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Castle and museum
Nottingham Castle
17th-century ducal mansion on Castle Rock, on the site of a Norman royal castle, with galleries, grounds and optional cave tours.
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Castle and Old Market Square: things to do
Places worth your time in Castle and Old Market Square
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Things to do in Castle and Old Market Square
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Museum
Museum at Brewhouse Yard
Museum of Nottingham life in houses and caves at the foot of the castle rock; part of the castle site, open weekends and holidays.
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Historic pub
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Grade II listed pub built against Castle Rock with rooms cut into the sandstone; it claims to be the oldest pub in England.
Statue
Robin Hood statue
Bronze statue of Robin Hood by James Woodford, unveiled at Nottingham Castle in 1952.
Memorial
Albert Ball Memorial
Grade I listed memorial to the First World War fighter pilot Captain Albert Ball VC in the castle grounds, unveiled in 1921.
Square
Old Market Square
One of the largest paved squares in the UK, about 12,000 square metres, at the heart of the city centre.
Historic building
Council House
Grade II* listed former city hall with a 61 m dome above Old Market Square, and shops at street level.
Victorian music hall
Malt Cross
Music hall built in 1877 on St James Street, one of only a few Victorian music halls still standing.
Subscription library
Bromley House Library
Subscription library, founded as the Nottingham Subscription Library, a few steps from Old Market Square.
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Church
St Peter's Church
Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the city centre, a short walk south of Old Market Square.
Church
St Nicholas' Church
Grade II* listed Anglican parish church below the castle, known locally as St Nic's.
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Historic house
Newdigate House
Grade II* listed 17th-century house on Castle Gate, where the French commander the duc de Tallard was held after the Battle of Blenheim.
Theater
Theatre Royal
City-owned theatre staging touring drama, opera, ballet, musicals and an annual pantomime, beside the Royal Concert Hall.
Concert hall
Royal Concert Hall
Modern concert hall joined to the Theatre Royal, beside the Royal Centre tram stop.
Theater
Nottingham Playhouse
Theatre founded as a repertory company in 1948; its present building on Wellington Circus opened in 1963.
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Sculpture
Sky Mirror
Anish Kapoor's 6-metre concave dish of polished stainless steel outside the Playhouse, reflecting the sky.
Concert venue
Albert Hall
Conference and concert venue on the western edge of the city centre, close to the Playhouse.
Cathedral
St Barnabas Cathedral
Grade II* listed Roman Catholic cathedral, mother church of the Diocese of Nottingham.
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Historic tunnel
Park Tunnel
Grade II listed carriage tunnel cut through the sandstone in 1855 to link the Park Estate with Derby Road.
Park
The Arboretum
Nottingham's first public park, opened in 1852, Grade II* listed, with more than 800 trees of 65 species.
Music venue
Rock City
Music venue and nightclub open since 1980, which has hosted Nirvana, David Bowie and Oasis.
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Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton
Lace warehouses, courtrooms and caves, and Hockley's bars and independent shops
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10 sights · 12 places to eat
Wollaton, Lenton and University Park
An Elizabethan hall in a deer park, a university campus and its lakeside park
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- Castle and Old Market Square (area photo): Cosmicutencil, CC0, source
- Nottingham Castle: JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Museum at Brewhouse Yard: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Robin Hood statue: No machine-readable author provided. Olaf1541 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Albert Ball Memorial: Veggiebacon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Old Market Square: Aleksandar Topuzović, CC BY 3.0, source
- Council House: Smashman, Public domain, source
- Malt Cross: Veggiebacon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bromley House Library: Vasa1628, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Peter's Church: Andrewrabbott (talk), Public domain, source
- St Nicholas' Church: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Newdigate House: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sky Mirror: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Albert Hall: Andrewrabbott (talk), Public domain, source
- St Barnabas Cathedral: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Park Tunnel: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Arboretum: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rock City: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wollaton, Lenton and University Park: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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