We had a few hours to spare in Nottingham and came across this museum. What a find, something different in every room, lovely staff and volunteers.

As a local Nottingham resident I went to visit this museum today. I checked the opening times were ok but when I got there it was shut. A lot of visitors to Nottingham were waiting and wondering if it was open or not,a lot of them foreign tourists. Unfortunately it wasn't ,even though the sign said it should have been.... More 

We wasted a Sunday travelling to Nottingham to visit the museum with our young grandson only to find it closed. We checked on the website prior to our trip and it said it was open. There were no notices on the website or at the museum to say it was closed. We had to enquire at the castle. It had... More 

Popped in here as it was free admission with my Nottingham Castle Ticket...nice museum plenty to see and easy to walk round...just follow the arrows...I felt old at one point when in one section they had a Spectrum Computer as one of the exhibits...lol...good fun

This is just outside the castle but castle ticket gets you in a lot to see very nicely set out great visit especially if you are into to nostalgia

At £2.50 it is a bargain! We arrived a few minutes before it opened and sat talking to the wonderful volunteers that were working in the garden and the museum. One went and made us a cup of coffee while we waited. The exhibits and the building are interesting and give a view of local life though various times in... More 

Went here to find it closed. Only open at weekends and on bank holidays. However it is next door to Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, so we visited there instead.

The cost is £2.50 or free with a Nottingham Castle entrance ticket, and this museum is worth every penny! It's like a TARDIS in that it looks relatively small from the outside, but that is deceiving! It is huge! Well worth a mooch!

This little place is like a Tardis - you go in and think it's small but there's so much packed in there, and many more rooms than you'd imagine! Interesting place to spend an hour or so. There's a historic pub next door so great way to learn some things about Nottingham and then have a drink or spot of... More