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With an extra day to get out and about this weekend, here’s our round up of things to do this bank holiday. There’s plenty going on and something for everyone.
Get the Party Started
On Friday evening, start the May Bank Holiday with a party and head to the Riverbank where it will rock you with 100% guitar based anthems. Alternatively, if you go on Sunday you can enjoy a Pop Up Party with guest DJ’s and more.
Live Music is available at the Sanctuary on Sunday 5 May with folk and brass mixed original tunes from Aistaguca. Farndon Boathouse also offer live music at their Sunday Sessions event as Beatles
The sun is shining, spring has nearly sprung and yet the cold weather still won’t let up! To help put a spring in your step, we’ve put together a list of great events in Nottinghamshire, for you to enjoy over the coming weekend.
Saturday marks the start of English Tourism Week and all over Notts, venues and attractions will be tempting you through the door with a variety of discounts and special offers. From tours to afternoon teas; take advantage and celebrate tourism in Nottinghamshire.
Don’t miss great events, including a speciality English Menu at the D.H.Lawrence Bistro starting on the 16th, the chance to make your own Queen Victoria peg doll,
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As far as Robin Hood goes there are two things that seem to be fairly certain as the years go by. Firstly, somewhere along the line there will be a new representation of him, and secondly, how he is portrayed will cause a stir.
Let’s take the most recent film for example. Ridley Scott asked Russell Crowe to take on the legendary hero. Crowe is one of Scott’s long term acting collaborators and one of the biggest actors of his generation. Did Crowe really realise that there would be widespread national coverage in the UK about his English accent in the movie? No one did the same when he played Maximus.
Crowe and
Saturday sees the return of the Nottingham Playhouse‘s pantomime which this year, happens to be the one and only Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood. Directed for the 29th year in a row by Kenneth Alan Taylor, this year’s production will see him take to the stage once again as the Dame, his first appearance since 2009. We caught up with this very talented director ahead of his return this weekend.
EN: Where is your favourite place in Nottinghamshire?
KA Taylor: Without a doubt the Playhouse must be my favourite place in Nottingham. When you have spent twenty-nine years connected to a theatre it becomes like a second home.
We had a chat with Robin Hood, to find out about his role at this weekend’s very popular Robin Hood Pageant at Nottingham Castle. The pageant is on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October.
What are you most looking forward to about this year’s pageant?
The new and the old; we’ve got some great new shows in the arena (including one I’m in) but we’ve still got the majesty and spectacle of the jousting – and of course the same great atmosphere of excitement and fun! It’s always great to meet all of the families from grandparents to children, all of whom have different stories and ideas about the Robin Hood
As the Robin Hood Beer Festival approaches, recent research has attempted to settle the debate over Nottingham’s oldest pub.
For decades there has been a controversy over which is the oldest pub in Nottingham – The Bell Inn, The Salutation Inn or Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. It was even a study for Time Team’s Tony Robinson in his 1998 TV programme ‘History Hunters’ looking at the different claims. The Trip has long claimed to be the oldest Inn in the whole of England – but who’s right?
A new well-researched article by Dr David Cross, who runs the Nottingham Ghost Walk and the Nottingham Heroes & Villains Tour, brings all
In the mood for Robin Hood?
Journalist and travel writer Laura Porter @AboutLondon came to Nottinghamshire for the start of the Robin Hood Festival and we showed her some of the fun on offer here. She wrote about it for @Anglotopia.
Read about her visit here: http://www.anglotopia.net/countries/england/lauras-london-laura-leaves-london-explores-robin-hood-country-nottinghamshire/
Day Four of our amazing prize from Experience Nottinghamshire was a trip up to Sherwood Forest to the Robin Hood Festival - the biggest celebration in the world of the legendary outlaw.And what better way to start our visit, than with a photo of Robin Hood himself!
The Major Oak is linked throughout the world to Sherwood’s legendary hero Robin Hood, and Robin and his merry Men are rumoured to have slept in its branches. Throughout the day there was music and performances in the Visitor Centre and around the Major Oak from festival folk.
Performers at the Robin Hood Festival
After our lunch in the Forest Table Restaurant, we walked down to the main arena to watch the Falconry Display. All the children were invited
The Olympics may be over but there are plenty more events on offer around Nottinghamshire for you to explore this weekend. As we’re still in the throes of the school holidays, there are plenty of activities for children.
This weekend there’s still chance to catch the Robin Hood Festival with jousting and pageantry on both days in the main arena. Head on over to catch the atmosphere with medieval stalls, music and entertainment at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
Over at Notts Golf Club (Hollinwel) the 86th R&A Boys Amateur Championships will come to an exciting finale. See some of the best junior golfers in the world compete for this prestigious
The 28th Annual Robin Hood Festival opens today, so here’s our guide on what to expect if you head to Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve this week.
The biggest celebration of the world famous outlaw is a must see for families during the school summer holidays and if you haven’t yet been, you need to go. Entry to the event is free, although there is a car parking charge of £5 per day and small fees for archery and outdoor theatre.
1. Medieval stalls, music and merry men.
One of the best parts of the festival is the whole atmosphere that greets you at Sherwood Forest. There are medieval
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