Why go
- City and council area in Nottinghamshire, England.
- Served by Nottingham City Airport (NQT).
History
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 42 miles (68 km) south-east of Sheffield and 54 miles (87 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood's belligerent Sheriff of Nottingham, and is historically associated with the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a UNESCO "City of Literature".
Restaurants & places to go
Tea, Cafe · Tea cafe · 57 Main Street, Nottingham, NG15 8FD · mortonsfarmtearooms.co.uk
Bagel, Fast Food · Bagel fast food · 51 Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2GN
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Bubble Tea cafe · 27 Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 2DR
French, Restaurant · French restaurant · Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2SA
Fast Food · fast food · 158 Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, NG2 4HJ · mydera.co.uk
Paint A Pot Studio, Cafe · "Pottery painting studio" / cafe Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:30 · 852 Woodborough Road, Nottingham, NG3 5QQ · razzledazzlepots.co.uk
Cafe · Christian Bibles, books, music, cards and gifts, DVD's, CD's, homemade lunches and afternoon teas Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00 · 2 Main Road,… · mustardseed-nottingham.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00 Features: takeaway · Strelley Road, Nottingham, NG8 3AP · storelocator.asda.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:30 Features: takeaway · 34-35 Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 2DR · restaurants.fiveguys.co.uk
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-05:00, Su 11:00-02:00 Features: takeaway · 55 Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 6JB · kfc.co.uk
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-23:00; Fr-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 132 Main Street, Nottingham, NG6 8ET · papajohns.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: 11:30-21:00; Th-Sa 11:30-22:00 · Ranson Road, Nottingham, NG9 6DX · georgestradition.co.uk
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 08:00-21:30; We-Th 08:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 09:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery,… · bills-website.co.uk
Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-19:00; Su 08:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · 355 Carlton Hill, Nottingham, NG4 1JE · greggs.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 11:30-21:30 · 1 Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1LG · mowglistreetfood.com
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, air conditioning ·… · wagamama.com
Wings, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 13-14 Exchange Walk, Nottingham, NG1 2NX · wingstop.co.uk
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 · Nottingham, NG1 4DB · bellaitalia.co.uk
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 10:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · Nottingham, NG2 7BS · dunkin.co.uk
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 09:00-22:30; Su 09:00-21:30 · Ikea Way, Nottingham, NG16 2RP · frankieandbennys.com
Dessert, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-24:00 · 6 Angel Row, Nottingham, NG1 6HL · heavenlydesserts.co.uk
Barbecue, American, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 closed "Temporary" Features: outdoor seating · Mornington Crescent, Nottingham, NG16 1QE · hickorys.co.uk
Swedish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-20:30; Sa 09:00-19:30; Su 10:00-16:30; PH 09:30-18:30 Features: takeaway, step-free access · Nottingham, NG16… · ikea.com
Japanese, Korean, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-19:00 Features: takeaway · 7-8 Exchange Walk, Nottingham, NG1 2NX · kokorouk.com
Latin American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating · 4 Chapel Quarter, Chapel Bar,… · iguanas.co.uk
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-04:00, Fr,Sa 11:00-05:00 Features: takeaway · 9 Angel Row, Nottingham, NG1 6HL · locations.tacobell.co.uk
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-17:00, Su 11:00-16:00 · Rutland Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8DG · yosushi.com
Restaurant · "Coffee house and oyster bar" · 2A George Street, Nottingham, NG1 3BE · thecurioustavern.co.uk
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 17:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 17:00-00:30 Features: vegan options, halal · 119 Cotmanhay Road, Ilkeston, DE7 8NZ · ilkestonkebab.co.uk
Cake, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30; Sa 08:30-17:30; Su 08:30-17:00 · 83 High Road, Nottingham, NG9 2LE · thepuddingpantry.co.uk
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · 326-330 Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1FS · turquoisekitchens.co.uk
Tapas, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-We 10:00-23:00, Th-Sa 10:00-01:00, Su 10:00-23:00 · 17 Central Avenue, Nottingham, NG2 5GQ · yumacha.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · 70 Bridgford Road, Nottingham, NG2 6AP · gigglingsquid.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Steak House restaurant · Chapel Bar, Nottingham, NG1 6JS · barandblock.co.uk
Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Ice Cream ice cream · Trinity Square, Nottingham, NG1 4AF · creamscafe.com
Steak, Restaurant · Steak restaurant · Wollaton Vale, Nottingham, NG8 2NR · millerandcarter.co.uk
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 11:45-18:00+; Mo,Tu off Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 27 Bridgford Road, Nottingham, NG2 6AU · escabeche.co.uk
Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 278-280 Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 3NA
Diner, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 09:00-18:00 · 338-340 Carlton Hill, Nottingham, NG4 1JD
