Nottinghamshire Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do throughout Nottinghamshire


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  • National Trust
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  • antiques
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  • furniture
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  • local history

step back to the 1920s and discover how a grocer's family lived in a Midlands market town through their furnishings and household objects

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  • guided tours
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  • nature
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plantsman's paradise containing over 2.400 different choice varieties of herbaceous perennials arranged into areas with different growing conditions to provide inspiration to gardeners whatever their soil and aspect

The Workhouse

Southwell

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  • something different!
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • National Trust
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  • architecture
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  • history
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  • social history

built in 1842 as the last resort for the destitute, the stories of the people who lived and worked here help tell the poignant history

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  • seasonal opening
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  • external view only
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  • National Trust
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  • nature
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walk through the peaceful grounds to the Walled Kitchen Garden where you can experience sights, scents and a taste of the past

  • film/tv location
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  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • history
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  • military history
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  • World War II

The air museum is located on part of the former World War Two airfield of RAF Winthorpe with a wealth of military aviation history

  • natural landscape
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  • family-friendly
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • visitor centre
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  • history
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

spanning some 450 acres, and home of the legendary Robin Hood, the forest offers something for everyone of all ages and abilities

  • theme park
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • shop

aimed at the younger members of the family, the family run park includes dodgems, ghost train, slippery slide

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  • family-friendly
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • cycling
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

situated on Nottingham's urban fringe this 450 acre park is made up of pleasant grassland & secluded woods with many beautiful mill lakes and many picnic spots throughout

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  • history
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  • social history

situated at the foot of Castle Rock & consisting of 5 17C cottages, this museum shows visitors daily life in Nottingham