Nottingham City History and Walking Tour

Join your local Nottingham guide on a 1.5 hour Nottingham City Walking Tour at 10:30am every day. Our tour is all about spending time with a local, as well as uncovering our deep history.
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the city as you travel back through the centuries to discover our turbulent history, and how it has shaped Nottingham into the vibrant place you see today.

On your tour, discover the first Anglosaxon tribes that settled in Nottingham, to the oldest surviving parts of the city, to today's bustling market streets and churches. Uncover how the industrial revolution shifted Nottingham's place in England and how locals live today.

Walk in the footsteps of Robin Hood, the city's "first black entrepreneur" and body snatchers. Walk above an ancient cave system and discover the many secrets of Nottingham's famed streets with your local guide.

Meeting Point

Old Market Square

Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2HU, UK

Please meet your guide outside Nottingham Council House in Old Market Square. The guide will be wearing a bright orange jacket and/or lanyard.

What's included:

• Local guide

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Old Market Square

Nottingham's City Centre, , Nottingham, NG1 2DT

Meet your guide in the Old Market Square and learn a little about the origins of this iconic city

10 minutes

Nottingham Council House

The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2DT, UK

Look up at the beautiful architecture of the Council House, and listen to the tolling of the deepest-sounding bell in the UK

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Victoria Street

Victoria Street, Nottingham, NG1 2EW

Learn about Nottingham's links to the slave trade and it's place in the fight for liberation

5 minutes

Saint Mary's Rest Garden

Barker Gate, Nottingham NG1 1JU, UK

Discover a little-known secret of Nottingham, and those now resting underneath the quite gardens that now sit here

10 minutes

The Lace Market

The Lace Market 3-5 High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HF

Here is the remains of what was once the driving industry of Nottingham, and how this area of the city has undergone a regeneration

5 minutes

National Ice Centre

Ice House Belward Street, Bolero Square, Nottingham, NG1 1LA

See the massive National Ice Centre, home and old practice rink of to two iconic British skaters - catch an ice hockey game here, or even attend a show!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St. Mary's Church

High Pavement, , Nottingham, NG1 1HN

One of the most beautiful churches in Nottingham, this church is swathed in history and a rallying point for the people of Nottingham

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

National Justice Museum

High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN

Learn about crime and punishment in Nottingham at this well-preserved courthouse, complete with Georgian cells and medieval dungeons

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Weekday Cross Monument

Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB

Known by the locals as 'The Pillar', discover one of the historical market places in Nottingham

5 minutes

Brewhouse Yard Museum

Brewhouse Yard Castle Boulevard, , Nottingham, NG7 1FB

Discover the caves that are characteristic of Nottingham, and learn more about the people who worked in the textile industry

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

1 Brewhouse Yard, Castle Road, Nottingham, NG1 6AD

See one of the oldest and most iconic pubs in Britain, steeped in folklore and history!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Robin Hood Statue

Castle Place, Nottingham, NG1 6EL

Take a picture with the famous Robin Hood, and learn about the facts and fiction of this local legend

5 minutes

Nottingham Castle

Lenton Road, Nottingham, NG1 6EL

Finish the tour with the history of Nottingham Castle, instrumental to the history of the British Monarchy and a site of rebellion and murder!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included