It’s so historical, with a rich culture.
best thing
WORST THING ABOUT
NOTTINGHAM
Wollaton Park – and it is home to lots of
cute deer.
For five days during the first week of
October, Goose Fair takes place in the
Forest Ground (2013 was its 716th year!),
and is definitely worth a visit, even if only
to experience the atmosphere.
The derelict Broad Marsh shopping
centre. As anyone from Nottingham will
know, whilst the Victoria Centre was
seen as the go-to place for high street
shops (although admittedly, it’s rather
run down now!), Broad Marsh was always
known for its discount stores. Now, all
of the shops have shut and after years
of promising it renovation (there was
even talk of a Harvey Nichols!), all the
plans were abandoned. Luckily though,
another company have purchased Broad
Marsh and will be refurbishing that and
the Victoria Centre… it’s just a case of
when!
Finally, no stay in Nottingham is complete
without a visit to Sherwood Forest.
Although something of a trek from the
city centre (don’t confuse the area of
Sherwood with Sherwood Forest!), it’s a
worthwhile trip to learn about the legend
of Robin Hood, visit the Major Oak and
decide for yourself whether or not Robin
really was real…
BEST THING ABOUT
NOTTINGHAM
worst thing
The shops are nowhere near as good as
they used to be.
I never really appreciated this until I left
Nottingham, but it’s a really historical
city – and I’m not just talking about Robin
Hood. Underneath Nottingham city
centre are over 500 caves dating back
to the Dark Ages, where some people
actually used to live! There are tours of
the caves, with the entrance inside
Broad Marsh. In addition, there’s the
Galleries of Justice museum situated
in the old courthouse and Victorian
‘gaol’ – you can even see the names
and numbers of days served by the
criminals chiselled into the brick walls
in the ‘exercise area’! Finally, like
all historical cities there are tales of
hauntings and ghosts – and the weekly
ghost walks are really interesting and
end in the caves under the Salutation
Inn, which is supposedly haunted by a
young girl!
ACCOMMODATION
Nottingham had average weekly rental
rates of £76 in 2013, just below the
national average of £79.42, and there are
definitely some great deals to be had.
The city centre, of course, offers many
benefits – it’s close to all of the shops,
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