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I used to live in Nottingham myself, on Mapperley Road just outside the city centre! It's actually classed as Mapperley Park the area although its around five to ten minutes from the city itself! I moved there with an X - girlfriend in October 2003, as she was studying physchology at Nottingham Univertsity. Ok, people told me I was mad and it was a crazy place to go especially at the young age of 18. I ignored them and hopped on the train and started living in a shared house near to Nottingham uni, on Derby Road. It was one of those you know where you don't plan it out and just be spontaneous and do it, everything just seemed to work out quickly though I was in a house straight away, got a job within a month of being there. Which in all fairness was fairly easy considering there are approx. 28 Recruitment Agencies there.
A local pub at the top of derby road, this is ideal for students, as its usually full of them so you'll probably pick up a few drinking buddies there! The bar inside is a little run down, they are constantly doing it up but with drunkard students overrunning the place its no wonder really that it needs an upkeep of refurbishment all the time. The drinks vary from £1.20 for a pint of John Smith's to £1.80 for a double vodka and red bull which I always thought was reasonable. A great little feauture to this place is that they have a free internet connection in there a great laugh after a few beers.
The Social: -
My x-g/f used to put on an indie pop night in here which is rather entertaining for the low cost of 3pounds you can really dance around like a loon without anyone giving you funny looks and why because they're all doing it too! There are band nights organised in the club bit as well, a little more pricey for the alchohol but a more socialable place hence the name 'The Social.'
The Pitcher and Piano:-
This is slightly different to the rest of the town's nightlife, it has a nice little feature to it, that being that it used to be a church and was converted into a bar. Very expensive for drinks though near to £3 a pint although you have to visit it if you do go to Nottingham ever just for the novelty value of actually having a beer in a church it put a lump in my throat sometimes, lol! Very spacious, there are some nice spots in there where you can get out of the way incase you do want to speak to the guy or girl you have just pulled! Like I said though very pricey!
The Pit & Pendulum: -
Another novelty pub/bar, it has a gothic twist to the place. Serving such cocktails as 'Seven Deadly Sins', it confused me slightly when I visited the place for the first time as i needed to go to the bathroom and spent about ten minutes trying to locate it, low and behold you have to enter it through a bookcase! Krazy! Proabably one of my most favourite of the bars though I'd always seem to end up there at some point in the night. Its located in 'Hockly' the posher area of the city. Infact the socail is actually opposite that too!
Brass Monkey: -
Are you into
your cocktails like me?? This place makes the best cocktails in the U.K. The bar staff spend literally around five minutes making them, and ok you might be thinking that would send you crazy as you just want a flippin drink, but the way they prepare them will impress you, crushing down mint, squeezing fresh oranges, mushing bannana's and the rest. There around five pound a cocktail but heck its well worth it!
The Waterfront: -
A place for a quiet drink if you fancy getting away from that wild city life for a while. Located behind the Broadmarsh shopping centre, and on the waterfront, maybe thats were the name came from, lol! There's a patio with umbrella's outside overlooking the river Trent, great in the summer for a few drinks in the sun, whilst watching the boats sail past, I always found it a great place to chill and reflect after work.
The Rescue Rooms : -
Three rooms with three bars filled with Rock 'N' Roll and Indie music, this is a sister club to rock city the only real difference apart from the tunes played is that its free to get in! They do put gigs on in there quite often which vary from local bands to bands like Peter Murphey. Infact I was having a drink on the tables outside and a lad give me a free ticket for that one, think it was worth about a tenner too! Respect to the guy who did that! I really enjoyed it, I also saw a couple of local bands and was very dissappointed on how much the club charged you to get into the venue, if I remember correctly it was £7 which I'm still disgusted about to this day. I think I only paid that to see Embrace play a few months back in Liverpool's Royal Court.
Rock City : -
The club consists of three rooms, one playing heavy metal music on the first floor, one up the stairs playing up and coming rock/punk music and the back room the smallest plays things such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Deftones! A very varied club to suit all needs!
