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The Galleries of Justice, Nottingham Winner of various impressive accolades including Visitor Attraction of the Year, Family Attraction of the Year and the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize, this attraction offers a unique insight into crime, punishment and British justice. The atmospheric building is a former 18th century prison and courthouse and features the largest collection of police memorabilia in the UK – including evidence from the Great Train Robbery trial. Newstead Abbey The ancestral home of the romantic poet Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey is a beautiful country house founded by monks in the 12th century. Set in acres of parkland, Newstead’s gardens are considered some of the most spectacular in the country, drawing visitors from across the world. Explore Byron’s bedroom and the halls he used to practice his fencing, boxing and pistol shooting. And visit the exhibition featuring the poet’s letters. Nottingham Castle The history of Nottingham Castle is long and turbulent. Built by William the Conqueror’s son after the Norman invasion, the first incarnation of Nottingham Castle was built in 1068. Legendary home to the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood’s mortal enemy, the castle was dismantled in the 17th century at the end of the Civil War. The Renaissance-style palace that was built on the ruins was destroyed by Luddites in 1651 following the rejection of the Reform Bill by the House of Lords. In 1875 the gutted building was restored as a museum of fine art, which it remains today. City of Caves The area which now makes up Nottingham city centre was once known as Tiggua Cobaucc which means ‘Place of Caves’. Enter and explore a whole new world in the caves underneath Nottingham city and descend into the dark depths of the original Anglo-Saxon tunnels, meeting real cave-dwellers from its dramatic hidden past. See how these caves have been used and adapted over the centuries by local people to escape and take refuge from the world above. Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms Sat Bains has taken his eponymous restaurant into the nation’s elite. In November 2002 the restaurant of the Hotel Des Clos (with which it used to share premises) was re-launched as Restaurant Sat Bains, introducing a unique menu format. Based around a traditional degustation format, a number of tasting courses are presented to the diner. Sat believes that when people come to eat at his restaurant he is taking three hours of their lives, so he wants to make hours as unique as possible, a complete dining experience rather than a meal that is underpinned by novelty factor.
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