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There’s lots happening for families this summer at Nottingham Contemporary. Inside their iconic green and gold building embedded with lace, you’ll find eccentric artwork you can wear or sit on, lots of weird and wonderful family activities and crazy optical illusions. So what can you do that makes Nottingham Contemporary a perfect family day out…

The search is on to find outstanding tourism experiences in the county, with entries now open for the Nottinghamshire Hospitality STARS Awards.

The latest Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor (STEAM) report 2017 revealed the number of visitors to the city and county increased by 1.3 percent to 35.89 million in 2017, up from 35.42 million in 2016. The value of tourism to the local Nottinghamshire economy also saw growth of 3.6 percent to £1.814 billion compared to £1.751 billion the previous year.

Nestled within picturesque countryside just west of Calverton in Nottinghamshire, Patchings Art Centre is a unique creative centre now in its 30th year promoting the enjoyment of art. Open all year round, the centre has its own galleries of fine art and giftware, a widely stocked art materials shop, and offers teachings for all ages at their in house art school. Just a hop, skip and a jump from the city centre, Patchings is an oasis of calm, colours and creativity.

While Nottingham is home to many country estates and major historical attractions such as Sherwood Forest, Newstead Abbey and Wollaton Hall, be sure not to miss the many smaller museums dotted around the county! Next time you're visiting outside of the city, why not pay a visit to support these treasured local attractions and learn some fascinating history as you go!

Newark’s National Civil War Centre tells of the bloody Civil War which raged throughout the British Isles during the 17th Century. We were recently invited to the launch of the museum’s exciting Summer of Spies, and having been fascinated by the world of espionage when I was a child, I was excited to see what they had in store...