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Nottingham.

Follow the city through its centuries.
Find your next chapter.

Find your own Nottingham through its places, stories and neighbourhoods. Keep a few favourites and shape a day that makes sense for you.

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Make Nottingham happen.

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01 Your story

Nottingham, in sync.

Set your time, energy and rain preference. Follow a story from place to place, then preview it in My day.

Your window of freedom90 min · Ready to wander · Dry ＋
How do you feel?

Up to 60 min walking, including your return if selected.

More about your moment

Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.

Try your moment · 2026-10-27 · 12:00 · Old Market Square

The thread you are shaping90 min left in this draft
Old Market Square

Chapter 1 / Nottingham

Old Market Square.

Chapter 1Outdoor visit · Estimated

Start with Old Market Square. Let a detail decide which thread you follow next.

Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?

2 min Walk15 min Visit24 min · Total

Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.

The full story

Pause in Old Market Square to get your bearings in central Nottingham. The Council House, lion sculptures and passing trams make it a useful civic landmark as well as a meeting place.

The square lets you see how the city centre works around its main public space. Look east towards the Council House, then take in the streets along Smithy Row, South Parade and Beast Market Hill. Events can change its appearance, but the relationship between the open square and civic frontage remains clear.

  • The Council House closes the eastern view across the square.
  • The Left Lion is a recognised meeting point beside the entrance steps.
  • Trams pass through the square’s city-centre setting.

Combine a pause in the square with an exterior look at the Council House.

Check city event information if your plans depend on moving across the whole square.

What is pulling you next?

Another door into this story

Change my mood ↗Explore ↗

The thread you are shaping · 90 min left in this draft

Chapter 1Outdoor visit · Estimated

Old Market Square.

Start with Old Market Square. Let a detail decide which thread you follow next.

Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?

2 min Walk15 min Visit24 min · Total

Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.

The full story

Pause in Old Market Square to get your bearings in central Nottingham. The Council House, lion sculptures and passing trams make it a useful civic landmark as well as a meeting place.

The square lets you see how the city centre works around its main public space. Look east towards the Council House, then take in the streets along Smithy Row, South Parade and Beast Market Hill. Events can change its appearance, but the relationship between the open square and civic frontage remains clear.

  • The Council House closes the eastern view across the square.
  • The Left Lion is a recognised meeting point beside the entrance steps.
  • Trams pass through the square’s city-centre setting.

Combine a pause in the square with an exterior look at the Council House.

Check city event information if your plans depend on moving across the whole square.

What is pulling you next?

Another door into this story

Change my mood ↗Explore ↗
Open the whole Nottingham World66 ↗
Open my possibilities6 experiences fit this moment ↗

The next chapter starts from Old Market Square.

The Nottingham possible from here

This map compares 54 defined experiences. The full guide includes all 50 places. Discover ↗

Why this chapter?

Route draft · estimated walks, visits and return if selected

From Old Market Square, with 90 minutes to work with.

Exterior visit only. Museum, dome and building entry is not included.

Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.

02 Your travel personality

Let Nottingham get to know you.

Answer three quick questions. Your interests and pace shape the stories, walks and surprises you see.

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Have we met before?

Remembered in this browser, across all nine languages. Your choices can change anytime.

03 Themed walks

Three ways to make Nottingham yours.

Choose a themed walk, discover small details along the way and add its stops to My day.

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About 36 min · 2 stops

Old Market Square · Robin Hood Statue

Let the old and the everyday meet. Look for one trace to carry into your next chapter.

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About 39 min · 2 stops

Nottingham Contemporary · Robin Hood Statue

Follow a line, a texture, a change of light. The next detail is yours to discover.

0/2 in My day
03

About 25 min · 1 stop

Nottingham Arboretum

Give yourself permission to linger. Keep a little space for whatever catches your eye.

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Your current mission

Old Market Square · Robin Hood Statue

Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.

About 36 min · 2 stopsOpen My day

Editable planning times for this mission only, including walks between its stops. Your existing day and travel to or from the route are separate.

Follow the storyHow Nottingham Grew Between Two Historic Centres
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    Old Market Square

    15 min

    A little thing to notice

    Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?

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    Robin Hood Statue

    15 min

    A little thing to notice

    Compare this place with the last. What feels different?

04 A personal surprise

A little Nottingham serendipity.

Tap Surprise me for a place or story chosen around your tastes. Keep it, add it to My day or try another.

Three little choices. A city that starts to feel like yours.

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05 The complete city guide

Discover
Nottingham.

Browse all 66 places, stories and travel tips. Search or filter by interest, then save what catches your eye.

