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Midlands
Events and visits
Highlights
- 18 Jul
From Urban to Nottingham
Your chance to shape the Midlands city. See what the planners have up their sleeves and describe your own vision, with the best suggestions making it onto the gallery walls. This event forms just one part of the Urban travelling show - see this and other Midlands sections for more details.
At: Castle Museum,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Time: Daily, 10am to 5pm
Closed Fri till Mar
Price: Mon to Fri, Free
Other times, £2 adults, £1 concs
Details:
8 Jun
Market Square - a view through History
Local historian Suella Postels explores Nottingham's central square from the 17th century to the present day. Advance booking required.
At: Castle Museum,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Time: 2 to 3pm
Price: Free
Details:
Also this month
1 -2 Jun
Open crit
Architects are invited to offer their opinion on third year student designs for a 'Urban Foyer'. Call for details.
At: School of Architecture,
University Park, Nottingham
Details: Neil Jackson,
3 Jun
Art in the Open
Book in advance for sculptor Tom Hackett's talk about public artworks down the ages. Accompanies the Urban travelling show - see Midlands exhibitions for more details.
At: Castle Museum,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Time: 2 to 4pm
Price: £2, £1 concs Details:
23 Jun
A trip to the Suburbs
See Nottingham's inter war buildings with Ian Wells of the Twentieth Century Society. Advance booking required. Accompanies the Urban travelling show - see Midlands exhibitions for more details.
At: Castle Museum,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Price: £2, £1 concs Details:
Ongoing
Anglo Saxon Nottingham
and the Lace Market
Trace the lines of the original settlement and explore the trendy Georgian and Victorian district. Call for dates and booking.
At: Meet at Weekday Cross,
High Pavement
Price: £2 adults, £1 concs
Details: Bill Shaw,
Ongoing
Castle and Park Estate
See the driveways of Nottingham's rich and famous in this remarkable Victorian private estate. Call for dates and booking.
At: Meet at the Castle Gatehouse,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Price: £2 adults, £1 concs
Details: Bill Shaw,
Ongoing
Hidden Wollaton
Book in advance for a tour behind the scenes of Smythson's Jacobean pile.
At: Wollaton Hall,
Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Time: 11am and 2pm every Tues, Wed and Thurs
Price: £2 adults, £1 concs
Details:
Ongoing
Theatres and Music Halls
Tour Nottingham's famous theatres past and present, including the modernist Playhouse by Peter Moro. Call for dates and booking.
At: Meet at Nottingham Playhouse,
Wellington Circus
Price: £2 adults, £1 concs
Details: Bill Shaw,
Ongoing
The Forest and 'Rock' Cemetery
Unearth this area's history, once known for its race course, windmills and public executions! Call for dates and booking.
At: Meet at Nottingham Playhouse,
Wellington Circus
Price: £2 adults, £1 concs
Details: Bill Shaw,
Ongoing
Wellington and Arboretum
Tour a hidden picturesque quarter of Nottingham. Call for dates and booking.
At: Meet at Nottingham Playhouse,
Weelington Circus
Price: £2 adults, £1 concs
Details: Bill Shaw,
Ongoing
Wollaton Rooftops
Book in advance for a trip across the rooftops of Robert Smythson's Jacobean hall.
At: Wollaton Hall,
Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Time: 2pm every Mon and Fri
Price: £1 adults, 50p concs
Details:
For your diary
2 - 4 Jul
All the Glitter of Vienna
Enjoy opera in the grounds of Nottingham's Jacobean pile. Call for prices and booking.
At: Wollaton Hall,
Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Time: 7.30pm start
Details:
7 Jul
Nottingham -
a Woman's Perspective
Join local experts for this tour with a difference.
At: Meet at the Castle gatehouse,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Time: 7 to 9pm
Details:
18 Jul
Design a building for the City skyline
Make your mark on Nottingham with this workshop run by sculptor Tom Hackett. Accompanies the Urban travelling show - see Midlands exhibitions for more details.
At: Castle Museum,
Lenton Road, Nottingham
Time: 1 to 4pm Details:
21 Jul - 7 Aug
Newstead Summer Stage
See productions of the Water Babies and Twelfth Night in the grounds of Byron's ancestral home. Call for prices and booking.
At: Newstead Abbey,
Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Time: 7.30pm start
Details: Royal Centre Box Office,
10 - 11 Sep
Construction Industry Regatta
The biggest sailing event after Cowes Week raised £26,000 for sailing charities last year, and forty of the 150 boats were crewed by architecture firms. Are you game this time?
Details: Michele Kane,
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