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Step inside the Castle & Grounds for a single-purchase ticket that allows you to re-visit unlimited for 12 months. Discover our Museum & Galleries with Fine Art, Lace, Robin Hood, Nottingham Castle’s History and more. Adults: £15 (+ booking fee) Kids Go Free (15 years & under, 3 per paid adult) Pay once, visit all year round.
Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration -era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and occasional royal residence. In decline by the 16th century, the original castle, except for its walls ...
The Castle is within walking distance of the city’s train station and is just five minutes’ walk from Nottingham’s central Old Market Square. The city also has a fantastic, eco-friendly public transport system, so getting here is simple, however you choose to travel. Postcode: NG1 6EL.
Discover the Museum & Grounds. This admission ticket covers you for the Museum & Grounds of Nottingham Castle. Pay once, visit all year round. Inside the museum there are a range of galleries & exhibitions to inspire all ages about the History of Nottingham. This includes: The Nottingham Lace Gallery, the Craft Gallery, Museum & Art collections ...
Nottingham Castle opened once again to visitors on Monday 26 June, bringing Nottingham’s heritage back to the heart and soul of the city. Brand new admission arrangements mean that an adult pays £15 once and can visit all year, while accompanied children 15 years old and under go free with each paying adult (up to 3 children) – making it ...
The Castle on the Rock. Bringing to life 1,000 years of history and creativity. Fresh from an exciting £31 million revamp, the Castle gates are open once more. Discover thrilling tales of Robin Hood and rebellion, explore historic caves, and let carefully curated art collections and exhibitions inspire you.
Mar 19, 2024 · Six fun facts about Nottingham Castle. 1. Robin Hood's Stomping Ground. One cannot delve into the history of Nottingham Castle without mentioning the legendary outlaw, Robin Hood. The castle and the surrounding Sherwood Forest are forever intertwined with the folklore of this merry bandit. Visitors can explore the grounds that might have ...
Nottingham Castle. The town of Nottingham grew at a strategic point on the River Trent. There was a fortified Danish settlement here as early as the 9th century AD, centred on the confluence of the Rivers Beck and Leen. Shortly after William the Conqueror took the English throne in 1066 he had a castle built on a rocky promontory west of the ...
Between 1170 and 1175 King Henry II spent £900 transforming the rebuilt timber structure into a royal stone castle that may have included the Great Tower in the inner bailey. Nottingham Castle remained in the Crown's hands for several centuries, with successive monarchs spending lavishly on repairs and enlargements, until, in the mid-fifteenth ...
Jun 26, 2023 · The Nottingham Castle Trust folded owing £2.7m to the city council. The castle will be run as part of the council's museums service, and will be open from 10:00 to 17:00 from February to October ...