There are three main shopping areas within Nottingham's city centre, there's the two shopping malls, loaded with designer shops, jewellary stores, music shops and much more and the actual highstreet crammed full of great shops and retailers.
The Broadmarsh: -
The Broadmarsh centre is the smaller of the two shopping centres, a very luxerious complex it always reminds of a small version of the Trafford Centre. Its located at the boot of the city centre, although is conveint if you want to travel around by bus as there is a bus station ajoined to the building. Very easy to escape the rush of the shopping madness.
The shopping centre has a very unique feature that is on the second floor amongst a 'Wimpy' and above a food court, serving cheap but tasty coffee's and muffins, there are caves! A strange thing to have in the shopping mall although interesting to see. There around about £15 for a family ticket that being inclusive of two adults and two chidren, the tour guides are great I strongly advise taking a look sometime. The tour itself lasts for around two hours so make sure you free up some time when your shopping.
Facilities: Car Park, Toilets, Baby Changing Facilities, Lift, Escalators
Victoria centre: -
The Victoria Centre or more commonly known as 'The Vic', is a lot more versatile than the Broadmarsh ok it might not have the unique feature of caves and always be full of people, but it is the better of the two malls. This shopping mall has recently been refurbished. Its a nice place to visit around christmas time, especially if you have any younger members of the family. They usually erect a rather impressive thirty foot christmas tree and along the glass roof decorate the place with seasonal joy. A grotto can be located on the second floor near the car park, which is always a bonus to keep the little ones quiet for a while.
The Victoria Centre has 120 shops and stores all under one roof, including anchor stores like John Lewis and House of Fraser, plus a wide selection of cafes and restaurants.
There is a rather classy gym located upstairs right aside a large fish tank, filled with large exotic fish. I assume this would be expensive to go to, but if your a sports fanatic or just like the stress releif from excercising then its worth looking at.
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Here you can relive a real trial from the 19th Century and experience the rough justice imposed on the defendants. When you visit the Galleries of Justice you decide who are guilty and who are innocent. This is based in Shire Hall, Shire Hall and the surrounding buildings in which the Galleries of Justice is housed, were in use from the 1700's up to the mid 1980's. There has also been a court on the site since 1375 and a prison since at least 1449.
Opening times are as follows: -
Peak season: 1st April - 31st October Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
Off peak: 1st November - 31st March Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
(The comlpex is closed on the 23rd-27th, 30th-31st & 1st Jan)
Prices
Adults: £6.95 Children: £5.25 Concessions: £5.95 Family ticket: £19.95
Address: Galleries of Justice Shire Hall High Pavement The Lace market Nottingham NG1 1HN
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Cornerhouse - front veiw
you love this type of stuff ring now on 0115 952 0555 to make a booking. This is a very interesting place to visit, it was aired on most haunted for having suspicions that the building was actually haunted. Maybe this had something to do with the galloes outside, where the bodies of the prosoners were buried I found this a little creepy and have to admit it did send a chill up my spine. There are etched in marks into the stone wall outside were the captured had carved how many days they had been inside or left to be hung, drawn and qautered! Sick!
a magnificent 17th century ducal mansion built on the site of the original Medieval Castle, with spectacular views across the city. A vibrant museum and art gallery housing collections of silver, glass, armour and paintings, plus fifteen centuries of Nottingham history. The galleries also bring the best regional, national and international artist's work to the city.Nottingham Castle is 10 minutes walk from Nottingham City centre, with easy access from train and bus stations. A great benefit to this is that parking is close by.
The Castle is a great place for children, with interactive displays,and an activity - led gallery bringing paintings to life, specifically for the under 5s plus a medieval - style playground in the grounds with covered picnic area.
