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The festive season is exhausting, and sometimes you just need a bit of time to step back, sit down and relax. Well, this is where Thor’s Tipi comes in. For the first time ever this giant festive tent has rolled into Nottingham’s Trinity Square, just a stone’s throw from intu Victoria Centre and Old Market Square.

Visit Notts can’t help but take our hats off to the seventh Duchess of Bedford, who is believed to be the reason that it is now socially acceptable to consume loads of sugary sweet cakes and scones laden with jam and cream in the middle of the day: that most quintessential of British institutions, afternoon tea. We headed to the St James Hotel to try their version.

What better way to be introduced to the poetry community than by award-winning poet and writer George Szirtes, and local poet Lauren Foster? Emily Dormer, guest writer for Visit Notts, went to check out the Inspire Poetry Festival.

Visit Notts ventured back in time to discover the history of Nottingham through experiencing working-class Victorian nightlife. The Malt Cross is a revived jewel of the past that gave Nottingham a distinctly lively character, and we couldn't resist the chance to re-live it.

On Saturday 27^th of October - right at the heart of spooky season - Visit Notts headed to the National Ice Centre to see if we could survive their Halloween Club Party.

The nights have drawn in and there’s a chill in the air that can only mean one thing, Autumn has come a’ knocking. Those chilly days won’t be going anywhere for quite some time, but even though we’ve now firmly entered colder climes, you can revel in the fact that with it comes indulgent food, and Bill’s latest launch of their Autumn menu certainly makes up for the fact that you’ll be nuzzling your nose into your scarf for the next four months.