Bring to mind Nottingham and most folk think of the legend of Robin Hood, his band of merry men and the Sherrif of Nottingham and though this attracts increasing numbers of visitors yearly there is much more to the area than meets the eye. Infact Nottingham is home to a respectable selection of interesting local attractions making it an excellent place for a a weekend city break and the following article examines the city and a few of visitor attractions in and around Nottingham, and also some hotels offering Nottingham B&B.
Nottingham is located in the county of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, UK. As well as Sherwood Forest, the legend of Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, the city is also renowned for the lace making industry especially during the period known as the Industrial Revolution when it gained a superb worldwide reputation.
Nottingham Lace Market
Once the heart of the worldwide lace industry, at the time of the British Empire, the Lace Market in Nottingham is, now, a protected heritage area. The area is home to many superb examples of industrial architecture of the Nineteenth Century. The Lace Market wasn't like a normal market, rather than having stalls and their stall holders, it was a collection of salesrooms and warehouses selling and displaying lace. After the collapse in the lace industry the area became derelict but, nowadays, the vast majority of the old warehouses have been restored and renovated for other purposes for instance photographic studios and the likes. The Lace Market is a popular tourist attraction.
Galleries of Justice & Shire Hall
Not too far from the Lace Market is the Galleries of Justice in Shire Hall. Shire Hall is a Georgian-built building featuring Neoclassical columns, pilasters and dome. The front of Shire Hall has, if you look at it closely, a misspelled word Goal instead of Gaol. Shire Hall has 2 excellently preserved Victorian courtrooms plus old cells, bath house, a women's prison, a prisoner's exercise yard and an Edwardian police station.
Nottingham is a fantastic place to have a vacation. There is lots to see and do around the city and a huge number of visitor attractions not too far away. Places well worth a visit include; Wollaton Hall, Hardwick Hall and Newstead Abbey.
As is common in all England bed and breakfast, Nottingham accommodation is usually of superb quality at a fair price and many folk choose to stay in Nottingham for part of their vacation and then somewhere else for the remaining days.