Nottingham Castle Welcome to Nottingham Castle - a magnificent 17th century Ducal mansion built on the site of the original Medieval Castle, with spectacular views across the city.
A vibrant museum and art gallery housing collections of silver, glass, armour and paintings, plus fifteen centuries of Nottingham history. The galleries also bring the best regional, national and international artist's work to the city.
Nottingham Castle is 10 minutes walk from Nottingham City centre, with easy access from train and bus stations. Parking is close by in one of many public carparks.
The Castle is a great place for children, with interactive displays,and an activity - led gallery bringing paintings to life, specifically for the under 5s plus a medieval - style playground in the grounds with covered picnic area.
All Things Easter
Castle Cave Tours
Museum, Gallery, Shop and Grounds
A hauntingly good Halloween
Art Tasters and Meet the Artist (FREE)
Be a Story Detective!
Beyond the Sea
Bonfire Night
Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day
Children's Festival Activities
Design your own castle (FREE)
Eggsplore the Castle Grounds
Flying Aces
Fun at the Robin Hood Statue (FREE)
Go Fly a Kite
Green Drops and Moonsquirters
Half-term Fun
Halloween for Grown ups!
Learn to Paint with a Professional
Material Gain
Meet Santa at the Bandstand
My Castle Highlights
New Year's Eve Fireworks
New Year's Eve Fireworks
Nottingham Castle Annual Open 2010
Nottingham Castle Special Events
Paul Sandby Exhibition
Raise the Standard
Robin Hood Beer Festival
Robin Hood Pageant
Skyline Scenes
Stories from Beyond the Sea - Storymarking
Summer Fun Weekend at Nottingham Castle
Take One Picture Displays
Take One Postcard
Tales about Castles
The Big Wheel's FREE Festival
Wind in the Willows
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Skyline Scenes 9th May to 12th July 2009
An exhibition of skyline scenes starts at Nottingham Castle on 9th May at 10.00 am.
It includes drawings, paintings, photography and films.
Normal admission to the Castle applies.
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Review title : Hundreds head to Robin Hood Beer Festival, added by : Erik (09/10/2009)
Event reviewed : Robin Hood Beer Festival
"It draws an international crowd, but it's English ale they want. ERIK PETERSEN was at the first day of the Robin Hood Beer Festival, when queues formed from 10.30am.HALF past 10 in the morning is not a time normally associated with a strong hankering for real ale.But half an hour before the Robin Hood Beer Festival opened at Nottingham Castle yesterday, some of the most committed punters were already queuing down Castle Boulevard.An hour-and-a-half later, the massive main marquee on the castle ground was already filling with more of a crowd than might necessarily be expected at lunchtime on a weekday.The festival, which runs until Sunday afternoon, has brought to one place about 640 different kinds of real ale, as well as traditional cider, perry and country wine.Surrounding that are tables filled with traditional foods ranging from pork pies and homemade pork scratchings to freshly caught cockles or oysters.And queuing yesterday to get at it was the beginnings of a crowd that, by the end of the weekend, may surpass the four-day total of 15,000 the festival drew last year, its first at the castle.Read the full review on the Nottingham Evening Post website"
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Review title : Green Drops and Moonsquirters, added by : Karen (27/04/2009)
Event reviewed : Green Drops and Moonsquirters
"I took my children, aged 2 and 5 to see the Lauren Child exhibition at the castle. Both are avid Charlie and Lola fans - but they enjoyed the whole exhibition. Highlights for them were building the Gingerbread House, the Princess and the Pea puppet show stage, and dressing the Charlie and Lola magnetic pictures. I didn't get much of a chance to read the written content of the display as my 2 year old was tearing around - much to the delight of the museum staff member, who was wonderful. He took great delight in building the Gingerbread house with my children, and was very approachable. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. There was another room with a maritime display aimed at children which was also lovely - I think it was called Beyond The Sea."
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Review title : Charlie and Lola, added by : Wayne (26/04/2009)
Event reviewed : Green Drops and Moonsquirters
"I took my 2 young children to see this exhibition and was pleasantly surprised how good it was. I thought that, because it was in a museum, it might be quite boring but it was incredibly interactive and hands-on. The kids really loved it, especially playing in Charlie and Lola's kitchen and watching one of the episodes on the big screen. The tried on clothes and there were pictures to colour in. Best of all ... there was no-one there telling you to be quiet!!! "
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Review title : Robin Hood Pageant, added by : Mike (15/09/2008)
Event reviewed : General venue review
"What a fantastic day the Robin Hood Pageant was last year, I cannot wait for this years"
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Review title : Pleasant setting, added by : Rich (14/08/2008)
Event reviewed : General venue review
"Not what we imagined when we arrived but ok nonetheless. After a stroll around the well kept gardens we visited the art gallery and were surprised at the exhibitions on offer. It was a bit windy but then again it is on top of a hill! Only criticism was that there was not really much about Robin Hood but ther was a very interesting exhibition about the history of Nottingham. "
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Review title : Two thumbs up!, added by : Unknown user (04/08/2008)
Event reviewed : General venue review
"I thoroughly enjoyed the guided tours from the enthusiastic tour guides, where i learnt a lot about the interesting and sometimes gruesome history of the castle. The grounds were beautiful and there is something for everyone."
