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Museum
National Justice Museum
Museum in the former Shire Hall, courtrooms, gaol and police station on High Pavement; the courtrooms date back to the 14th century.
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A mini guide to
Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton
Lace warehouses, courtrooms and caves, and Hockley's bars and independent shops
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1 / 7Welcome to the area
Lace warehouses, courtrooms and caves, and Hockley's bars and independent shops
The Lace Market was once the centre of the world's lace industry, a quarter-mile square of showrooms and warehouses that is now a conservation area. High Pavement holds St Mary's, the oldest parish church in Nottingham, and the National Justice Museum in the old Shire Hall and gaol; Nottingham Contemporary stands on the site of a Saxon fort.
Hockley, next door, keeps many Victorian buildings and is full of bars, restaurants and clothes shops, with Broadway cinema in the Creative Quarter. Further east, Sneinton has Green's Windmill, a working tower mill with a science centre.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Caves
City of Caves
Sandstone caves used over the centuries as a tannery, pub cellars and an air raid shelter; run by the National Justice Museum.
Art gallery
Nottingham Contemporary
Contemporary art centre opened in 2009, its cladding embossed with a Nottingham lace pattern; free entry.
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Church
St Mary's Church
The oldest parish church in Nottingham and one of five Grade I listed buildings in the city, on High Pavement.
Historic building
Adams Building
Grade II* listed former lace showroom and warehouse, the largest building in the Lace Market; now part of Nottingham College.
Historic site
Weekday Cross
Once the main market area of Nottingham, with the town hall and guildhall, before the market moved to Old Market Square.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Two attractions, one operator
The National Justice Museum also runs the City of Caves; book either or both on its website.
2
Free art
Nottingham Contemporary is free; book a free entry slot online or at reception.
3
Walk out to the windmill
Green's Windmill in Sneinton is free to enter, a walk east from Hockley.
4
Arena nights
Motorpoint Arena events bring big crowds to the Lace Market; book restaurants ahead on those evenings.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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- Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton (area photo): Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- National Justice Museum: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- City of Caves: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nottingham Contemporary: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Mary's Church: Veggiebacon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Adams Building: Superhasn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Weekday Cross: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- High Pavement Chapel: Martyn Pearson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Willoughby House: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Broadway Cinema: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Motorpoint Arena Nottingham: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Green's Windmill: Joseph French, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Stephen's Church, Sneinton: Andrewrabbott (talk), Public domain, source
- Stonebridge City Farm: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wollaton, Lenton and University Park: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Castle and Old Market Square: Cosmicutencil, CC0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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