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| Nottingham Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo Overview Nottingham is situated in Britain's East Midlands region, 150 miles north of London, and is home to some 300,000 people. Famous for the exploits of the semi-mythical Robin Hood and his band of followers, Nottingham also has an interesting industrial and hidden - literally - underground side due to its geology. These days the city is a vibrant mix of bars, clubs and restaurants driven in part by its sizable student population. History Nottingham was founded by a Saxon with the marvellous name of Snot in the 7th Century AD (hence, Snottingham), at a crossing of the River Trent overlooked by two sandstone bluffs. In the 19th Century Nottingham boomed during the UK's industrial revolution and was particularly known for its fine lace. In the late 20th century the city's neglected industrial areas of lace warehouses were sympathetically redeveloped and today the Lace Market district is a stylish collection of apartments, clubs, restaurants and offices. Points of Interest The casual visitor to the city would be totally unaware of the effect its unique geology has had on the below-ground side to the city's character: Nottingham's friable sandstone has lended itself to the creation of man-made caverns beneath the city and there are believed to be 400 in all. These have been put to diverse use, for example as extensions to public houses (pubs) and general cellar space, through to wartime air raid shelters during the Second World War. One of these pub/cave combinations that deserves a special mention is Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem, reputedly England's oldest pub founded in AD1189. The pub's name is a reference to the Crusades which were in progress at the time of its foundation! Today it's possible to buy a beer and retire to a cosy room literally hollowed out of the sandstone. Sherwood Forest is also deserving of a mention - although now only a fraction of the size it was in medieval times, the visitor centre based 19 miles north of the city has much information on the exploits of Robin Hood and you can see the still-standing huge, ancient Major Oak tree that Robin allegedly hid in from the Sheriff of Nottingham's men. Nightlife Nottingham is renowned throughout the UK for its vibrant nightlife of bars, restaurants, clubs and music venues. As the host to two universities and over 20,000 students there are plenty of takers for all these nightspots. Sport There are few cities in the UK of comparable size that can boast the range of sporting venues & teams that Nottingham offers: It's home to two football (soccer) league teams - Nottingham Forest and Notts County FC, a test match cricket ground at Trent Bridge which also hosts Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, and last but not least the Nottingham Panthers play league ice-hockey at the city's swanky new Ice Arena. Travel & Getting There Nottingham does have its own airport - Nottingham East Midlands Airport (NEMA) - this predominantly serves European holiday and business travel destinations rather than inter-continental services. Although, it is worth stating that routes to other European cities improve month-by-month as two budget carriers have hubs here - Easyjet and BMI Baby. However, the other two main ways of reaching Nottingham remain Road and Rail: There is a good rail link to London St Pancras, one-and-a-half hours away, and the M1 motorway links Nottingham with London 150 miles to the south, a three hour drive. _________Museums Edit This [Add Museum] Brewhouse Yard Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Castle Boulevard tel: 0115 915 3600 Costume Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Castle Gate 51 tel: 0115 915 3500 Newstead Abbey Museum Edit This Lord Byron's home before his foreign exploits. Library (you can touch, sit down and read). Grounds magnificent - see the Japenese garden and lake where they fought sea battles and watch cricket (Sunday) type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Newstead Abbey Park tel: 01623 455900 The Museum of Nottingham Lace Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: High Pavement 3-5 tel: 0115 989 7365 Ruddington Frame Work Knitter's Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Chapel St Ruddington tel: 0115 984 6914 Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Castle Rd tel: 0115 915 3700 Ruddington Village Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: St. Peters Rooms, Church St Ruddington tel: 0115 914 6645 D.H Lawrence Heritage-D.H Lawrence Birtheplace Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Durban House Heritage Centre Mansfield Rd Eastwood tel: 01773 717353 Natural History Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Wollaton Hall, Wollaton Park tel: 0115 915 3900 Industrial Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Wollaton Hall, Wollaton Park tel: 0115 915 3910 ___________Bars and Cafes Edit This [Add Bar] Credo Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: High St Long Eaton 5 tel: 0115 973 5160 Ye Olde Trippe To Jerusalem Edit This Oldest Bar in all of England!!! made sometime in the 12th century. World66 rating: [rate it] O'Reilly's Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Thurland St 10 tel: 0115 941 7709 The Keyworth Tavern Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Wolds Drive,The Fairway Keyworth The Westminster Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: St. Anns Well Rd tel: 0115 911 0668 The Manor Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Nottingham Rd Toton tel: 0115 946 3266 Greyhound Inn Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Nottingham Rd Arnold 133 The Famous Stillage Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Station St tel: 0115 946 0051 The Pavilion Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Derby Rd Stapleford 91 tel: 0115 949 1050 The Castle Inn Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lower Parliament St tel: 0115 950 4601 The Prince of Wales Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: High Rd Beeston 106 tel: 0115 925 5928 The White Lion Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Swingate Kimberley 74 tel: 0115 938 3009 |