Towering over the city centre of Nottingham is a magnificent 17th-century mansion, built on a sandstone outcrop on the site of the original medieval castle erected by William the Conqueror in 1067. The Castle building now houses the city's fine art collections, and a small museum charting the history of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment. The art galleries include interactive displays and the artworks are presented in a vibrant, interesting way. The well-kept grounds of the castle are used for a full calendar of events, from historic pageants to an outdoor theatre season. There is also a medieval styled children's playground and picnic area.
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Website: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/leisure_and_culture/museumsandgalleries/nottinghamcastle.htm
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Opening times: Daily 10am to 5pm (March to September), and 10am to 4pm (October to February)
City Caves
A system of man-made caves carved into the sandstone beneath the city of Nottingham has been developed into a modern award-winning attraction. Anglo-Saxons, whose lifestyle is depicted with dramatic presentations for visitors who come to explore Nottingham's 'underworld', originally inhabited the caves. Over the centuries the caves have been put to various uses by the locals, in times of war and peace, and were saved by local inhabitants in recent times when developers almost built a modern shopping centre over them. Now guided tours take visitors through the caves and through the ages, from the mystical 'Enchanted Well', through a working medieval tannery, the Victorian slums of 'Drury Hill' and a World War II bomb shelter.
Telephone: (0)115 952 0555
Website: www.cityofcaves.com
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Opening times: Monday to Friday 11.30am to 4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 10.30am to 4.30pm
Brewhouse Yard Museum
The Brewhouse Yard Museum, housed in five 17th century cottages in central Nottingham, depicts the social history of the city during the past 300 years. Visitors can experience life in a reconstructed Victorian home, various shop settings, and browse through a row of 1920s enterprises like an ironmonger, doctor's surgery and a cobbler. The museum is continually changing its displays, telling the history of the area through sight, sound and touch.
Telephone: (0)115 915 3600
Website: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/leisure_and_culture/museumsandgalleries/brewhouse_yard.htm
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Opening times: Daily 10am to 4.30pm
Lace Market
Nottingham's Lace Market Centre is situated in the heart of a protected heritage area of the city which has undergone exciting regeneration in recent years, the old Victorian warehouses in the area having been turned into stylish residential units and trendy bars or restaurants. Once a thriving local industry, lace was manufactured on a large scale in Nottingham after the invention of a framework machine in 1589. At the Lace Market Centre visitors can find out all about lace-making and its impact through a series of exhibitions, demonstrations, and audio-visual presentations. There is also a lace shop and coffee bar at the centre.
Telephone: (0)115 989 7365
Website: www.lace-market.com
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Opening times: Daily 10am to 5pm
Nottingham's Lace Market Centre is situated in the heart of a protected heritage area of the city which has undergone exciting regeneration in recent years, the old Victorian warehouses in the area having been turned into stylish residential units and trendy bars or restaurants. Once a thriving local industry, lace was manufactured on a large scale in Nottingham after the invention of a framework machine in 1589. At the Lace Market Centre visitors can find out all about lace-making and its impact through a series of exhibitions, demonstrations, and audio-visual presentations. There is also a lace shop and coffee bar at the centre.
Telephone: (0)115 989 7365
Website: www.lace-market.com
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Opening times: Daily 10am to 5pm
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