Breakfast, Cake, Chicken, Coffee Shop, Italian, Local, Cafe · Breakfast/Cake cafe · 38 High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN · hungrypumpkin.co.uk
Chinese, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · Moor Lane, Nottingham, NG14 6FZ · springwatercantonese.com
Nepalese, Restaurant · Nepalese restaurant · 131 Glaisdale Drive West, Nottingham, NG8 4GY · gurkhakitchen.org.uk
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · 132 Wollaton Road, Nottingham, NG9 2PE · kellari.co.uk
Seafood, Restaurant · Seafood restaurant · 199-201 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FS · thelobster-pot.co.uk
Vietnamese, Cafe · Vietnamese cafe · 8 Byard Lane, Nottingham, NG1 2GJ · cocotang.co.uk
355 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
East Midlands Airport (EMA) 11 mi to the centre
Nottingham, Leicestershire, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Ryanair, Jet2.com, Transavia France, Monarch Airlines…) · direct flights to 57 destinations incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Faro… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Birmingham (34 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 57 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 37 routes: Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergamo, Bergerac, Berlin, Carcassonne, Chania, Connaught, Cork, Dinard, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, La Rochelle, Limoges, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Reus, Rhodos, Riga, Rome, Rzeszow, Tenerife, Treviso, Valencia, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800) · 20 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Bodrum, Budapest, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Ibiza, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Prague, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 13 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321) · 7 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Faro, Malaga, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 5 routes: Amsterdam, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A321) · 5 routes: Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Tenerife
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 5 routes: Arrecife, Enfidha, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Tenerife
- Air Sicilia BM (ER3) · 1 route: Brussels
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Eastern Airways T3 (J41) · 1 route: Aberdeen
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Nottingham City Airport (NQT) 4.3 mi to the centre
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Jericho Farm Airstrip 6.1 mi to the centre
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG, GB
Watnall Airfield 6.4 mi to the centre
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 11 mi from the centre
Where to stay
26-28 High Pavement, Nottingham NG1 1HN, United Kingdom · stmarysquarters.com
Standard Hl, Park Row, Nottingham NG1 6GN, United Kingdom · hartsnottingham.co.uk
4-6, Eldon Chambers, Wheeler Gate, Nottingham NG1 2NS, United Kingdom · igloohostel.co.uk
Wollaton St, Nottingham NG1 5RH, United Kingdom · ihg.com
Castle Marina Park, Castle Bridge Rd, Nottingham NG7 1GX, United Kingdom · ihg.com
65 Russell St, Nottingham NG7 4FL, United Kingdom · trivelleshotels.com
Castle Marina Park, Castle Bridge Rd, Nottingham NG7 1GX, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
7, Chapel Quarter, Nottingham NG1 6JS, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Triumph Road Jubilee Conference Centre, Nottingham NG7 2TU, United Kingdom · nottinghamvenues.com
Station St, Nottingham NG2 3BJ, United Kingdom · leonardo-hotels.com
16 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham NG1 2FZ, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
London Rd, Nottingham NG2 4UU, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
65, 69 Wilford Ln, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7RN, United Kingdom · thebeecheshotel.co.uk
1a Station St, Nottingham NG2 3AJ, United Kingdom · thebentinckhotel.co.uk
4-8, Heritage Mews, High Pavement, Nottingham NG1 1HN, United Kingdom · heritagemewsnottingham.co.uk
Goldsmith St, Nottingham NG1 5LT, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
17-21 Wollaton St, Nottingham NG1 5FW, United Kingdom · ihg.com
2 George St, Nottingham NG1 3BP, United Kingdom · oyorooms.com
New, City House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham NG1 6AJ, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
Riverside Retail Park, Tottle Rd, Queens Dr, Nottingham NG2 1RT, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
41 Maid Marian Way, Nottingham NG1 6GD, United Kingdom · radissonhotels.com
312 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG5 2EF, United Kingdom · bestwestern.co.uk
1 Rutland St, Nottingham NG1 6FL, United Kingdom · bestwestern.co.uk
344 Mansfield Rd, Mapperley Park, Nottingham NG5 2DA, United Kingdom · tudor-house-hotel.org.es
Milton St, Nottingham NG1 3PZ, United Kingdom · hilton.com
4 Wyville Cl, Radford, Nottingham NG7 3AR, United Kingdom
4-6 Radcliffe Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5FW, United Kingdom
124-126 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3HL, United Kingdom · mamasinn.co.uk
Stanley Pl, Talbot St, Nottingham NG1 5GS, United Kingdom · roomzzz.com
2 Alfreton Rd, Radford, Nottingham NG7 3NF, United Kingdom · dwell-nottingham.co.uk
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Nottingham City Airport (NQT); 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 12 mi.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Nottingham, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Broker, marketplace · Operator network worldwide · Online charter marketplace, part of Directional Aviation; instant quotes.
Marketplace · Operator network · Transparent on-demand jet charter marketplace showing the operator and tail.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Boat Tour