Visitors to Nottingham
There is lots to do in and around Nottingham - here we list some of the local visitor attractions
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 Belvoir Castle of England. The castle
and Gardens are ideal for a day out, history school trip, castle
wedding venue, corporate entertainment and child fun day out.
The present castle is the fourth to have stood on the site
since Norman times the existing Castle was completed in the early
19 century after previuos buildings suffered destruction after
the War of the Roses. From the elegance of the Elizabeth Saloon
and the majesty of the State Dining Room to the delights
of the Regents Gallery and the military splendour of the
Guards Room, Belvoir possesses some of the most stunning interiors
of this period.
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 Enter and explore a whole new world
in the caves underneath Nottingham city and descend into the
dark depths of the original Anglo-Saxon tunnels, meeting real
cave-dwellers from its dramatic hidden past.
See how these caves have been used and adapted over the Centuries
by local people to escape and take refuge from the world above.
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 Nottingham's
historic Galleries of Justice Museum visitor attraction, based
at Nottingham's old courthouse and gaol, there are many ways
to explore the Galleries of Justice Museum, with free exhibitions,
audio & performance led tours and a themed café. A
gaol has been in it's location since Robin Hoods time! |
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 Naturescape wild flower farm produces
numerous native species of wildflowers and grasses, seed collections,
meadows, lawns, climbers, wild rose plants, shrubs, trees, hedge
plants, pond, marsh, bulbs, corms and more.
Visit the farm to view the plants and the many forms of wildlife
they attract or order plants & seeds year round through this
website
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 Newark Castle sits proudly next to the
river Trent in the centre of Newark in Nottinghamshire. Its foundations
date back to Saxon times but it was developed as a castle by
the Bishop of Lincoln in 1123.
Known as the Gateway to the North, the castle endured numerous
sieges during the Baronial and English Civil war before it was
partially destroyed in 1646.
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 Nottingham Castle - a magnificent 17th
century ducal mansion built on the site of the original Medieval
Castle, with spectacular views across the city.
The Castle has a turbulent past, linked to kings and conquerors
and still has a maze of original caves hidden beneath its imposing
walls.
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 Papplewick Hall near Nottingham
is a beautiful stone built house which was completed in 1787,
and is set within a beautiful woodland garden which was laid
out during the eighteenth century.
The house has some fine contemporary decoration set out in
the Adam style along with an elegant staircase.
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 A Victorian
time-capsule showing how framework knitters lived and worked,
the museum shows the living and working conditions of the framework
knitters who occupied it throughout the nineteenth centuy. |
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 Rushcliffe Country Park, an ideal place
for a family day out or just to get away from it all. Situated
about half a mile south of Ruddington, in the beautiful south
Nottinghamshire countryside.
With a network of over 8 kilometres of footpaths, grassland,
conservation and landscaped areas, the park is excellent for
walking, jogging, cycling, and spotting wildlife.
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 St. Barnabas is a beautiful
Church designed by Pugin in the heart of the city of Nottingham,
completed in 1844 and becoming the Cathedral in 1850.
It is open all day, every day, for people to visit, worship
and pray.
The Cathedral Hall is popular for meetings and social events
and we are also very proud of our musical tradition here.
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 Thrumpton Hall has a remarkable history
that reaches back into the 16th century, when it belonged to
the Powdrills, a Roman Catholic family who lost their home and
lands through their involvement in the regicidal Babington Plot.
(The plot was led by their young neighbour, Anthony Babington,
who owned the Kingston on Soar estate.)
Remains of the ancient Powdrill house can still be seen in
the wall timbers, a Priest's hiding hole and a secret staircase,
leading up to what was the Powdrill family chapel.
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 Number 12 Notintone Place
is the house where William Booth was born on 10 April 1829. The
plan of Nottingham of 1827 (immediately on the right as you enter
the museum) shows the three houses standing independently as
they do today. In the 1830s they became part of a terrace of
three-storey houses, which were eventually demolished in the
city redevelopment schemes of the late 1960s.
The three original houses, numbers 10,12 and 14, were retained
and restored and the site around developed by The Salvation Army
to include an elderly persons' home and a goodwill community
centre, thus becoming a living memorial to the life and work
of William Booth, Founder and first General of The Salvation
Army.
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 Wollaton Hall is a
spectacular Elizabethan mansion in the heart of Nottingham. It
is a prominent Grade One Listed building and following its major
programme of restoration, visitors of all ages are welcome to
visit the hall and park.
Standing on a natural hill three miles west of Nottingham
City Centre, Wollaton Hall is set in five hundred acres of spectacular
gardens and parkland.
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