Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery

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  • Address
    off Maid Marian Way, Friar La, city centre, NG1 6EL
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  • Phone
    915 3700
  • Transport
    tram: Net

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Lonely Planet review

More of a mansion than a castle, the stately building here now has been standing since the 1670s. The last Nottingham Castle was demolished after the Civil War, while the original was put up by William the Conqueror. The Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery opened in 1878. It vividly sets out Nottingham's history and displays some of the medieval alabaster carvings for which Nottingham was noted.

Textiles and costumes peculiar to the city are also on show. Upstairs there's an art gallery with changing exhibitions and some fine permanent pieces (including works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti). There's a stylish café and an excellent shop.