Hart’s Hotel
Hart’s Hotel and Kitchen Nottingham is an award-winning boutique hotel located 10 minutes from Nottingham Train Station and less than a 10 minute walk into Nottingham city centre.
Nottingham is a city that’s full of surprises, a city where you can follow in the footsteps of Robin Hood. A place where underground caves lie hidden beneath the city streets, where you can experience a thousand years of history at Nottingham Castle and stop for a drink in the oldest inn in England.
Enjoy a short break in our boutique hotel situated on part of the old ramparts of Nottingham’s medieval castle. The hotel boasts stunning views overlooking Nottinghamshire and was voted Nottinghamshire’s Best Hotel in 2018 and Best Small Hotel in 2019.
The contemporary design of the hotel makes the most of natural daylight and brings the outside in, which creates some lovely relaxing spaces. The collection of bedrooms offer a peaceful retreat to unwind with floor-to-ceiling windows and modern décor making Hart’s a stylish escape when you are visiting Nottingham.
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall in Nottingham is one of the country’s finest Grade One listed Elizabethan mansions, set within 500 acres of beautiful parkland and only 3 miles away from Hart’s.
Experience stunning architecture, exhibitions, a packed events program and an array of wildlife. Go behind the scenes on a variety of guided tours available throughout the year and on demand for groups. Other special events include costumed tours, puppet shows, craft fairs, Segway tours and our popular spooky Ghost Nights (not for the faint hearted!).
Interesting Fact – Wollaton Hall is the popular Nottingham country house featured as Wayne’s Manor in the Hollywood film, The Dark Knight Rises, with Christian Bale as Batman.
Visit November and December, as the grounds of Wollaton Hall are transformed into an enchanting light spectacle, brand-new for 2020!
The Historic Park Estate
The historic Park Estate is an exclusive 19th century residential area adjacent to Nottingham Castle and Hart’s Hotel.
A Conservation Area and Victorian housing estate with amazing architecture, green space and gas lights. Perfect for exploring during your visit to Nottingham, the Park Estate can be accessed down the Park Steps located alongside the hotel – turn left out of the black iron gates.
The area was once King Henry II’s royal park attached to Nottingham Castle, which contained deer as well as fish ponds and a falconry. The park would have provided both food and sport for castle residents.
Despite the proximity to the hustle and bustle of the city centre, the Park Estate remains an oasis of leafy calm, distinct from the noise and dense urban forms that surround it.
Stay in Nottingham’s hidden gem, Hart’s Hotel located on the old ramparts of Nottingham Castle and explore this historic area.
Nottingham City of Caves
Discover a hidden world underneath the streets of Nottingham.
This underground world is part of a hidden maze of more than 500 sandstone caves below the city of Nottingham, dating back to the dark ages. The family attraction that is now the City Of Caves is possible thanks to the soft Sherwood Sandstone beneath Nottingham that allowed hand-carved cellars to be excavated and used as storerooms, factories, pub cellars, dwellings and even air raid shelters. Archaeologists are still investigating the maze of tunnels to see where they lead and what more there is to find.
Enjoy a tour of the caves to learn about the historical events that took place in this fascinating subterranean world, and the social history associated with them.
The National Justice Museum
The National Justice Museum inspire people of all ages to become active citizens through fun and engaging activities, exhibitions and educational programmes relating to law and justice.
Based at Nottingham’s historic Shire Hall and County Gaol where you can delve into the fascinating history of justice through time. You will meet historical characters, explore an immense collection, take part in a range of interactive games and activities, and discover how law and justice contribute to all of our lives.
Their sister attraction, the City of Caves, tells the stories of people that lived and worked in the UK’s biggest network of caves.
Visit Nottingham Castle
Visit Nottingham Castle, an historic site at the heart of the Robin Hood legend and the starting point for the English Civil War.
Situated on a high rock, Nottingham Castle commands spectacular views over the city and once rivalled the great castles of Windsor and the Tower of London.
Its history is chequered with sieges, murders and intrigue. Totally destroyed after the Civil War, the medieval castle was replaced by a magnificent ducal mansion in 1674. Then in 1875 it was converted into the first municipal museum and art gallery outside London. Award-winning cave tours tell this history and take you down into the passageways and tunnels beneath the building.
A total of £30 million has been invested to redevelop Nottingham Castle, including the Ducal Palace, grounds and the sprawling cave systems.
The site with over one thousand years of history is now open. Nottingham Castle has been revitalised to reflect the wealth of its history, the depth of its collections and the lives of the people of Nottingham.
If you are interested in visiting, take a look at our packages available below.