Manchester Airport 2 hr 13
Rufford Abbey (30 min.) free entry to parkland containing the ruins of a 12th-century cistercian abbey and a later mansion. Southwell Minster (12 min.) church of england place of worship in a spectacular 1100s romanesque space with regular services. Fiskerton (8 min) Belvoir Castle (34 min.) early 19th-century bastion with gilded salons tapestries jousting tournaments and costumed guides. Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park (24 min.) children s adventure park with rides themed play zones water park pony rides and seasonal events. Thurgarton (9 min) Rolleston (9 min) Gibsmere (11 min) Sherwood Pines Forest Park (37 min.) park Old Market Square (Slab Square) (36 min.) expansive open city square featuring iconic stone lions fountains & historic pubs. City Of Caves (31 min.) cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since anglo-saxon times. Holme Pierrepont Country Park (34 min.) sprawling 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage plus a cafe a bar & water sports. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (30 min.) large sporting ground seating 15 000 featuring a state-of-the-art roof squash courts and library. Arboretum (35 min.) victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees some of which planted when it opened in 1852. Nottingham Castle Museum U0026 Art Gallery (Museum u0026 Art Gallery) mansion with displays on local history decorative items and work by renowned international artists. Newstead Abbey (32 min.) water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of byron s ancestors. Nottingham Contemporary (31 min.) elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries a learning area and a cafe. National Justice Museum (30 min.) penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s with interactive tours. White Post Farm (24 min.) farm centre selling garden buildings with greenhouses sheds and kennels plus decking and paving. |