Castle Cave Tours
Underneath the Castle are many manmade caves and tunnels, some of which date back to medieval times.Visitors can take a guided tour to see Mortimer's Hole, King David's dungeon and the old wine cellar.The tour is strenuous and includes steep steps.Many visitors choose to descend through hundreds of years of history, learning on the way gruesome tales about Roger Mortimer and King David of Scotland.
Cave tours:-
Mon-Thur 11am, 2pm, 3pm; Fri & Sat 2pm & 3pm (subject to availability). £2 adults, £1 concessions/children. No online or telephone bookings. Tours are on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability of staff and weather conditions. For information on cave tours tel 915 3676.
Admission Times Mar-Sept 10am - 5pm Oct - Feb 11am - 4pm
Admission Prices Adults £3, concessions/children £1.50, family ticket £7 (2 adults & up to 3 children). Group rate: 1 free ticket for every 10 purchased. Joint ticket with Brewhouse Yard.
N.B. Always remember if you are a Nottingham Citizen, that weekday's its free entry to the castle as long as provide proof that you live in the Nottingham area. For example a libary card is sufficient.
Held at the end of October, a great day or night out. Putting on rather impressive firework displays, and packed out with rides what has to be one of the UK's best mobile fairgrounds around. They even have a suspended rollercoaster. There is entertainment for the adults and children, beer is allowed and served which makes a difference from most open socail events today. There are stalls around serving fast food such as jacket spuds and ole nottingham fave. You can play the games or visit the circus, all in all a great day out! If you would like further info on the goosefair check out :-
http://www.nottinghamgoosefair.co.uk/
The Ice Centre: -
In September 1998 Nottingham City Council was awarded £22.5 million by the English Sports Council through the Lottery Sports Fund towards its building of the new £36 million Centre. These funds have enabled Nottingham to press ahead with the development of the twin-rinked complex on the site of Nottingham's existing Ice Stadium and neighbouring land.
So if you love Ice skating, or just want to try it out as a hobby, why not go to one of the best developments ion the U.K. Its fairly cheap there too, costing around twenty pond for a family of four, or 4-5 pound per person. The time you get on the actual ice floor is approx. an hour. If you ask me, its money well spent.
I could never get the hang of it and fell over countless times, but you still find yourself ending up back there a couple of weeks later for another attempt. If your not to keen in checking it out, there are arcade games in the arena, along with quite dishy restraunts. So if your friends or loved ones are happy going on there own whilst you opt out your not left sat around with nothing to do! The centre also hosts some great up and coming bands such as Drop Kick Murpheys, Greenday and many more! So keep checking 'em out.
Bowling: -
Into knocking down all those pins why not try the Bowling Alley. A great way to have fun, for more info including open times check out: -
To be 100% honest its a little run down the place itself, looks a bit tattty and is usually full off annoying little kids but you can have a great laugh if you put them to one side!
The Cornerhouse: -
Packed full of classy restaraunts, pubs and also its own cinemas why not have a glass of wine in here, something to snack on from the subway ajoined and crash out and watch a new film in the cinema.
There are two main football clubs in Nottingham both of them seem to be doing ok so far this year! They are Nottingham County and Nottingham Forest! I'm not a great fan of football myself and don't really follow it. I am from the small town of St. helens, Merseyside and follow Saints in the rugby league. I drove past the stands manyatimes althoguh never actually visited the football stadiums. I heard some promising things about the clubs and wish them all the the best in the future.
There is a tennis club on Mapperley Road, which is located at the top of mansfield road and runs inbeween that and Woodbrough road. You dont have to be a member and its only five pound for as long as you want for the court. It might be an idea to book a court though as due to this they do fill up quick and sometimes need to be booked a day or two in advance for a dead cert of playing. It has a small work out gym inside with some heavy cast iron weights so even if you fancy a bit of leisure time of the court, you have that as a pass time. There's a shop close by that sells all kinds of refreshments, plus the guy who owns it is a Liverpool fan, so you can't go wrong,lol!
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