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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 living under a rock, 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.

If ever there were a quintessentially Nottinghamshire-esque activity, Go Ape at Sherwood Pines has got to be it. Gallivanting through the trees at Sherwood Forest like a certain outlaw hero you may have heard of? You can’t get much more Nottinghamshire than this.

When we were invited to trial the new Cherries and Berries Spa Day at Eden Hall - recently crowned the UK’s Day Spa of the Year - we practically bit their (manicured and moisturised) hand off. A Grade II listed manor with gloriously ornate turrets and conservatories around a courtyard, set in acres of landscaped gardens, we knew we'd be in for a treat...