Nottingham

:This article is about the English city. For others, see Nottingham (disambiguation).

Culture and sport

Nottingham has two main theatres, the Nottingham Playhouse and the Theatre Royal (which also houses the Royal Concert Hall). There are also several art galleries which often receive national attention, particularly the castle museum and the Angel Row gallery (attached to the main library). Both of the city's universities also put on a wide range of plays, concerts, and other events throughout term time.

Related Topics:
Theatre - Nottingham Playhouse - Theatre Royal - Royal Concert Hall

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The annual Goose Fair is always popular. More generally, the city is regarded as having a good nightlife, with many clubs and bars in the centre of town that are popular amongst both the local and student communities with the style of nightclub varying from the large mainstream dance club The Works through to the small and retro Cookie Club.

Related Topics:
Goose Fair - The Works - Cookie Club

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The city is home to two football teams; Nottingham Forest, who play in the Football League, and who under their most famous manager, the late Brian Clough, won the European Cup twice, and Notts County of Football League Two, the oldest Football League team in the UK, having been founded in 1862 (a year before the establishment of the Football Association). The Trent Bridge cricket ground, home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, is frequently a venue for international Test matches.

Related Topics:
Football - Nottingham Forest - Football League - Brian Clough - Notts County - Football League Two - 1862 - Trent Bridge - Cricket - Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club - Test

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Also in the city is the National Ice Centre, a large ice skating rink; the city's links to ice skating can be traced back to arguably its most famous children of recent times, Olympic ice dancing champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. The NIC is home to the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey club, one of the UK's top sides. The city also has a rugby club, and a large tennis centre, where the annual Samsung Open is held in the weeks immediately prior to Wimbledon.

Related Topics:
National Ice Centre - Ice skating - Olympic - Ice dancing - Jayne Torvill - Christopher Dean - Nottingham Panthers - Ice hockey - Samsung Open - Wimbledon

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The National Ice Centre doubles as Nottingham Arena. Mainstream and popular bands play in the arena on tour. There is also an award-winning "rock" venue called Rock City and a smaller venue The Rescue Rooms where more alternative rock bands play.

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Rock City - The Rescue Rooms

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The National Water Sports Centre is based at Holme Pierrepont, with a 2000m regatta lake for rowing, canoeing and sailing, and a white water slalom course. A number of other sailing, rowing and canoeing clubs are based along the River Trent.

Related Topics:
National Water Sports Centre - Holme Pierrepont

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Nottingham won the Britain in Bloom competition, in the Large City category, in 1997, 2001 and 2003. It also won the Entente Florale Gold Award in 1998.

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Britain in Bloom - 1997 - 2001 - 2003 - Entente Florale - 1998

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Popular tourist attractions in Nottingham include Nottingham Castle, Caves of Nottingham the Galleries of Justice, and the Tales of Robin Hood on Maid Marian Way, as well as the City's ancient pubs. There are also a number of parks and gardens around Nottingham that are popular among tourists and residents. These include Sherwood Forest, Rufford Country Park, Creswell Crags, Wollaton Park, and Clumber Park.

Related Topics:
Nottingham Castle - Caves of Nottingham - Galleries of Justice - Tales of Robin Hood - Sherwood Forest - Rufford Country Park - Creswell Crags - Wollaton Park - Clumber Park

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