Visit Nottinghamshire Places

Welcome to Visit Nottinghamshire Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Nottinghamshire

  

Nottinghamshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nottinghamshire

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Nottinghamshire history

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The county was settled by Angles around the 5th century, and became part of the Kingdom, and later Earldom, of Mercia. The name first occurs in 1016, but until 1568, the county was administratively united with Derbyshire, under a single Sheriff. Until 1610, Nottinghamshire was divided into eight Wapentakes – Newark, Bassetlaw, Thurgarton, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, and Bingham. The University of Nottingham in 2010 has begun the Nottingham Caves Survey to increase the tourist potential of these sites.

Nottinghamshire culture & places

Nottinghamshire is home to the Sherwood Forest, known for its association with Robin Hood. Nottinghamshire contains the ancestral home of Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey, which he sold in 1818. The acclaimed author D. H. Lawrence was from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. Toton was the birthplace and home of English folk singer-songwriter Anne Briggs, well known for her song Black Waterside.

You can visit Nottinghamshire places with Walkfo Nottinghamshire to hear history at Nottinghamshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nottinghamshire has 14 places to visit in our interactive Nottinghamshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Nottinghamshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Nottinghamshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nottinghamshire & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Nottinghamshire places in an interactive Nottinghamshire map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Nottinghamshire Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Nottinghamshire historic spots	Nottinghamshire tourist destinations	Nottinghamshire plaques	Nottinghamshire geographic features
Walkfo Nottinghamshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Nottinghamshire

  

Best Nottinghamshire places to visit

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Nottinghamshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Nottinghamshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Nottinghamshire’s information audio spots:

St Giles’ Church, Ollerton St Giles’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England. It was built in the 1930s.

Bilsthorpe Colliery Bilsthorpe Colliery was a colliery in north Nottinghamshire. From when work started in 1925 to the pits closure in 1997, 77 people died at the pit.

St Swithin’s Church, Wellow St Swithin’s Church, Wellow is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Wellow, Nottinghamshire.

St Bartholomew’s Church, Kneesall St Bartholomew’s Church, Kneesall is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

Visit Nottinghamshire plaques