Follow a trail of historical facts on the Robin Hood Town Tour and learn more about the city through the outlaw’s eyes. Learn to glide like local heroes Torvill and Dean at the National Ice Arena. Or walk or cycle over the famous Bennerley Viaduct with great views from the deck.
Play truly crazy golf at Jurassic Cove as you navigate a lost world. Visit Drayton Manor Resort for exciting family rides, exotic animals and everyone’s favourite engines in Thomas Land. Or tackle The Bear Grylls Adventure with nine tough challenges including a Royal Marines-inspired assault course, indoor skydiving and shooting.
Not far away in Birmingham is The Legoland Discovery Centre, with two awesome rides, a 4D cinema and skill-building activities in the Build and Test area. Scale the walls at Nottingham’s biggest bouldering centre, Depot Climbing. Or Go Ape at Sherwood Pines or gaming at MeetspaceVR.
Learn about George Green, a mathematical physicist and underrated genius who left school aged ten, at Green’s Windmill and Science Centre. Dodge lasers, crack safes and hack computers on a high-speed adventure at Si5 Spy Missions. Or meet goats, pigs and other cuties at Stonebridge City Farms.
So… what’s Nottingham famous for? Robin Hood springs to mind. So get a selfie with the Robin Hood statue and find the great man’s hideout: the mighty Major Oak, a huge, 1000-year-old tree with a girth of ten metres. Then enjoy an outlaw adventure in Sherwood Forest.
But there’s more to this great city than robbing from the rich. Sip a pint in the oldest inn in England, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. Come in October for Goose Fair and scream if you want to go faster on 350 rides and attractions. Or cross the road to visit the £30m restoration at Nottingham Castle.
Experience underground adventures in the 800-plus man-made caves beneath the city streets. Visit Wayne Manor from the Batman film at Wollaton Hall. Eat authentic American burgers at Annie’s or street food at Bustler Market. Explore the Old County Gaol and head to the lace market for bars, eateries and vintage clothing stores.
Get your footie fix at Forest or County, sip a cocktail at The Hockley Arts Club, catch top bands at Rock City and a movie at the iconic Broadway cinema. Learn all about Luddites at The Framework Knitters’ Museum, about the Civil War at The National Civil War Centre, and about archaeological discovery at Creswell Crags.
