Birmingham Airport 1 hr 10
Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre (17 min)
Sprawling, 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage, plus a cafe, a bar & water sports. Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery (25 min)
Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists. Arboretum (28 min)
Victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees, some of which planted when it opened in 1852. National Ice Centre (21 min)
Home of Nottingham Lions ice hockey team, with family skating, toddler sessions and private parties. City of Caves (23 min)
Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Rushcliffe Country Park (22 min)
Gentle trails amid landscaped, meadow and lake conservation park with a large playground for kids. Belvoir Castle (13 min)
Early 19th-century bastion with gilded salons, tapestries, jousting tournaments and costumed guides. Twinlakes Park (17 min)
Family-friendly zoned theme park with rollercoasters, rides, a water park and falconry displays. Nottingham Natural History Museum (32 min) Old Market Square (Slab Square) (26 min)
Expansive, open city square featuring iconic stone lions, fountains & historic pubs. National Justice Museum (22 min)
Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. GCRN - Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (22 min)
Journeys on historic steam and diesel locomotives plus bus collection and 3 model railway exhibits. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (32 min)
16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. Nottingham Contemporary (23 min)
Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (18 min)
Large sporting ground seating 15,000, featuring a state-of-the-art roof, squash courts and library. | 
