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Nottingham
The Brian Clough statue stands proudly in Nottingham city centre just off Old Market Square.
Nottingham
Go Quest Adventures is turning the streets of Nottingham into an Adventure Playground!
Chesterfield
Welcome to Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall, a spectacular Elizabethan prodigy house filled to the brim with an exquisite 16th century textile collection and rich furnishings.
Nottingham
Unveiling in January 2025, this powerful new sculpture stands in Nottingham's Green Heart, recognising the thousands of unnamed and forgotten women involved in the East Midlands' textile industry.
Newark
Newark Market Place provides a focal point for the town. It hosts regular market days when visitors can buy local produce, antiques and much more. The market days are as follows:
Monday (except bank hols) - collectors / antique market
Wednesday…
Ollerton
Rufford Abbey Country Park is the estate and grounds of a former 12 century Cistercian Monastery and country house.
Clayworth
St Peters is home to the largest single work of art in the East of England. The Traquair Murals created by Scottish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936) cover all four walls of the chancel and are visually spectacular. The historic village of…
Nottingham
Discover the people, companies and industries that made Nottingham famous around the world. Nottingham Industrial Museum has five galleries relating to key Nottinghamshire industries: textiles, transport, communication and power.
Ilkeston
The astonishing Iron Giant of the Erewash Valley. Bennerley Viaduct is a survivor from the age of steam and coal, the longest Victorian wrought iron viaduct still standing the UK.
Newark
Newark Castle and Gardens are lovely, formal gardens bordered by the remaining walls of Newark Castle which was partly destroyed in 1646 at the end of the English Civil War. The Castle has stood proudly on the banks of the River Trent for nearly 900…
Edwinstowe
Sherwood Forest, a 450-acre country park and nature reserve, is home to the well-loved veteran oak tree the Major Oak, which is known throughout the world for its connection to Nottinghamshire’s legendary hero Robin Hood.
Southwell
This austere building, the most complete workhouse in existence, was pivotal in the development of our national health and welfare system.
Belvoir Castle is an imposing castle that stands to the North East of Leicestershire, commanding outstanding views from where its name derives from the meaning `beautiful view’.
Nottingham
Brewhouse Yard has been part of Nottingham’s changing story and important cloth trades for hundreds of years; affecting the lives of many of the city’s different communities.
Nottingham
The Park Tunnel was built in 1855 to allow horsedrawn carriages access to The Park Estate from Derby Road in Nottingham.
Nottingham
Nottingham's leading architect Watson Fothergill has some magnificent buildings within the city, characterised by a Gothic Revival style with red brick and turrets.
Nottingham
If you're visiting Nottingham's historic Nottingham Castle, then you have a perfect opportunity to pay tribute to one of the City's heroes from times gone by, WWI pilot Albert Ball.
Nottingham
Meet amazing, costumed characters from Nottingham's history in our Grade II* listed, Shire Hall. Explore the Victorian Courtroom, Georgian gaol, and ancient cells - all spread over five fascinating floors.
Nottingham
Second Mural of Nottingham’s Street Art Project featuring Eric Irons OBE, who moved to Nottingham from Jamaica after WWII and would go on to become the first black magistrate in the UK.
Newark
St Mary Magdalene Parish Church sits at the heart of the historic market town of Newark-on-Trent.
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