• Take a walk around the 1,000-year-old Nottingham Castle(external link, opens in a new tab), built by King William and famous worldwide as the location for endless stand-offs between Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham

• Learn about the city on the Robin Hood Town Tour(external link, opens in a new tab), led by a character who calls himself Ezekial Bone. He dresses up as a folklore hero as he leads visitors through the iconic Lace Market or on a ghost walk

• Visit the City of Caves(external link, opens in a new tab), an underground network of ancient caves that wind beneath the streets of Nottingham and one served as WW2 air raid shelters. Its partner attraction, the National Justice Museum(external link, opens in a new tab) boasts a Victorian courtroom and ancient cells

• Nottingham Arboretum(external link, opens in a new tab), the city’s oldest park, has a collection of 800 trees, some of which were planted in the 19th century

• Positioned in the heart of the city, Nottingham Cathedral(external link, opens in a new tab) was designed by the fabulously named Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, a pioneer of gothic architecture. The plain brick exterior is misleading; the interior boasts stunning stained glass and ornate stonework

• Visit the impressive Nottingham Contemporary(external link, opens in a new tab), one of the largest contemporary art institutions in the UK

• Escape the hustle and bustle at Wollaton Hall(external link, opens in a new tab), a Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion set in 500 acres of parkland which is populated by deer

• If you require assistance for any part of your rail journey, please visit our Passenger Assist page to find out more

• To search or browse accessible attractions, restaurants, hotels and more, visit the AccessAble website(external link, opens in a new tab)

• Awarded the UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre in 2023, Nottingham Playhouse(external link, opens in a new tab) presents both timeless classics and exciting new commissions

• See a show at the Theatre Royal(external link, opens in a new tab), built in 1865 and one of the most beautiful Victorian theatres in Britain

• Founded in 2001 as an educational charity, Nottingham Arts Theatre(external link, opens in a new tab) is a community theatre positioned in the bustling Creative Quarter

• Find out all about the history of Nottingham’s Musical Routes with Jo Whiley’s audio guide

• Catch a classical show or a pop concert at the Royal Concert Hall(external link, opens in a new tab), which has over 2,000 seats and state-of-the-art acoustics

• Go to a gig or a club night at Rock City(external link, opens in a new tab), which opened in 1980 with an Undertones gig and has since hosted The Pogues, Nirvana, Oasis and Blur

• For more intimate gigs, The Bodega(external link, opens in a new tab) holds 200 people, often champions new acts and has club nights too

• Every year, Nottingham hosts its annual Pride Festival(external link, opens in a new tab)

• Five Leaves Bookshop(external link, opens in a new tab), which has an excellent selection of LGBTQ+ books, also publishes its own books as Five Leaves Publications

• Gladrags(external link, opens in a new tab) is a club night which hosts events like Drag Bingo and Pride parties

Nottingham is a popular shooting location for many film and TV shows, including:

• Wollaton Hall was used as Batman’s Wayne Manor in The Dark Knight Rises

• This is England, the Shane Meadows TV series

• Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, the classic 60s drama, was mainly shot in the city

• The first series of the BBC crime drama Sherwood was set in a Nottingham mining village