50 / 66From the Nottingham World · en
Adams BuildingPlaces

Lace and industrial heritage / Architecture

Adams Building

Make an exterior stop on Stoney Street to see how grand a lace warehouse could be. The Adams Building’s elaborate frontage is the attraction; this is a working college building.

Explore
Albert HallPlaces

Live performance / Architecture

Albert Hall

Visit Albert Hall for a public concert in an Edwardian hall beside Nottingham Playhouse. The musical programme is the reason to enter; routine sightseeing access should not be assumed.

Explore
Attenborough Nature ReservePlaces

Nature

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Walk among lakes, reedbeds and waterside paths at this former gravel extraction site, now a major wildlife reserve southwest of Nottingham with a nature centre.

Explore
Bennerley ViaductPlaces

Lace and industrial heritage / Architecture

Bennerley Viaduct

Walk across the restored iron railway viaduct above the Erewash Valley, combining broad views with a close look at a rare surviving piece of Victorian engineering.

Explore
Bestwood Country ParkPlaces

Lace and industrial heritage / History

Bestwood Country Park

Explore woodland, open ground and traces of a former colliery in this large country park north of Nottingham, with the surviving winding engine adding an industrial dimension.

Explore
Broadway CinemaPlaces

From the Nottingham World

Broadway Cinema

Make room for an independent film at Hockley’s established cinema, where the programme and social spaces offer an evening rooted in local cultural life.

Explore
Bromley House LibraryPlaces

Architecture / History

Bromley House Library

Book a tour of this subscription library above Angel Row for historic reading rooms and literary collections, hidden behind a modest doorway near Market Square.

Explore
The City GroundPlaces

History / Museums

The City Ground

Follow Nottingham Forest’s history at its riverside home in West Bridgford, choosing a booked stadium tour rather than relying on access during a casual walk.

Explore
City of CavesPlaces

History / Museums

City of Caves

Descend beneath the city for sandstone passages, a medieval tannery and wartime shelters; enclosed spaces and uneven ground make this a deliberate underground visit.

Explore
Clumber ParkPlaces

Architecture / History

Clumber Park

Give Clumber Park time as a country excursion near Worksop. Its lake, gardens and former ducal parkland reward a longer outdoor visit rather than a quick addition to central Nottingham sightseeing.

Explore
Colwick Country ParkPlaces

Nature / Parks

Colwick Country Park

Take a lakeside walk on Nottingham’s eastern edge, where former gravel workings have become a country park with wildlife areas, open water and paths for relaxed exploration.

Explore
Creswell CragsPlaces

History / Nature

Creswell Crags

Visit this limestone gorge for an Ice Age landscape beyond Nottingham. The outdoor walk and the caves are different experiences, so decide whether the gorge alone or a guided cave visit interests you.

Explore

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06 Ready-made itineraries

Itineraries

Prefer a starting plan? Open an itinerary, see its stops and add the ones you want to My day.

University Gardens, Highfields Lake and Lakeside Arts01

The route, stop by stop · 3

University Gardens, Highfields Lake and Lakeside Arts

Explore University Park’s landscaped grounds, walk beside Highfields Park’s lake, then finish at Lakeside Arts with a gallery or museum visit chosen around the day’s programme.

Explore
Lace Warehouses, Justice and Underground Nottingham02

The route, stop by stop · 5

Lace Warehouses, Justice and Underground Nottingham

Walk from the Adams Building and St Mary’s Church into Nottingham’s civic past at the National Justice Museum, then choose contemporary art and the sandstone passages of City of Caves.

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Cathedral, Sky Mirror and Carrington Street03

The route, stop by stop · 4

Cathedral, Sky Mirror and Carrington Street

Begin with Nottingham Cathedral and the Playhouse’s Sky Mirror, then walk south to the Central Library and railway station for a compact look at changing public architecture.

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City Farm, Green’s Mill and an Afternoon on Ice04

The route, stop by stop · 3

City Farm, Green’s Mill and an Afternoon on Ice

Begin among animals and gardens at Stonebridge City Farm, visit the science centre at Green’s Mill, then finish with a booked skating session at the National Ice Centre.

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Civic Square to Nottingham Castle05

The route, stop by stop · 3

Civic Square to Nottingham Castle

Start in Old Market Square, examine the Council House frontage and its lions, then continue to Nottingham Castle for galleries, historic grounds and a wider view across the city.

Explore

07 Find your bearings

Map

Choose one of the 50 places to see it on the map and open its guide.

Old Market Square

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The complete Nottingham World

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Old Market SquareExplore

08 Your day, your way

My day 00

Your chosen stops come together here. Reorder them, adjust visit times or ask for a new draft when plans change.

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09 Local voices

Every city deserves a local voice.

We are shaping a programme with local guides and creators. Help us imagine the next chapter of Nottingham.

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