suites add separate living rooms. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in an 11th-century manor and adjoining modern annexe with 10 acres of landscaped grounds, this grand country house hotel is 1. 5 miles from nottingham city centre. annexe rooms and suites have a contemporary country style, and come with free wifi and tvs, while main house rooms feature wood beams, fireplaces and bay windows with garden views. perks include free use of the gym, indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. 7 miles off the m1 motorway and 8. there's also a fine dining restaurant, a cocktail bar and a lounge with a fireplace, plus a 16th-century hall with a minstrels' gallery for meetings Manchester Airport 1 hr 35
City of Caves (25 min) Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Derby Cathedral (13 min) CofE gothic cathedral with 16th-century tower that opens monthly for the 189-step climb to its roof. Markeaton Park (21 min) Public space with a craft village, gardens, boating lake, kids' play area plus sporting facilities. Newstead Abbey (30 min) Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors. Wollaton Park (18 min) 500 acres of grassland, wetlands & woodlands surrounding Wollaston Hall, known for deer sightings. Old Market Square (Slab Square) (23 min) Expansive, open city square featuring iconic stone lions, fountains & historic pubs. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (19 min) 16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. Great Central Railway (26 min) The only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. National Justice Museum (25 min) Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. Derby Museum & Art Gallery (13 min) Free entry to modern space with collections on regional natural and military history and fine art. Kedleston Hall (22 min) 18th-century country house with Robert Adam interiors and outdoor theatre/cinema in the summer. Donington Park Circuit (17 min) F1 race track home to various motoring fixtures, including the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre (28 min) Sprawling, 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage, plus a cafe, a bar & water sports. Attenborough Nature Reserve (14 min) 226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Nottingham Contemporary (25 min) Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. |