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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (106) This is an attractive old pub which dates back to 1240. The caves inside were once used as servant quarters. The pub has some fabulous food & cheap ales starting at £1.40.
The pub is the start of the Nottingham Ghost Walks held every Saturday at 7pm (except in December). They are about 1mile long and take 1¼hours and end in the haunted caves beneath the Inn. Cost £4 & £2 for children & are well worth the money. I went here 2 yrs ago with some work friends & had a fantastic night.
The stories were great too & i can still remember some of the real spooky ones. They take you around all the well known places in Nottingham & tell you a spine chilling story about the different places.
The pub also does fantastic Sunday Roasts at a cost of £3.95. Address: Hounds Gate, Maid Marian Way, Nottm, NG1 7AAPhone: 0115 958 9432Directions: Next door to Chutney Indian Restaurant along Maid Marian Way.
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Nottingham Goose Fair: one of Europe's largest travelling fairs, with more than 150 rides and 450 games and exhibitions to thrill and amuse you.
Join half a million others at Nottingham's world famous fun fair now in its 711th year! The atmosphere is fantastic! with over 450 attractions including white knuckle rides, family rides children's rides, games stalls, sideshows, a crafts marque, market stalls, and food stands selling everything from traditional mushy peas to vegetarian and ethnic food.
I really love going to Goose Fair every year, its kind of like a local thing that we all do who live in Nottingham and mushy peas is a must after a cold night on the fair. Anyone visiting Nottingham during Goose Fair must try it out... as its fabulous and well worth the visit.
It is on from 5th October to 8th October every year. Address: Forest Recreation Ground in NottinghamDirections: Just 11 miles from Junction 24, 9 miles from Junction 25 and 5 miles from Junction 26 of M1. The Nottingham Goose Fair site is held on the Forest Recreation Ground just off Mansfield Road, 2 miles north of Nottingham City Centre.Website: http://www.nottinghamgoosefair.co.uk/
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WOLLATON HALL AND PARK
Set in over 500 acres of historic deer park, Wollaton Hall is a spectacular Tudor building, designed by Robert Smythson and completed in 1588, it is now the home to the city's Natural History Museum. Wollaton's Courtyard Stables are home to the city's Industrial Museum, Steam Engine House, Wollaton Visitor Centre and the Yard Gallery, a vibrant exhibition space with a changing programme of exhibitions exploring art and the environment.
Natural History Museum with a fantastic array of specimens and minerals on display, including favourites like George the Gorilla and the impressive Giraffe upstairs! Exhibitions include 'I is for Insect' living displays and creepy crawlies on show with an educational twist, Why Change Things? an exploration of the changes that Wollaton Hall has been through with the opportunity for you to comment and influence future changes, The Green Trail and Nature Trail will keep all ages occupied there is also the opportunity to tour the hidden elements of the Hall including the leaded roof and underground cave system.
Opening times: Open Every Day 11:00am - 4:00pm November to March, 11:00am - 5:00pm April to October, Except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Admission: Weekdays FREE, Weekends and Bank Holidays £1.50 adults, 80p conc. Family Ticket £3.80. Joint Ticket for all at Wollaton Hall and Park: £2.00 adults, £1.00 conc. Family Ticket £5.00, Car park £1.00 (up to 2 hours) £2.00 for the day. Leave a Comment Address: Wollaton Hall and Park, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8Website: wollaton@ncmg.demon.co.uk Other Contact: www.nottinghamevents.org.
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Industrial Museum with a wonderful display of Textile, Transport and Technology from Nottingham's past on display, including favourites like the Bassford Beam Engine, a fully operational analogue telephone network that you can see working whilst you chat, a display of cycles, motor cycles and motor cars linked to the city and some of the most important lace making machinery that put Nottingham on the textile map forever. The Steam Engine House has a fully operational Steaming Day run by the Nottingham Arkwright Society on the last Sunday of every month including November, December, January and February. The Industrial Museum is accessed through the Courtyard Stables shop and via the Wollaton Visitor Centre.
Opening times: Open Daily
11:00am - 5:00pm March to October
11.00am - 4.00pm November to February
Admission: Weekdays FREE, Weekends and Bank Holidays £1.50 adults, 80p conc. Family Ticket £3.80. Joint Ticket for all at Wollaton Hall and Park: £2.00 adults, £1.00 conc. Family Ticket £5.00, Car park £1.00 (up to 2 hours) £2.00 for the day.
THE YARD GALLERY,WOLLATON PARK, COURTYARD STABLES
A vibrant exhibition space with a changing programme of exhibitions exploring art and the environment with many nationally acclaimed exhibitions displayed since its debut exhibition in late 1996.
Opening times: Open Every Day 11:00am - 4:00pm November to February, 11:00am - 5:00pm March to October, Except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Admission: FREE Every Day, Car park £1.00 (up to 2 hours) £2.00 for the day. Leave a Comment
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I'm suprised no-one has mentioned this before. It's got to be one of Nottingham's best tourist attractions for both adults and children.
