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Visit Nottinghamshire had the opportunity to try out a new virtual reality escape room at Meetspace VR; a virtual reality, social gaming and e-sports arena at intu Victoria Centre. As excited as we all were, we could not have prepared for the truly mind-blowing experience we encountered.

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. It’s an opportunity to switch off your mobile and shut it in your locker, switch off your mind and shut out the outside world - and that’s exactly what we did at the New Leaf Spa at Muthu Clumber Park Hotel.

If there's one thing Nottinghamshire lacks, it's the seaside; this decidedly land-locked county is just about as far away from the coast as you can get, which probably explains why Robin Hood is rarely depicted making sandcastles on the beach. Our region has a million and one things to offer, but let’s be honest: a seaside resort we are not.

Hoping to uncover hidden talents as wine connoisseurs, Visit Nottinghamshire headed over to the family-run Hanwell Wine Estate to try out their intriguing Vineyard Experience.  

Keen to get involved in the foraging renaissance and pick up some useful survival skills, Visit Nottinghamshire decided to book ourselves onto the trailblazing Foraging and Wild Food Cookery Course at the School of Artisan Food to see if it lived up to the hype.

Unless you’ve been hiding inside an underground bunker for the last few months, you’ll be aware that Nottingham is home to the world’s only large-scale, free-roam, multi-player virtual reality gaming arena. When Visit Nottinghamshire received an invitation to try it out for ourselves, we practically ripped their hand off.