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Places to explore near Nottingham

Rebuilt above a bluff of soft sandstone honeycombed with caves, Nottingham keeps its castle high over the River Trent and its outlaw legend in the oaks to the north. Sherwood Forest still holds the ancient Major Oak, and the Elizabethan Wollaton Hall stands in a deer park on the western edge. Wetland birds gather at the flooded pits of Attenborough along the River Trent, and the gritstone edges and dales of the Peak District lie within an hour to the west.

88 places within 25 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of City of Caves, a cave in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

City of Caves

Cave near Nottingham

Maze of man-made sandstone caves beneath Nottingham, medieval tannery and wartime air-raid shelters cut into the rock.

0.5 km SE

Photo of Nottingham Castle, a ruined castle in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Nottingham Castle

Castle near Nottingham

Ducal mansion on a caved sandstone rock.

0.6 km SW

Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

River Trent

River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

0.7 km S · Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire

Photo of Wollaton Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Nottinghamshire, central England.Iconic

Wollaton Hall

House & garden near Nottingham

Flamboyant Elizabethan hall in a deer park.

3.9 km W

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

12 km SW · spans 9 counties

Photo of Papplewick Pumping Station, a visitor attraction in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Papplewick Pumping Station

Attraction near Papplewick

Ornate Victorian waterworks near Papplewick, a cathedral of polished beam engines, brass and stained glass.

12.2 km N

Photo of Newstead Abbey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, central England.Iconic

Newstead Abbey

House & garden near Papplewick

Lord Byron's gothic priory-turned-mansion and lakes.

14.1 km N

Photo of The Reindeer Inn, a gastropub near Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

The Reindeer Inn

Gastropub near Hoveringham

Trent-side village pub serving good-value, pubby cooking near Southwell.

14.4 km NE

Photo of Southwell Minster, a church in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Southwell Minster

Church near Southwell

Cathedral church of Nottinghamshire, twin Norman towers over the town and the famous naturalistic carvings of the Leaves of Southwell in its Chapter House.

18.9 km NE

Photo of Southwell, a village in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Southwell

Village

Small Georgian minster town where the twin Norman towers of Southwell Minster rise over red-brick streets and the National Trust Workhouse.

19 km NE · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Great Central Railway, a visitor attraction near Quorn, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Great Central Railway

Attraction near Quorn

Britain's only double-track heritage main line, running steam and diesel trains between Loughborough and Leicester North.

19.7 km S

Photo of Derby Cathedral, a church in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Derby Cathedral

Church near Derby

Cathedral on Iron Gate with England's second-tallest medieval tower, Robert Bakewell's wrought ironwork and the tomb of Bess of Hardwick.

22.2 km W

Photo of Melbourne, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Melbourne

Village

Attractive Georgian market town in south Derbyshire, home to Melbourne Hall and a great Norman parish church.

23.7 km SW · Derbyshire

Photo of Breedon on the Hill, a village in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Breedon on the Hill

Village

Village under a limestone crag crowned by a Saxon church, with a domed lock-up on the green below.

23.8 km SW · Leicestershire

Photo of Belper North Mill, a landmark near Wirksworth, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Belper North Mill

Landmark near Wirksworth

Strutt's pioneering fireproof mill of 1804, housing the Derwent Valley visitor centre beside a great Georgian horseshoe weir.

24 km W

Photo of The Outwoods, a landmark near Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

The Outwoods

Landmark near Woodhouse Eaves

Ancient hillside wood above Loughborough, famous for its spring bluebells and views across Charnwood.

24.5 km S

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Photo of The Bell Inn (Nottingham), a pub in Nottinghamshire, central England.

The Bell Inn (Nottingham)

Pub near Nottingham

Timber-framed medieval inn on the Old Market Square, its ale kept in caves cut into the rock beneath.

0.2 km SW

Photo of Ye Olde Salutation Inn, a pub in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Ye Olde Salutation Inn

Pub near Nottingham

Ancient rock-cellared alehouse near the castle, its sandstone caves older than the pub above.

0.3 km S

Photo along the Robin Hood Way, a 105-mile long-distance path running from Nottingham Castle to Edwinstowe, central England.

Robin Hood Way

Long-distance path

Nottingham Castle to Edwinstowe church through Sherwood Forest — the outlaw's county end to end.

0.4 km SW · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, a pub in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

Pub near Nottingham

Cave-cellared inn cut into the sandstone below Nottingham Castle, claiming to be England's oldest.

0.6 km S

Photo of Nottingham Arboretum, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Nottingham Arboretum

House & garden near Nottingham

Nottingham's first public park, an 1852 arboretum of over 800 trees.

0.9 km NW

Photo of Castle Rock Brewery, a brewery in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Castle Rock Brewery

Brewery near Nottingham

City-centre brewery by Nottingham station with tours and a tap, one of the county's award-winning ale makers.

1 km S

Church Cemetery

House & garden near Nottingham

Known as the Rock Cemetery for the sandstone caves cut into its slopes.

1.3 km N

Green's Windmill

Windmill near Sneinton

Restored working tower mill of the mathematician-miller George Green, grinding flour above Sneinton with a science centre alongside.

1.4 km E

St Ann's Allotments

House & garden near Nottingham

Reckoned the largest and oldest Victorian town gardens, with hundreds of ornamental summerhouses.

1.8 km NE

Everything else within 25 km (63) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.