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Newark
Explore the richly dramatic English Civil War, seeing stories of gunpowder, plague and plot as you walk through the fantastic galleries of Newark's National Civil War Centre.
Mansfield
St Mary's Church is a beautiful and ancient place of worship in the heart of Sherwood Forest. It is visited by hundreds of tourists annually, who come to see the church where, according to legend, Robin Hood and Maid Marian were…
Nottingham
The Park Tunnel was built in 1855 to allow horsedrawn carriages access to The Park Estate from Derby Road in Nottingham.
Nottingham
Nottingham Cathedral (the Cathedral Church of St Barnabas) was designed and built under renowned architect A.W.N. Pugin and the foundation stone was laid by Bishop Nicholas Wiseman in 1842, who had brought with him the relics of Saint Barnbas from…
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…
Mansfield Road, Mansfield
Clipstone Headstocks Museum offers visitors a unique experience, taking you on a journey back in time, beginning in 1885 when the Raleigh bicycle manufacturer started production.
Nottingham
During the English Civil War in September 1643, St Nicholas Church was held for five days by the Royalists, who used its spire as a lookout point during their sieges on the castle. However, it was destroyed during the sieges and the current church…
Nottingham
A mural, which celebrates Nottingham’s pioneering history with the lace industry, has been created on the NCC Car Park located on Fletcher Gate.
Nottingham
A focal point for residents and visitors, Old Market Square is where friends meet, shoppers have a rest, and many great days and nights begin. It is the largest public space in the UK after London’s Trafalgar Square and is a major hub for the…
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.
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
Raleigh Street, Nottingham, was the site of a small workshop which in 1886 started producing diamond-frame safety bicycles at the rate of three a week.
Nottingham
St Peter’s Church is one of the three mediaeval churches in Nottingham, the others being St Mary's and St Nicholas'. It is thought to be the oldest building in the city to be in continuous public use. The present building shows traces of many stages…
Newark
St Mary Magdalene Parish Church sits at the heart of the historic market town of Newark-on-Trent.
Nottingham
Enter and explore a whole new world in the caves underneath Nottingham city and descend into the dark depths of the original Anglo-Saxon tunnels, meeting real cave-dwellers from its dramatic hidden past.
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.
Eastwood
D.H. Lawrence was born here, at 8a Victoria Street in 1885, the first of the Lawrence family’s four Eastwood homes. Today you can visit this authentically recreated miner’s cottage, birthplace of world renowned Nottinghamshire author, then explore…
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.
Bilsthorpe
Bilsthorpe Heritage Society began after the mine closed and was formed by a handful of residents who had the foresight to collect artefacts and memoribilia from the local mine and surrounding area before it was lost in time.
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