Nottingham
Welcome to one of the liveliest, friendliest and entertaining cities in the world - Nottingham - a small historic city with a big, beating heart!
One of the best things about Nottingham is its diversity. Our vibrant city offers a haven for shopaholics, clubbers and lovers of cuisine, culture and sport alike. As well as its lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere, it is also a great place to discover the past, from ancient underground caves and our famous Nottingham lace, to the turbulent history of our castle with its links to monarchs and legend. There is a great choice of accommodation too, from up-market townhouse chic to quality family budget accommodation. Whether you are looking to enjoy three hours or three days, and whatever your age, there is plenty to keep you entertained in Nottingham.
10 must see attractions:
- Galleries of Justice (three centuries of crime and punishment). Education section has just won the £100,000 Gulbenkian Prize for innovative interpretation and community based projects within the museum sector
- Tigguo Cobauc (City of Caves) – Newly re-opened caves of Nottingham based in the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. Showing how caves were used from Anglo-Saxon times to World War 2
- Tales of Robin Hood (travel back in time and meet Robin and his merry band as they escape from the Sheriff of Nottingham)
- Two professional football teams (including Notts County FC - the oldest football club in the world)
- Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (regularly hosting Test matches)
- National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena (the national home for speed skating and ice hockey and home to the Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team)
- 4 theatres - the Royal Centre (incorporating Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall), Nottingham Playhouse (home to Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror) (both professional), Lace Market and Co-operative Arts (both amateur)
- World renowned art galleries including Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (housed within a Ducal mansion situated on the site of the original Castle); Lakeside Arts Centre (set in the picturesque grounds of the University of Nottingham); Angel Row Gallery (to be found within the Central Library)
- 4 covered shopping centres - Victoria Centre, Broadmarsh Centre, Flying Horse Walk, Exchange Arcade
- Hockley, unique alternative shopping area in the Lace Market cultural quarter and Bridlesmith Gate, top fashion area and home of Sir Paul Smith's first shop
For more information contact:
East Midlands Tourism - 0871 572 2523
Tourist Information Numbers
Nottingham
Address: Galleries of Justice
High Pavement
Nottingham
NG1 1HN
Telephone Number: 0871 572 2599
East Midlands Tourism 0871 716 2447
Email Address: sward@profilenottingham.co.uk
Web Site: http://www.visitnottingham.com
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