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I visit Nottingham quite frequently, basically just to go shopping and to go out there.
I love the place, when we visit we normally stay in hotel called the Lace Market, which has been open for just over a year. This is small modern boutiquetype hotel with an excellent Michelin Starred Restaurant. Although not cheap averages about £80 a night for a room sometimes including breakfast sometimes not.
I don't really know that much about the city to give a comprehensive opinion, what I do know is the shopping is pretty good especially clothes. If you like exspensive clothes then theres certainly enough shops in this city to cater for your needs. (Paul Smith the clothes designer started in Nottingham) There are also quite a few independant traders with interesting items for sale, I noticed a modern art shop just near the Paul Smith shop that had some interesting paintings for sale.
On the food front I get the feeling that the scene is just developing especially around the area called the Lace Market, which seams to have a new restaurant that has opened every time I have visited. As well as the hotel where I normally stay I have also enjoyed tapas in the Spanish bar, just down the road from the Pitcher and Piano (an old church reformed into a pub/cafe bar).
In the evenings the city seems to be buzzing, with some great cafe bars and vibrant night club scene. I must mention Renaissance the club on Saturday nights, even though it is not as good as when it first started in Mansfield (8 years ago) it is world renowned.
Moreover all the people I know who live in Nottingham or who have lived in Nottingham haven't got a bad word to say about the city.
Overall a great city, friendly people, a modern outlook, culturally diverse and that certain je n'ai sais quai (if that's how you spell). I would recommend a night in Nottingham without a doubt, wouldn't mind moving there if I could find a position.
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I moved up from Kent and enjoy living in Notts! I love living in a city!!
moose 21.12.2000 01:08
I went to Loughborough Uni a while back but spent a great deal of my weekends in Nottingham. I agree; great place, friendly people and excellent nights out!
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