Knowing the English weather during winter times, we wanted to explore a new city, outside London, where most of the attractions are indoors. After much googling and budgeting, I zeroed on Nottingham! Everything was in the city centre so all was walking distance. It had a bit of everything of what we liked. And what more it is the land of Robin Hood and since there is lot of injustice going around right now in this country, I thought it will go well with our mood. So here what we did:
1) City of Caves - did you Nottingham has about 500 caves??? Who knew! So we visited this attraction which depicted the life in Nottingham. From the role of these caves in the tannery business to their role in WW2, we learnt so much! It took us about 30mins but with the audio guide could take you longer. It isn't suitable for prams or wheelchairs!
2) The National Justice Museum - 2mins from the City of Caves, was the National Justice Museum. If you buy combo tickets with City of Caves, you get a slightly reduced price. This was such a great museum with so much information about the different departments needed to carry out justice. It has some great exhibitions about young people and protest which Lucky had to visit not once but twice! It also had a real courtroom where we took part in a pretend trial (I got to be a witness). The museum also had actual prison cells which was quite spooky but again so educational! One of the best museums we ever visited!
3) Nottingham Castle - this castle had a bit of everything. It is a beautiful place with great views of Nottingham. An excellent playground (it said suitable for 5-12 but age is just a number), an art gallery, exhibitions and lots of history. It also had a Robin Hood Adventure place where you get to be Robin Hood and try out all his skills! The castle also had caves but it was closed on this occasion.
Nottingham is a great place for everyone and not too far from London either! Do visit it!
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