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This guide was produced by The University of Nottingham, June 2015. Photography page 10-11: www.ashleybird.com Cover image: Fashion icon, Sir Paul Smith’s flagship store on Low Pavement, Nottingham city centre. City guide for students www.nottingham.ac.uk #LoveNotts Contents #LoveNotts 4 Hey big spender! If you’re just discovering Nottingham, 8 Be a sport lucky you… 10 And the beat goes on... “Nottingham is a city of legends. And not just that Sheriff-bothering man 14 Lights, luvvies and laughter in tights or the two-time European Cup champions or the world’s oldest 16 Top nosh football league club or the world famous Trent Bridge Cricket Ground 20 After dark or those literary heroes DH Lawrence and Lord Byron or international fashion icon Sir Paul Smith or commercial giants like Boots and Raleigh… 22 The great outdoors (Editor’s note: get to the point!) – Nottingham is also home to the UK’s 24 Culture vultures oldest live music venue, three of the world’s oldest pubs and the biggest 28 Seasonal sessions entertainment venue in the East Midlands (where you can see everyone 30 Business is booming from Peter Kay and Michael McIntyre to Beyoncé and Metallica). It’s recognised as one of the UK’s top shopping cities, has hundreds of 34 The sensible stuff restaurants and bars and three comedy clubs – Ricky Gervais made his stand-up debut here, as did Ken Dodd but that’s another story. In fact, it’s so good, I wish I was a student again. Happy exploring!” TheUniofNottingam @UniofNottingham Simon Wilson, Entertainment Editor at The Nottingham Post Cafe by day, bar and music venue by night, the Malt Cross is known for its friendly and relaxed atmosphere. 2 3 Hey big spender! #LoveNotts If you love to shop, Nottingham offers an enticing mix of high street and vintage clothes stores. All the big names, including Urban Outfitters, Topshop, Office and H&M feature within the city centre, while one-off boutiques and treasure troves of antique furniture, jewellery and gifts can be found in the side streets and cobbled roads of the Lace Market and Hockley. What the celebs say “I used to come to Nottingham when I lived up here. I’d always head straight for Hockley, but now the city has so much more to offer, it has all the brands to choose from.” TV fashion guru Gok Wan (from Leicester) Page 45 is the one-stop shop for your comic book fix. 4 5 #LoveNotts From quirky outlets and vintage boutiques to giants of the high street, Nottingham’s got it all. Here’s our top of the shops: intu Victoria Centre Wild Mansfield Road Broad Street Good for: all things high street. Good for: interesting retro and American-style clothing. Beeston’s charity shops Beeston town centre Victoria Centre Market Good for: fancy dress, vintage rails Upstairs in the intu Victoria Centre and second-hand books. Good for: fruit and veg, fabric and the odd clothes bargain. Rough Trade Broad Street Page 45 Good for: an eclectic and extensive Market Street collection of music, from CDs to Good for: quality comics, graphic vinyl. novels and a warm welcome. Tokenhouse The Bead Shop Bridlesmith Gate Market Street Good for: wiling away an hour Good for: when you want to create, looking at trinkets and quirky cards. rather than buy, jewellery. Bridlesmith Gate Backlash Good for: Everything from Market Street American Apparel to Ted Baker, Good for: vintage clothes and complete with cobbled streets accessories from every decade. and Tudor shop fronts. A bit more expensive, but a great shopping experience. Nottingham’s vintage shops offer retro and modern fashion and jewellery made from an eclectic mix of fabric and memorabilia. 6 7 #LoveNotts Be a sport What the celebs say Nottingham has loads of sports facilities throughout “It’s not just famous for Robin Hood. Its vibrant the city as well as on campus. What’s your game? sports and arts scene caters to all ages and it’s no surprise so many people love living here.” Nottingham Forest and Notts Nottingham Tennis Centre Phil Spencer, Location, Location, Location, County football clubs Good for: all levels, from pay-and- Channel 4 Good for: a day on the terraces. play to high-level tournaments. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground Nottingham Racecourse Good for: international cricket on a Good for: dressing up and strutting summer’s afternoon. your stuff in the enclosure. National Ice Centre Cycle trails around Nottingham Good for: taking lessons through Good for: getting around the city the Learn to Skate Programme and for free. watching the Nottingham Panthers play ice hockey. River Trent Good for: getting out on the river in National Water Sports Centre a canoe or rowing boat. Good for: adrenaline-inducing water sports. The Robin Hood Marathon and Half-Marathon Nottingham Climbing Centre Good for: pushing yourself to the Good for: bouldering, top-roping limit for a good cause. and lead-climbing. In addition to all the sports facilities across the city, the University has invested over £50m in sports facilities in 2015-16. 