Pixie 162 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Wheres your favorite nottingham places? Maybe somewhere with a little meaning to you or just somewhere you love? .i love belvoir castle! In the summer, me and my boyfriend would drive up n just sit in the fields around it, just chatting.. i love how beautiful it is up there! I also generally love any old building in nottingham .. the ones that are still about n havent been nocked down for flats that is! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Ain't that in Leicestershire ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Now you mention it.. Im not sure, i always thought it was in Nottingham as it never took long to drive up there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 It's near enough... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Stu is yer chap on here for finding most of the good hidden things in fields etc, as he goes walking all over the interesting areas that are around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I feel like such a traitor.. thinking belvoir was in nottingham! just googled it, it IS in leicestershire..I would of never of thought it was THAT far out, used to take us all of half hour to get there from burton joyce area Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Most of the places I liked probably paved over for car parks now! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Nice idea for a thread. Looks like a good topic for a blog. As as been stated on here before, you can see Belvoir Castle on a clear day from near Arnold. That will do for me. A few more obvious ones for me personally: Bestwood Country Park Newstead Abbey St. Barnabas Cathedral The Bell Inn Gunthorpe Lock and the Trent Valley Way 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Stu, Good list, nothing to challenge with your nominations, but would add Sherwood Forest Nottingham Castle Anywhere in Radford (in the sixties) Bobbersmill Cafe (in the eighties) Trent Embankment Dungeon Club The list is endless.............just confirms to me how great I thought Nottingham was, back in the day................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Iv never writen a blog.. wouldnt know what to write in one if i started but its nice to know iv started a thread thats blog-worthy! ..& oooh!! Where abouts from arnold can you see belvoir? i do believe i will have to see this for myself when its next clear...i say when, very hopefully.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 would imagine from top of a hill! talking of which much prefer parts of Derbyshire to Notts, the latter seems bland? (don't ban me! lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Belvoir isn't visible from Arnold per say , but from Mapperly top! (Seeing as Arnold is down the other side of the hill!) Plains Road is a good veiw point , around the Catfoot lane junction, it's around 15 .5 miles but it's definately visible. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I once Morris Danced at Belvoir Castle - awaits ridicule......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Most people think im old enough to have known Morris personnaly......LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Stu is yer chap on here for finding most of the good hidden things in fields etc, as he goes walking all over the interesting areas that are around. It's funny you should say that Kev... On one of my familiar walks recently I took a slight detour and came across this sight. I'm sure the knowledgeable people on here will recognise it but I had walked within a couple of hundred yards of it many, many times without knowing of it's existence. Where in Nottinghamshire is this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Most people think im old enough to have known Morris personnaly......LOL Thought you was 'im Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 And Stu , no real idea , but it reminds me of the parkland next to the transport heritage centre at Ruddington. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 No - cold - wrong side of the city. A clue is in the implements depicted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 The site of the former Gedling Colliery ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 No, but you're on the right lines... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Calverton ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Nope... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is going back a bit. Ok, back a lot! The Arboretum Trent Embankment Bulwell Bogs and Bulwell Lido Market Square, and basically the whole of the city centre before it was decimated Wollaton Hall The Trent at Gunthorpe Sherwood Forest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'd definitely add Southwell to my list with the essence of it being the Minster and The Saracens Head. I think it's easily the most lovely and atmospheric of Nottinghamshire towns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 OOOOH The Trent at Gunthorpe , just below the weir East Bridgford side, wading out about 90 feet, casting line a further 130 foot (See lines on photo), fishing rod in it's cradle, catching big Chub and Barbel (Up to 5 pound and 8 pound respectively) Oh happy days !! Just treated myself to a new reel, it's a model I've been hanging my nose over for 5 years, when they first came out they were around £120, I finally got a brand new one for £29.99p !! (Thanks Amazon !!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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