Attenborough Nature Reserve is located about 6 miles south of the City in the old gravel pits near to Attenborough. It has been evolving since around 1966 when part of the working pits were converted to a reserve that was opened by Sir David Attenborough. In 2005 the visitor centre was opened up and in that centre…
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Ye olde trip to jerusalem sandwiches
The Trip or the ‘ye olde trip to jerusalem’ is one of the classic ‘go to’ pubs in Nottingham for your visitor in search of some historical pub action. It certainly has all the attractions for the tourist with cavernous rooms, the cursed galleon and the chair that if you sit on it you supposedly become pregnant. As…
The Orange Tree in Nottingham – Friday night sandwiches
The Orange Tree on Shakespeare street in Nottingham City Centre is part of the Orange Tree Group and one of seven pubs in the region, the others being located in Loughborough and Leicester. This pub is a regular watering hole on the Friday night myfoodhunt pub crawl around Nottingham and can be relied on provide a decent pint of Harvest…
South Bank Bar – Searching for a classic Club Sandwich and meeting the All-In-One
The South Bank bar in Nottingham is located as it’s name suggests on the South Bank of the River Trent on the Southern End of Trent Bridge We used to frequent this bar on a fairly regular basis especially on a Friday lunchtime when we used to nearly always have the club sandwich. It was a really good…
Mrs Bunn’s Cob Emporium
Mrs Bunn’s Cob Emporium is on Musters Road in West Bridgford and has one of the most promising names that I have found for some time on my hunt for a decent sandwich in and around the county. When I read the name I was instantly thinking off Mrs Miggin’s Pie Shop from Blackadder for…
White Rabbit Tea House II – tempted by some “Scones with Clotted Cream and jam”
As you walk along Bridlesmith Gate you may spot a sign for the newly opened second branch of the White Rabbit Teahouse in the covered alleyway called Bridlesmith Walk that runs between Bridlesmith Gate and Fletcher Gate (if not then please look harder!). I have often alighted from the tram at the Lace Market stop…
Hartley’s Coffee and Sandwich Shop in Hockley
I had alighted from the Tram at the Lace Market stop and was just looking for simple lunch preferably some sort of sandwich and maybe a tea or coffee. Walking down the hill into Hockley I came across Hartley’s Coffee & Sandwich Bar just slightly down the slope on the corner at 21 Carlton Street. It looked OK…