Name: Curious About Nottingham
Rating: 5.0

Curious About Nottingham

Starts at the Trip to Jerusalem pub, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6AD, England

1-90 Years

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The Nottingham Curious About Nottingham is a self-guided walking tour that combines sightseeing with a fun treasure hunt experience. It offers an engaging way to explore the city’s rich history, architecture, and hidden gems. Perfect for families and friends, it allows you to discover Nottingham at your own pace.

Visitors can follow two heritage walks covering routes from the Canal to Market Square and from Market Square to the Lace Market. Activities include solving clues, exploring landmarks, learning about Nottingham’s history, and discovering famous connections like Robin Hood and historic industries. The experience also takes you through key areas such as Nottingham Castle, the cathedral, Lace Market, and historic streets filled with unique architecture.

Pricing starts from £7.49 for a downloadable version or £7.99 plus P&P for a printed booklet.

The experience offers a fun and interactive way to explore Nottingham while learning about its heritage. With its mix of walking, discovery, and problem-solving, it keeps visitors engaged throughout. It is a great choice for those looking for a flexible and enjoyable outdoor activity.

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Host birthday parties: No

Features

Embark on our self-guided walking tours in Nottingham, designed to lead you through the city's rich history and stunning architecture. These heritage walks offer a unique treasure hunt experience, perfect for families and friends seeking to uncover Nottingham's hidden gems.
Whether you're interested in historic landmarks or simply enjoying a leisurely stroll, our tours provide an engaging way to explore Nottingham's city centre.
Nottingham, once the world's leading lace maker, is perhaps most famous for Robin Hood, who's been played by Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Sean Connery and John Cleese - and there's still a real-life Sheriff of Nottingham.
HP Sauce was invented by a Nottingham grocer, but he sold the recipe for £150 to settle a debt. Notts County is the world's oldest professional football club. Jesse Boot founded Boots the Chemist in Nottingham in 1877, and 10 years later the city gave birth to Raleigh Cycles.
An exploration of Nottingham's city centre with two self-guided heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Completing the treasure hunt keeps everyone actively engaged, and urges you to look up, down and every which-way - so you won't miss out on any of the city's treasures.
Most clues are chosen for their historical value, so you'll learn about the diverse culture, significant people and extraordinary events which have influenced Nottingham in becoming what it is today.

What to see

Canal to Market Square - 1.5 miles / 2.4 kms: From the leisurely Nottingham Canal with its colourful barges, you quickly ascend the hill which leads to Nottingham’s infamous castle. Pass a former hospital and the leafy Playhouse, before descending to the depths of a darkened tunnel! Now it’s past a cathedral and a host of restaurants, before arriving at the splendour of Nottingham’s vast and vibrant Market Square!
Market Square to Lace Market - 1 mile / 1.6 kms: From the splendid Exchange Arcade this walk takes you past ornate architecture, some designed by the famous Watson Fothergill. See where Boots the Chemist was started, then enter the Lace Market district with its inspiring buildings and unusual thoroughfares. Lastly there’s a former court and gaol where prisoners were hung, before finishing at Weekday Cross, a place of ancient markets.