| Nottingham has a delightful array of fascinating | | | | Nottingham Forest and Notts County (the oldest |
| tourist attractions, suiting everyone from the | | | | Football League team in the world). The Trent |
| history buff to the Robin Hood fan, but the city | | | | Bridge cricket ground is home to the champion |
| has a lot to offer beyond half-day excursions for | | | | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Each year in |
| out-of-towners. For those who live in the city | | | | the fall the acclaimed "Robin Hood Marathon" and |
| proper, or in its surrounding conurbation, and for | | | | a handful of shorter races are organized in the |
| those who visit on day trips and holidays, there is | | | | city centre. The National Ice Centre skating rink is |
| music of all sorts, theater, dining, shopping, sport | | | | where international skating stars train and |
| and nightlife. Entertainment is rich and plentiful in | | | | compete in various sports, and the Nottingham |
| the modern city of Nottingham. | | | | Panthers play ice hockey. The city also has |
| For classical music, there are several performing | | | | facilities for professional level rugby, tennis, |
| groups to choose from, including the Nottingham | | | | rowing, sailing, and canoeing. |
| Symphony Orchestra, the Nottingham Philharmonic | | | | Victoria Centre and Broadmarsh Shopping Centre |
| Orchestra, the Harmonic Society, the Bach Choir, | | | | (with its cave exhibits underneath) are the two |
| the Symphonic Wind Orchestra, and the Early | | | | main sites for commercial entertainment, housing |
| Music group Musica Donum Dei. The government | | | | retailers such as Jessops/John Lewis, Debenhams, |
| also sponsors an annual series of orchestral | | | | Marks & Spencer, and House of Fraser. |
| concerts known as the Nottingham Classics, and | | | | Smaller retail sections can be found at The |
| the Nottingham Music Society hosts chamber | | | | Exchange Arcade and the Flying Horse Walk. |
| music performances at the Castle Gate | | | | Designer shops have a home in Bridlesmith Gate; |
| Congregational Centre. | | | | this is where designer Paul Smith got his start, |
| The city is home to several other exciting music | | | | and the home of the Nottingham School of |
| venues, including the Royal Concert Hall and the | | | | Fashion which he founded. Hockley Village caters |
| Nottingham Arena, which feature a wide variety | | | | to an edgier crowd. |
| of modern performers. More intimate shows are | | | | Some central entertainment areas for nightlife in |
| played at club venues such as Junktion 7, The Old | | | | the city include:o Lace Market, a historic area full |
| Angel, the award-winning Rock City and its sister | | | | of stylish 18th century factories and warehouses, |
| venues, and many more. Nottingham has a very | | | | now full of apartments, shops, restaurants, as well |
| lively pub and club scene, sustained by young | | | | as the Galleries of Justice museum beneath the |
| adults from the University of Nottingham and | | | | old County Gaolo Hockley Village, adjacent to the |
| Nottingham Trent University. The local music | | | | Lace Market, has shops, galleries, bars and pubs, |
| scene has produced the bands Swing Out Sister, | | | | restaurants, pavement cafes, and the world's |
| Ten Years After, Paper Lace, Tindersticks, | | | | smallest cinema with just 21 seats.o The |
| Stereo MCs, Pitchshifter and Consumed. | | | | Waterfront/Castle area features The Waterfront |
| The discerning theatre buff may attend plays at | | | | bar, with outside balconies; the Canal House with a |
| the Nottingham Playhouse, the Theatre Royal, and | | | | canal and bridge running right through the middle, a |
| the Nottingham Arts Theatre. Smaller local | | | | comedy club, karaoke bar, and more pubs and |
| theatres include Albert Hall Nottingham, the | | | | restaurants.o The Corner House has bars, |
| Bonington Theatre, the Clarendon Community | | | | restaurants, a cinema and a gym, inside the old |
| Theatre, the Courtyard Theatre, and the Lakeside | | | | Evening Post building across from the Royal |
| Arts Centre. Each year Newstead Abbey hosts | | | | Concert Hall.o Old Market Square offers more |
| summer theatre, with Shakespeare and other | | | | bars, clubs, and pool halls, including the gothic club |
| offerings, while in the winter time they present | | | | the Pit and the Pendulum. |
| nostalgic Christmas pageants. | | | | In addition to the many year-round attractions, |
| Dining out in Nottingham twenty years ago was a | | | | Nottingham also plays host to the historic Goose |
| rather grim business, as the choices were rather | | | | Fair for four or five days every October, at the |
| narrow and bland. These days there are many | | | | Forest Recreation Ground. This gigantic attraction |
| fine restaurants, some winning national awards, | | | | started as a trade fair over seven hundred years |
| including Hart's, Jesse's, Merchants, Petit Paris, | | | | ago, in the days of King Edward I. It has been |
| Pretty Orchid, Punchinello's, and The | | | | known at times for its fine cheeses, for wool and |
| Mediterranean. There are a wide variety of local | | | | lace, and for the geese driven by the thousands |
| and ethnic cuisines to choose from in the city's | | | | to the city from Lincolnshire. Today the Goose |
| numerous restaurants, cafes, delivery places, and | | | | Fair has evolved into one of the largest shows of |
| take-aways. Indian, Middle Eastern, Spanish, Italian, | | | | its kind in the world, with over half a million people |
| Egyptian, Caribbean, Mexican, Russian, Greek, | | | | visiting every year, enjoying over five hundred |
| Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and even American | | | | rides and games, and hundreds more stalls for |
| food is available. | | | | purchasing food, gifts and souvenirs. |
| Sport is a prime diversion in Nottingham, with | | | | In short, Nottingham is rich in culture and |
| three major venues within direct line of sight of | | | | entertainment, and there is something good to be |
| each other. The local football teams are | | | | found for every taste and interest. |