Rainy-day ideas
Nottingham when it rains
21 indoor places from our Nottingham guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Castle and Old Market Square (10)
- Bromley House LibrarySubscription library
- Museum at Brewhouse YardMuseum
- Nottingham CastleCastle and museum
- Nottingham PlayhouseTheater
- Rock CityMusic venue
- Royal Concert HallConcert hall
- St Barnabas CathedralCathedral
- St Nicholas' ChurchChurch
- St Peter's ChurchChurch
- Theatre RoyalTheater
Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton (6)
- Broadway CinemaMovie theater
- Lace Market TheatreTheater
- National Justice MuseumMuseum
- Nottingham ContemporaryArt gallery
- St Mary's ChurchChurch
- St Stephen's Church, SneintonChurch
Wollaton, Lenton and University Park (5)
- Lakeside ArtsArts center
- Nottingham Industrial MuseumMuseum
- St Leonard's Church, WollatonChurch
- St Mary's Church, Wollaton ParkChurch
- Wollaton HallHistoric house and museum
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 7 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Castle and Old Market Square (4)
- Albert Ball MemorialMemorial
- Old Market SquareSquare
- Robin Hood statueStatue
- The ArboretumPark
Wollaton, Lenton and University Park (3)
- Highfields ParkPark
- Lenton PrioryRuin
- Wollaton ParkDeer park
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.