Manchester Airport 1 hr 37
Derby Museum & Art Gallery (17 min) Free entry to modern space with collections on regional natural and military history and fine art. Arboretum (19 min) Victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees, some of which planted when it opened in 1852. Attenborough Nature Reserve (12 min) 226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Old Market Square (Slab Square) (19 min) Expansive, open city square featuring iconic stone lions, fountains & historic pubs. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (18 min) 16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. Nottingham Contemporary (22 min) Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. Great Central Railway (29 min) The only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. Wollaton Park (17 min) 500 acres of grassland, wetlands & woodlands surrounding Wollaston Hall, known for deer sightings. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre (25 min) Sprawling, 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage, plus a cafe, a bar & water sports. National Justice Museum (21 min) Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. City of Caves (22 min) Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Nottingham Natural History Museum (18 min) Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery (19 min) Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists. Elvaston Castle (19 min) Grade II listed Gothic Revival castle completed in 1836 in extensive parkland, closed to the public. National Trust - Calke Abbey (32 min) Unrestored NT property vividly showing an estate in decline, with walled gardens and orangery. |