Date spot in Nottingham
Wollaton Hall and Deer Park
Walk among the red and fallow deer in the big park round Wollaton Hall, an Elizabethan mansion you might recognise as Wayne Manor from The Dark Knight Rises.
Wollaton Road, three miles west of the city centre
Address: Wollaton Hall, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 2AE- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Culture
Why it's a good date: The park is free to walk in, and the deer are the stars, especially in the autumn rut. Look round the hall if you've time, and bring a picnic for the lake.
Photo: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped and resized)
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More from our Nottingham guide
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross, Lace Market
Address: Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
See what's on at the free contemporary art centre on Weekday Cross, whose green walls are stamped with a Victorian lace pattern.
Why it's a good date: Free, and the exhibitions always give you something to argue about over coffee. It's right by the City of Caves, so do both.
Broadway Cinema
Broad Street, Hockley
Address: 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham NG1 3AL- Event
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
Catch an independent or classic film at Hockley's arthouse cinema, with a busy café bar for a drink before or after.
Why it's a good date: A cinema date with more to talk about than the usual blockbusters. Hockley's bars and restaurants are on the doorstep for after.
Photo: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Hockley and the Lace Market
Hockley and the Lace Market, east of Old Market Square
Address: Broad Street, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 3AL- Other
- Free
Wander Hockley's independent shops, record stores and cafés, then drift into the Lace Market's grand Victorian warehouses, built when the city made lace for the world.
Why it's a good date: The most characterful part of the city, and it costs nothing to explore. Time it for late afternoon so you can roll straight into a bar.
Photo: Aethonatic, CC0 (cropped and resized)
