{"id":3629,"date":"2014-07-31T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/news\/?p=3629"},"modified":"2023-03-28T13:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:57:22","slug":"get-go-nottingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/featured\/get-go-nottingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Get up & go: Nottingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nottingham<\/p>\n

Welcome to the City of Nottingham! Confidentially, let us reveal to you our top favourite Nottingham haunts, fabulous secrets and absolute must-sees.<\/p>\n

First, fuel up for your Nottingham day with the best slap-up fry-up in town at the breakfastalicious Brown Betty\u2019s<\/span><\/a> on St James\u2019s Street, just a close couple of streets away if you book your stay at the Travelodge on Maid Marian Way<\/span><\/a> in the heart of the city centre.<\/p>\n

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Well fed? Now you\u2019re set to get down to the serious business of shopping! For under-one-roof chain stores including our massive flagship Boots shop plus an indoor market try Victoria Centre<\/span><\/a>, the lovely shops in The Exchange<\/span><\/a> located inside the Council House in the Old Market Square or the beautiful Bridlesmith Gate which leads up to Nottingham designer Paul Smith\u2019s flagship Byard Lane store<\/span><\/a>. For independents, try the extraordinary Ice Nine <\/span><\/a>in the arty area of Hockley for gorgeously-unusual sterling silver jewellery and fun trinkets. For vintage music fans, the second hand vinyl treasure-trove Rob\u2019s Record Mart<\/span><\/a> in Hurt\u2019s Yard is a must.<\/p>\n

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Lunchtime already and step briefly out of Nottingham and into the enchanting wonderland of The White Rabbit Teahouse <\/span><\/a>on Hound\u2019s Gate. With daintily-beautiful mismatched china teapots and teacups, confidentially, our favourite treat is the adorably-indulgent afternoon tea, tiered with sandwiches, jam and cream scones and mini cupcakes. Or try lunch with scenic views of the city in the caf\u00e9 at Nottingham Castle, for a small entrance fee you can visit the castle\u2019s museum, art gallery and beautiful grounds.<\/p>\n

Ready to get scared? Check out the spookily-fascinating Galleries Of Justice Museum, pre-booking is advised, as at the mysterious City of Caves<\/span><\/a>. If you\u2019re staying at the Wollaton Travelodge<\/span><\/a> you\u2019re right on the doorstep for free entry to the glorious Wollaton Hall which starred as Wayne Manor in Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, read the exciting story of how it all happened here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dinner time already and you\u2019d better be hungry for the awesome Annie\u2019s Burger Shack<\/span><\/a>! Located in Nottingham\u2019s beautiful Lace Market area, these epic mouth-watering burgers are the most popular in town, so make sure you book well in advance! Follow up with drinks at legendary \u2018England\u2019s oldest inn\u2019 Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. If cocktails are your cup of tea, follow our confidential clues <\/span><\/a>to the superb secret speakeasy Boilermaker bar<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Night time. Let us entertain you with top class theatre and shows at the Royal Centre<\/span><\/a>. Capital FM Arena is within easy walking distance of the city centre where you can catch entertainment\u2019s biggest names or head next door to the National Ice Centre <\/span><\/a>where you can skate in the footsteps of Nottingham Olympians Torvill and Dean. Fancy a dance? Try the famous \u2018sticky floor\u2019 at Rock City<\/span><\/a> or end up all the way back in St James\u2019s Street at the Cookie Club <\/span><\/a>where Nottingham\u2019s singing-songwriting superstar Jake Bugg has been seen hanging out.<\/p>\n

Finally, here are Five FREE Things to do for that genuine Nottingham experience:<\/p>\n

1. Strike a bow and arrow\/raised arm clap pose at the Robin Hood\/Brian Clough statue
\n2. Engage someone with the traditional Nottingham greeting \u2018Aye Up Me Duck\u2019
\n3. Skip (carefully!) through the fountains in the Old Market Square and watch the trams go by whilst the Little John bell chimes in the Council House.
\n4. Visit the plaque of Nottingham\u2019s most loved busker Xylophone Man who couldn\u2019t actually really play the xylophone at all.
\n5. Never, never, never refer to football club Nottingham Forest as \u2018Notts Forest\u2019.<\/p>\n

Have a fantastic time in our City! From Nottingham Confidential with love x<\/p>\n

For more information about Nottingham take a look at our Get Up & Go Guide<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the City of Nottingham! Confidentially, let us reveal to you our top favourite Nottingham haunts, fabulous secrets and absolute must-sees. First, fuel up for your Nottingham day with the best slap-up fry-up in town at the breakfastalicious Brown Betty\u2019s on St James\u2019s Street, just a close couple of streets away if you book […]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,2,1816],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destination-guides","category-featured","category-nottingham"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}