8 9 And the beat goes on… #LoveNotts “Nottingham is undoubtedly the East Midlands’ buzzing music capital, with a handful of the best small-medium sized venues in the UK, heaps of intriguing bar and back-room stages and even a genuinely great arena – right in the heart of the city – for the superstar acts. You can pretty much find an interesting gig to go to on any given night if you look hard enough, and that makes Nottingham a special place to be.” Ashley Bird, music journalist and photographer Rock band Not Advised play Rock City, an alternative music venue described by NME as ‘sweaty but truly indie’. 10 11 Making music is second nature in Nottingham – #LoveNotts so many live gigs, so little time… Capital FM Arena The Bodega Social Club Royal Concert Hall Not forgetting Good for: big-name acts from Good for: watching bands up Good for: classical, pop, rock Kasabian to Rihanna. close before they make it big. and musical theatre from If you want to showcase your international artists. talent, there are lots of open mic Rock City Spanky Van Dykes nights across the city. Start your Good for: alternative bands and Good for: cool surroundings and Splendour Festival, search here big names in intimate venues. pretty much any kind of live music Wollaton Park www.nottinghamgigguide.com/ you can think of. Good for: big and small bands act/open_mic_night Rescue Rooms in a beautiful park. Good for: great gigs – and it’s a Jam Cafe bar, live venue and club all in one. Good for: open mic nights, bistro Dot-to-Dot Festival food and a boho vibe. Good for: a whole load of bands, at venues across the city. Glee Club Good for: a beard-heavy mix of No Tomorrow Festival indie folk, Americana and blues. Good for: underground and mainstream music. Rock City is just one of many live music venues across the city. But it’s so good, we had to picture it twice. 12 13 Lights, luvvies and laughter #LoveNotts This city’s got cinemas and stages aplenty and with no My Nottingham less than three comedy clubs, it’s true that people in Ibtisam Ahmed, BA History and Politics Nottingham laugh more than anywhere else in the UK “I love the Savoy Cinema. I can’t think of anywhere else (note: this claim is completely unsubstantiated). you can watch a good movie for less than £4 (with a student card of course). It’s relatively close Broadway Nottingham Castle to campus as well, so I can always meet friends for dinner on Good for: arthouse and mainstream Good for: its outdoor campus and then head off for a night of cinematic magic.” cinema in ultra-cool screen rooms. theatre season. Cineworld Nottingham Lakeside Arts, Good for: catching the latest University Park Campus blockbuster in one of 14 screens. Good for: an eclectic mix of music, theatre, dance and visual art. Nottingham Playhouse Good for: drama, dance, new Theatre Royal writing and a beautiful outdoor Good for: the big touring musicals terrace. and plays, and a panto at Christmas. Savoy Cinema Good for: “I’ve-spent-all-my- Nottingham Arts Theatre student-loan” moments. Good for: opportunities to contribute to a community theatre. The Castle Micro Moviehouse Good for: catching the latest films Lace Market Theatre in a cosy setting. Good for: friendly amateur theatre – get involved! Glee Club, Jongleurs and Just the Tonic Good for: laughing at the latest comedians. With Sir Paul Smith helping with the decor, not to mention food and films to tickle all taste buds, Broadway is a “reel” attraction (see what we did there?). 14 15 Top nosh My Nottingham Harriet Goodwin, BA History of Art “In Nottingham there are plenty of alternatives to mainstream coffee shops. Lee Rosy’s is a great little tea shop with a huge variety of teas. Not to advocate spending loads of money on meals out or anything but I have to recommend Jamie’s Italian as well as Le Petit Paris as my two favourite restaurants in Nottingham. Good if you feel like treating yourself.” Delilah’s Delicatessen offers a huge array of cheese, meats, breads and unique gifts for foodies. 16 17 #LoveNotts With more places to eat and drink per square mile than any other city in Europe, Nottingham has earned its way into the Thinkmoney Six Great Universities for Foodies list. Crocus Cafe Annie’s Burger Shack Church Square, Lenton Broadway, Lace Market Good for: affordable, ethically Good for: authentic American sourced dishes and friendly service.
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