant Bank Holiday weekend at The Horse & Jockey. 🍺🤠🎶

👇 WILL YOU BE ATTENDING? 👇

📣🍻 WE’RE HIRING AT THE HORSE & JOCKEY! 🍻📣Fancy joining our slightly crazy (but brilliant 😜) pub family?We’re looking for...
26/08/2026

📣🍻 WE’RE HIRING AT THE HORSE & JOCKEY! 🍻📣

Fancy joining our slightly crazy (but brilliant 😜) pub family?

We’re looking for some friendly, reliable and hard-working people to join the team at The Horse & Jockey! 🐎🍺

We’ve got opportunities for:

🍻 Bar work – pulling pints, serving customers and somehow remembering who ordered the Guinness when five people are talking to you at once 😂

🧹 Cleaning – helping us keep the place looking fresh, tidy and ready for another busy day.

🥛 Glass collecting – because apparently customers haven’t yet learned to return their own glasses… we’re working on it. 👀😂

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS EXPECTED! 🙌

We’re not bothered if you’ve never pulled a pint in your life or don’t know your lager from your bitter just yet. If you’ve got a willingness to learn, a good attitude and you’re happy to get stuck in, we’ll show you the ropes.

We’re a fast-paced pub, especially at weekends and during events, so there will be times when it’s busy, loud and you’re wondering where another 47 empty glasses suddenly appeared from. 😂🍻

But that’s all part of it!

❤️ Great team
🍺 Great atmosphere
🙌 Weekend work available
🔄 Cover work / various shifts
📚 Chance to learn and gain experience
🐎 Become part of the Horse & Jockey family

We want people who are reliable, willing to learn and aren’t afraid of a bit of hard work. You don’t need to walk through the door knowing everything — attitude means far more to us than experience.

⚠️ We should probably mention… working in a pub does occasionally involve actual work. 😂 You may encounter busy bars, full glass trays, mops, customers asking “Am I next?” when they definitely aren’t, and someone ordering a Guinness just as you thought you’d finished serving. 🍺🤣

If that hasn’t scared you off, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

📄 APPLY WITHIN
Pop into The Horse & Jockey, drop off your CV and ask for Gemma.

Know somebody who’d be perfect? Tag them below or give this post a share! 👇

Come and join the team, learn something new, have a laugh along the way and become part of the Horse & Jockey family. 🐎💚🍻

Address

42 Church Street
Gainsborough
DN212JH

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 12am
Tuesday 11:30am - 12am
Wednesday 11:30am - 12am
Thursday 11:30am - 12am
Friday 11am - 1am
Saturday 11am - 1am
Sunday 11am - 12am

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