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Consider Nottingham and nearly all visitors remember the legend of Robin Hood, his merry men and the Sherrif of Nottingham and even though the story attracts many people year after year there is a great deal more to Nottingham and Nottinghamshire than your would think. Infact Nottingham has a respectable collection of fantastic local attractions making it a superb place for a family vacation and the article below discusses the city and a small selection of attractions in and around Nottingham, including some establishments offering Nottingham B&B.

The city of Nottingham is found in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands, England, UK. As well as the legend of Sir Robin Hood, Nottingham is also strongly associated with the  industry especially during the period known as the Industrial Revolution when it gained a superb worldwide reputation.

The Lace Market, Nottingham

Once the center of the world’s lace industry, at the peak of the British Empire, the Lace Market is, now, a protected heritage area. The area  is home to a great many fantastic examples of 19th Century industrial architecture. The market wasn’t like a normal market area, rather than featuring stalls and salesmen, it featured a number of warehouses and salesrooms selling and displaying lace. After the decline in the lace industry the area suffered terribly however, nowadays, the majority of the fine warehouses have been restored for other purposes for instance photographic studios and similar. The Lace Market in Nottingham is a popular visitor attraction.

Galleries of Justice & Shire Hall

Near to the Lace Market you will discover the Galleries of Justice situated in Shire Hall. Shire Hall is a Georgian building which features Neoclassical columns, pilasters and dome. The facade has, if you look at it closely, a spelling mistake Goal rather than Gaol. The Hall has 2 superbly preserved Victorian courtrooms plus a women’s prison, bath house, old cells, an Edwardian police station and a prisoner’s exercise yard.

Nottingham is a fantastic place to have a vacation. You will find plenty to see and do around the city and a massive selection of visitor attractions nearby. Nearby places to visit include; Newstead Abbey, Hardwick Hall and Wollaton Hall.

As is common in all England B&B, Nottingham accommodation is commonly of superb quality at a reasonable cost and many visitors choose to stay in Nottingham for only part of their vacation and then elsewhere for the remaining nights.

Love it or dread it, Christmas is inevitable. No sooner have the stores taken down their Halloween displays than they’re replacing them with huge icicles, gold stars and beaming Santas. The pressure’s on to fight late night shoppers, order turkeys and vast pork pies, and work out how to be in three different places on Christmas Day. There’s no escape.

Or maybe there is, if you dare to try something different and break from the normal, society imposed, traditions…

It’s not necessary to forget about Christmas altogether, unless of course you want to; rather, it’s a case of having a different type of Christmas, one which takes a bit more imagination and planning, but one which you will forever remember.

How about, for example, a city break? Not only are they reasonably priced, but you get to have a break whilst still being back at home for the majority of the festive season. Prague, with its rich history and opulent beauty, is a firm favourite and the wonderful Christmas markets are open throughout the festive season, including Christmas Day itself. In Vienna, the Christkindlmarkt in the City Hall Square is famous the world over for its elaborately decorated trees, dozens of wooden huts selling gifts and food and, of course, welcome glasses of hot Gluhwein.

Venice is another great European city that will make your Christmas totally unforgettable. Gone are the crowds of summer tourists (the population is actually halved in the winter months), and so you can take in the unique Venetian culture and charms, with a little festive spirit sprinkled on top, at your own leisurely pace. If you’re looking for a particularly romantic trip, then it’s absolutely ideal.

If it’s that traditional White Christmas you’re dreaming of, then the ski resorts of Switzerland, France and Austria are great places to head for. Sunshine on crisp snow, pine-covered mountains and crackling log fires all make for that perfect Christmas card scene. And, away from the slopes, a glass or two of hot punch always goes down well as the snow softly falls.

Then there is the ultimate Christmas experience – a visit to Lapland. What could be more perfect than spending your Christmas at the place that Mr. Christmas calls home. What could be better than watching, from within your snug log cabin, the snow fall outside as Reindeers run across the scenic landscape. For those of you with children, this can turn out to be the most memorable and magical trip of your lives.

There really is something for everyone in the range of Christmas hotel breaks available. Ask yourself, is another Christmas spent half asleep on the sofa, watching the same old Christmas specials on TV, something that you really want this year? Go on… dare to do something different.

This Christmas, why not have a festive adventure away from home? Our Christmas hotel breaks guide offers a number of ideas for a wonderful Christmas spent at one of the worlds most festive destinations. Cheap Hotel Chains price compare all latest cheap hotel deals across the world.