Nottingham
Properties and events in Nottingham
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Architecture Walk at the University of Nottingham
Join us for a guided walk around the historic houses and gardens on University Park.
Bagthorpe Gardens
Enjoy a guided walk through these interesting historical allotments created in the 1840s.
Extraordinary impact of everyday education heroes
At Skills and Education Group, we have been making a social impact through education for over 100 years. Now you can view a specially curated archive that shows how our history connects to our present-day mission.
Family Day at Bromley House Library
Kids take over Bromley House Library! Free activities for children aged 4-12 and their grown-ups. Get hands on at our book conservation station, visit Narnia, and capture your portrait in our Photography Studio.
Green's Windmill and Science Centre
Join us for a special exhibition to celebrate Heritage Open Days. Learn more about famous mathematician George Green, view photos of the mill's restoration and read the many press cuttings.
Lenton Through Time
Step into the story of Lenton—Past, Present, and Future. Discover how The Lenton Centre and the Lenton community have evolved through time in this captivating exhibition.
Mary Potter Heritage Centre - Everyday working lives of women in care and service
Visit the Mary Potter Heritage Centre and discover how ordinary women’s daily work, care, and service in Hyson Green created a legacy that still inspires today.
Newstead Abbey
Discover the ancestral home of the poet, Lord Byron, with free entry into the Medieval Cloisters. Originally, built as an Augustinian Priory in the 12th century, becoming the Byron country seat in 1540. Lots to see and do for families.
Nottingham Catholic Cathedral
The cathedral, a masterpiece of the Gothic revival, designed by the celebrated architect, A.W.N. Pugin in the Early English style and built in the early 1840s, will be open daily. On selected days there will also be guided tours.
St Mary's Church in the Lace Market
Tower tours (approx 130 steps and a short section by ladder). Brass rubbing. Children's activities Guided tours of church and churchyard Refreshments.
Stitch Sampler @ Debbie Bryan, Nottingham City Centre
Create your own A6 paper stitch sampler using reproductions of salvaged Nottingham lace drawings and Cyanotype blueprints. A fun and family friendly craft-drop in.
Store tour: Work, Play, Retire: The working life of those who built Nottingham's key industries
Against the backdrop of Nottingham City Museums & Galleries stores, a tour to investigate items of significance to the working lives of those at Raleigh, Players, Ericsson, the lace industry, printing, Manlove-Alliott, etc. many previously unseen.
Wollaton Walled Garden Project
The Wollaton Walled Garden Project, sometimes referred to as the Secret Garden, is a community-led effort, run by a team of volunteers, to restore the 4-acre walled garden at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, England.