I have lived in this city my entire life yet have been to the castle only once, and that was about a month ago.

Tip: Take your citycard - you get in for free. Otherwise it's about 3 beans (I think)

The gardens are quiet nice. Good views of the south of the city are available. The castle itself is a curious thing - there is some excellent art upstairs to be viewed, downstairs has a fascinating war memrobelia collection that is locally themed (Sherwood foresters regiment). It looks like it has had a refit quite recently, fresh and light inside. There's a cafe and a small souvenir shop also.

If it's a lovely summer day I think it could be quite a nice place to escape to, yet still remain within the city.

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You get in free if you can prove you live within the realms of Nottingham City Council. For us Rushcliffers, it takes a protracted rhetoric before they let you in for Calippos on the lawn.

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Lameist place in Nottingham. Although yeah, the gardens are very pretty.

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