Manchester Airport 1 hr 43
City of Caves (13 min) Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (11 min) 16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. National Justice Museum (12 min) Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (12 min) Large sporting ground seating 15,000, featuring a state-of-the-art roof, squash courts and library. Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery (8 min) Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists. Robin Hood Statue (8 min) This striking monument in a quaint village square honors the local legend, Robin Hood. Attenborough Nature Reserve (17 min) 226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Arboretum (7 min) Victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees, some of which planted when it opened in 1852. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre (16 min) Sprawling, 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage, plus a cafe, a bar & water sports. Nottingham Contemporary (13 min) Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. Old Market Square (Slab Square) (10 min) Expansive, open city square featuring iconic stone lions, fountains & historic pubs. Highfields Park, Nottingham (6 min) 21-hectare park with a seasonal boating lake, golf course, play area, 2 cafes & an arts centre. Newstead Abbey (32 min) Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors. Nottingham Natural History Museum (11 min) Wollaton Park (10 min) 500 acres of grassland, wetlands & woodlands surrounding Wollaston Hall, known for deer sightings. |