To quote their literature, "This imposing site was in use from the 1780's to the 1980's as courts and prisons. In fact there has been a court here since 1375 and a prison since at least 1449. This authenticity creates a unique experience in this award winning attraction."
Allow plenty of time as there is lots to see and do.
For further details check out their excellent website at www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk Leave a Comment Address: Nottingham City CentrePhone: 0115 952 0555Directions: High Pavement in the Lace Market area of the city centreWebsite: www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk
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Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem claims to be the oldest pub in Britain. It reputedly gets its name from the fact that Crusaders gathered here before setting off for the Holy Lands. It was originally the brewhouse for Nottingham Castle and it was probably built shortly after the original castle was established in 1086 .
The date on the walls, 1189, was the year Richard the Lionheart was crowned and embarked on the Third Crusade, and the year in which many of the Crusaders gathered here.
The half-timbered buildings you can see at the front today were added between 1650 and 1660. The warren of small bars inside are built in the sandstone caves of the original brewhouse, and have uneven, bare rock walls. They are pleasantly cool in summer, but can seem cold and damp in winter, although you can sit close to the electric heaters they put in the bars. Have a beer here: it's listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. Leave a Comment Address: Brewhouse Yard, NottinghamPhone: 0115 947 3171Directions: Just off Castle Boulevard, at the foot of Castle Rock.Website: http://www.triptojerusalem.com/
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Nottingham Castle stands high up on Castle Rock. As you drive along Castle Boulevard, you'll have to crane your neck to look up to it. William the Conqueror built the original castle here in 1067. In 1170, Henry II rebuilt it, making it his main castle in the Midlands. In 1194, it played a key role in the war between Richard the Lionheart and his brother John, when Richard laid seige to the castle and eventually captured it. In the legend of Robin Hood, Robin is always depicted as being on the side of the righteous Richard and an enemy of his evil brother, John.
In 1642, King Charles I raised his standard here and gathered his army to start the English Civil War. The parliamentarians, under the command of Colonel Hutchinson, eventually took control of the castle. In 1651, as an act of revenge, Hutchinson demolished the castle.
The castle you see today is actually a ducal palace, built by William Cavendish, the Duke of Newcastle and his son, between 1663 and 1678. So, for many visitors, who are expecting a typical medieval castle, like Warwick, it comes as something of a disappointment to see what looks like a very large stone cube standing on top of Castle Rock.
It's worth going inside, however, for the gardens, the views of the city and the museums inside the castle. Also, there are some relics of the original castle.
Opening times: Summer 10am-5pm, Winter 10am-4pm
Admission (with Brewhouse Yard): Adults £3, Children, Students & Seniors £1.50 Leave a Comment Address: Castle Street, NottinghamPhone: 0115 915 3700
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If you are in Nottingham for a few days, try an evening out at the Broadway cinema.
As mentioned above, it is an opportunity to see a film that is unlikely to be showing at you local multiplex.
There is also a cafe, bar and other exhibitions here.
For those on a budget, try the Broadway Bites deal. A film and a meal for £8.00. Bargain. Leave a Comment Address: Broad Street, NottinghamPhone: 0115 952 6611Directions: Nottingham City Centre. Broad Street is just of Hockley.Website: www.broadway.org.uk
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Before 1066 castles were pretty much unknown in England. Within five years of the battle of Hastings, William the conqueror had built more than thirty castles to preserve his grip over the English.
One of these castles was the fortification of legend. - Nottingham Castle.
The original castle was not built of stone but was of earth banks topped by palisading built atop the castle rock with its collection of caves and passages. Over the years it progressed to a massive, self-contained stone fortress.
Sadly, following the end of the English Civil War, the year 1651 marked the destruction of the Castle to the general dismay of Oliver Cromwell.
Around 20 years later the first Duke of Newcastle built a Renaissance-style palace on the site of the castle remains. But the turbulent history of Nottingham Castle was to continue as, 150 years later, the palace was gutted by the Luddites angry at the Dukes opposition to Parliamentary reform.
Nottingham Castle remained a gutted shell for nearly 50 years until it was bought by the Nottingham City fathers in 1875 and restored as the first Provincial Museum of fine Art.
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Tel: 0115 915 3700
Castle is now open 10 - 4pm daily (last entrance 3.30pm). (From February half-term the opening times will be 10 - 5pm.) )
Weekdays FREE, weekends and Bank Hols £2.00 adults, £1.00 children/concessions.
Family ticket £5.00. Group rate: one free ticket for every ten tickets purchased. Leave a Comment Directions: Nottingham Castle is located in the city centre, off Castle Road. 26 miles north of Leicester on the M1-A52.Website: castle@ncmg.demon.co.uk
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Ye olde Salutation is one of the oldest pubs in Nottingham. Archaeological excavations have revealed there was a Saxon settlement on this site in the ninth century. The first large stone building, a tannery, was built here in 1240. The oldest timber in the current building has been dated to 1360. Leave a Comment Address: Houndsgate
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