Events Around Nottinghamshire

An exhibition of historical costumes based on research about 6 women who were involved in nursing at The Workhouse. The Workhouse is delighted to be working with South Essex College of Further & Higher Education again in 2019. This year the students are creating costumes around the nursing community at The Workhouse.

From Friday 17 to Friday 31 May, Mansfield Market will once again be joining the national Love your Local Market campaign and is looking for businesses and individuals to take part.

The workout that tones the whole body! Burns 46% more calories than ordinary walking. Great for neck, shoulder and back problems. Easy on the knees and joints. Suitable for ages 9+. Sociable, safe outdoor exercise.

Have fun discovering Southwell with two self-guided, quirky, heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Buy in booklet or instant download format. Are you curious about Southwell? Looking for an unusual and quirky activity which gets you out in the fresh air whatever the weather?

Are We Artists Now?: NTU GEN23 Photography Festival 22nd May - 5th June Private View: Thursday 23rd May, 7 - 9pm Gina Gabriella Coelho / Lois Cropper / Jess Govinden / Lauren Heap / Kirsty Elizabeth Howland / Bethany Jones-Grimshaw / Grace Kendall / Oliver Knowles / Ria Measom / Megan Oakley / Mollie Prime...

Join us for this brand new Tour of Mansfield Manor and its parks and Gardens, Behind the beautiful setting are some dark secrets, The Hotel is supposedly haunted. Come and hear of the tragic events that have left spirits stranded and some of the untimely departures of some of the former inhabitants.

Our House is an award winning musical featuring songs from ska/pop band Madness. The story follows Camden lad Joe Casey who, on the night of his 16th birthday, makes a decision that will change his life forever. Our House follows the two paths that Joe’s life could take after that fateful night.

Maia Baker / Tom Coffey / Mitch Gamble / Rosie Garrett / Lucy Rebecca Hill / Lucy Hyde / Chloe MacInnes / Rebecca Potten / Rachel Sainsbury Surface Gallery is pleased to announce Ocular, part of Nottingham Trent University’s city-wide photography degree show, GEN23.

Over 20 interesting saddles from the 18th - 20th Century. Habits from the 1840’s - 1920’s. Victorian and later bridles, safety stirrups, whips and other accoutrements, pictures and prints.

This inspirational installation at The Workhouse, aims to engage the audience with the voices of young people who are experiencing poverty and stigma in contemporary Britain.

This Workhouse exhibition is linked with the National Trust programme and is an exciting opportunity to see conservation in action focusing on how and why we conserve our wallpaper. There are numerous wallpaper samples both in the main Workhouse building and in the newly conserved Firbeck Infirmary.

Visitors will have a chance to see the work in progress of a new significant contemporary art piece. Displayed and hosted at The Workhouse, this commission is through the lens of people with learning difficulties.

A small walk up the hill to an amazing 5 acre Bluebell wood

Games and sporty fun, activities for all the family to enjoy over the half-term. Booking Not Needed.

Free informal guided walk to explore the wildlife of Attenborough Nature Reserve with the Beeston Wildlife Group. All welcome.

Kick start your Saturday with these drop-in creative workshops. The perfect chance to get creative as a family, this season we’re taking inspiration from Hassan Hajjaj’s colour-packed exhibition The Path.

Beautiful Newstead Abbey. Built to salve a kings conscience and make good with his God for the Murder of Thomas Becket. Sold by Henry viii to the Byron family to bolster up the royal coffers. Inspiration to writers like Washington Irving writer of Sleepy Hollow.

Enjoy a run through the woodland and parkland around Clumber Park. Starting from Central Bark (located near the cricket ground) this 5km (two lap course) takes you through the woodland and parkland of Clumber Park. If you would like an official time you will need to register at www.parkrun.org.

ParkRun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. Come and join the Clumber Park ParkRun family of more than 350 people who take part each week. Meet outside Central Bark. Booking Not Needed.

Patchings Art Centre celebrated 30 years last year, when we opened new areas and walks in celebration. 50 acres to incl wild flowers, woodland and meadow landscapes. The aim is to inspire and encourage artists to paint in the open, whilst providing enjoyment and tranquillity for visitors.

A walk with Jenny Hawkings and the South Notts Local Group of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to look for the Grizzled Skipper butterfly and other flora and fauna.

This historic, mature, 8 acre garden, mostly shaded woodland, abounds with rhododendrons, hostas, ferns, and spring bulbs.

Ye Olde Salutation Inn Nottingham has won awards for its fine ales, which you can purchase from the bar and then descend with our Teller of Tales for some of the strange but true facts about Nottingham, Its Pubs, Its History, and some very strange folks who have lived in the town.

Join us for the official launch of our project, Classified: Operation Clumber Park, with the arrival of Nellie, a life-sized replica of Churchill’s trench digging machine.

NELLIE was Winston Churchills brainchild, a 75ft long trench digging machine brought to Clumber Park under the cover of darkness during WWII. Shes making a re-appearance at Clumber Park in 2019, come along and find out more. Booking Not Needed.