Nottingham Host Families

08/05/2026

30/01/2026

27/12/2025

The runners 🏃🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏿‍♂️are gathering for the park run this morning. Look closely and you’ll see ’s house in the background 🦇🏰

05/12/2025

🎯 FINAL DAY TO ENTER OUR ROBIN HOOD COMPETITION!
🌲 Win a Robin Hood Stay for Two in Nottingham

Step into the legend of Robin Hood with an unforgettable overnight experience for two in Nottinghamshire, where history and folklore come alive.

From exploring the ancient oaks of Sherwood Forest to wandering the historic streets of Nottingham, this prize gives you the chance to walk in the footsteps of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, and the Merry Men.

✨ Your Prize Includes
🏨 Overnight stay for two at The Lace Market Hotel, including breakfast
🏰 Tickets to Nottingham Castle
🍽 Lunch at Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem
🏹 Two tickets for the Robin Hood Town Tour
🍴 Dinner for two at Iberico World Tapas
🌳 Guided tour of Visit Sherwood Forest plus hot drinks at the Visitor Centre
🍽 Lunch for two at Dukeries Lodge

📍 Travel period: March – May 2026
👤 Open to UK residents aged 18+
📅 Winner contacted on 3 December

📝 How to Enter
Fill in the competition form and answer the question in the ANSWER box:
“What new Robin Hood attraction would you like to see created in Nottingham?”

👉 Enter here: https://bit.ly/47goGxc

Hurry, entries close TOMORROW – 2 December 2025.
Good luck, outlaws! 🍀🏹

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18/10/2025

A must if you’re in and over 18yrs is Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem England’s which sits underneath Nottingham Castle 🏰

18/10/2025

Standing proud for over 1000 years. The Sherwood Forest 🌳🦌

Autumn at the Oak⁣⁣ 🌳
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As the leaves start to turn and the trees form a canopy of colour, there’s no better time to visit the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest.
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Standing proud for over 1000 years, this iconic tree has witnessed centuries of history and countless seasons change. ⁣⁣
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Where better to enjoy the beauty of autumn?⁣⁣
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👉 http://bit.ly/41QYrdv ⁣⁣
📷 Malcolm Hunt

15/10/2025

Learn more about Robert Smythson, architect of stunning Wollaton Hall.

Considered one of England's greatest architects, he completed Longleat in Wiltshire, and Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire.

🔎 Discover more about this Elizabethan architecture, in the heart of Nottingham. Wollaton Hall and Deer Park 🦇
https://wollatonhall.org.uk/hall-and-museum/history/

in 1614, Robert Smythson, architect of our stunning Wollaton Hall, died.

Considered one of England's first and foremost professional architects, it's believed that Smythson began surveying the build of Wollaton Hall between 1580 and 1588, for Sir Francis Willoughby and his family. By that time he had already completed Longleat in Wiltshire, and would later go on to build the famous Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire.

He lived in Wollaton until his death, and is memorialised in St Leonard's Church, remembered as "Architector and Surveyor unto the most worthy house of Wollaton with divers others of great account."

🔎 Discover more about this jewel of Elizabethan architecture, in the heart of Nottingham!
https://wollatonhall.org.uk/hall-and-museum/history/

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24/09/2025

A sports themed guided tour?
You can learn about Nottingham’s history of cricket with the tour guide 🏏

Cricket was Bendigo's other sport that he excelled in, and what a season it's been in the East Midlands.

As the 2025 County Championship season begins the final matches today, with
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club having the title in their hands, and Leicestershire securing a top-flight return for the first time since 2003.

Bendigo’s interest and involvement with the sport of cricket is well recorded. Not only was the man himself a capable cricketer, he was also a regular visitor to Trent Bridge cricket ground from its inception in the 1830s.

He'll be 'in the crowd' today at Trent Bridge cheering on his club.

Here's the story:

https://www.bendigofunds.co.uk/bendigo-and-cricket-at-trent-bridge/

23/09/2025

A hidden gem if you’re looking for a sports themed guided tour while in Nottingham 🏰🏹

Even better than this depiction of Bendigo in Nottingham's Market Place in 1850, we'll take you back on a guided tour and show you some hidden gems from that time.

Here’s what was said about our
Guided Heritage Walk

“Fascinating! Absolutely fascinating walk/
story, told in an engaging and
accessible way"

NEXT TOUR

Sun, 5 Oct • 14:00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bendigo-story-tickets-127381011033