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On a brisk autumnal morning, a Visit Nottinghamshire blogger headed out to a quaint north Nottinghamshire town to discover Southwell Minster, a 900-year old stone cathedral and one of the county's major heritage landmarks. 

If someone asked you, “How would you like to walk around a dark room, blindfolded with a futuristic backpack on for 15 minutes”, what would you say? No? Let me rephrase that. How would you like to explore a world where up is down and down is up, where the laws of physics are optional, where flying whales and parrot rays have replaced the birds and glowing blue orbs guide you ultimately to an ancient alien temple?

With December in full swing we are now fully in the mood for spectacular seasonal soirees and cheery Christmas celebrations. Pull on your woolly Christmas jumpers and mosey along to one of these fabulous festive events! But if you’re still feeling more scrooge than secret Santa, we’ve also picked out a decidedly un-Christmassy catacomb tour just for you.

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.

There’s a chill in the air and across the county things are beginning to look and feel rather festive as we approach advent, and here at Visit Nottinghamshire we're fully embracing the Christmas spirit. Read our guide to the top five festive events and things to do coming up this weekend in Nottinghamshire.