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The pretty market town of Newark-on-Trent has a rich and riveting history, but on the brand-new Mis-Guided Tour by Professor Bryan tour you’ll need your wits about you to decipher just what is part of the historical record and which fanciful titbits have been added to the tales by your enigmatic guide. Intrigued by such an unusual concept and always happy to spend a day exploring Newark, we hot-footed it over to find out if we could spot fact from fiction on a special preview of this alternative walking tour. 

On Thursday 24 October, the highly anticipated Nottinghamshire Hospitality STARS Awards took place at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham, celebrating the achievements of Nottinghamshire’s thriving tourism and hospitality sector, which employs over 23,000 people and is worth more than £1.9bn.

Nottingham’s National Justice Museum is one of the true jewels in the city’s attractions. Not only is it unique, fascinating, and full of atmosphere, but best of all, it is authentically creepy. Having visited a few times I was aware of some of the horrifying things that have happened there over the centuries, so I should have realised what I was letting myself in for by booking on one of their Fright Nights.

When the stresses and strains of daily life get too much, sometimes there’s only one thing for it: book yourself onto a spa day of course. It’s an opportunity to switch off your mobile, switch off your mind and shut out the outside world - and that’s exactly what we did when we checked into 'The New Leaf Spa at Muthu Clumber Park Hotel'

Visit Notts headed to try out the Heritage Gin Tasting at the Malt Cross; a whistle-stop tour which had us tasting our way through the wild and wonderful history of gin.

The stakes have never been better at Nottingham’s home of the legendary Flat Iron, Son of Steak. We tried out every type of cut the menu has to offer, from mighty high in protein to low in fat. Read on and impress your mates with your newfound steak knowledge the next time you all have a hankering for the prime stuff.