Manchester Airport 1 hr 53
Nottingham Natural History Museum (18 min) Arboretum (14 min)
Victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees, some of which planted when it opened in 1852. National Ice Centre (6 min)
Home of Nottingham Lions ice hockey team, with family skating, toddler sessions and private parties. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (18 min)
16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. Newstead Abbey (25 min)
Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre (15 min)
Sprawling, 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage, plus a cafe, a bar & water sports. Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery (8 min)
Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists. Nottingham Contemporary (7 min)
Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (9 min)
Large sporting ground seating 15,000, featuring a state-of-the-art roof, squash courts and library. Attenborough Nature Reserve (26 min)
226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. City of Caves (7 min)
Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Wollaton Park (17 min)
500 acres of grassland, wetlands & woodlands surrounding Wollaston Hall, known for deer sightings. National Justice Museum (6 min)
Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. Old Market Square (Slab Square) (9 min)
Expansive, open city square featuring iconic stone lions, fountains & historic pubs. Stonebridge City Farm (20 min)
Goats, pigs & other farmyard animals, plus a play area & hands-on activities like feeding lambs. | 
