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Southwell Minster - The Village Cathedral
suvanki Says: Southwell Minster is also known as the Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As it is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, it is a Cathedral, but like York, it maintained the historical honorary title of Minster. In Southwells case, it came...
raquelitalarga Says: This 3 day music festival is held in mid-June and has all you would expect from folkies...crafts, workshops, open-mic sessions,street theatre, 40 real ales and cider etc. If you buy a ticket there are 3 stages and camping but lots of events take place around the town if you...
raquelitalarga Says: The National Trust have restored the huge Victorian building and claim it's the best preserved workhouse in England. It's on the edge of the town and is not well signposted so ask in the tourist info for directions (next to the minster)! It's a pity it doesn't get more...
raquelitalarga Says: Dr Beeching is probably responsible for the creation of the "Southwell Trail" which leads you along the old railway track to Bilsthorpe (nearly 8 miles away). We got sick of being in a green 'tunnel' after a mile or so so...maybe at Kirklington?? ...we left the path by a...
raquelitalarga Says: Yet another of Byron's familyhomes! I think this maybe a museum too but anyway it is an elegant Geargian buliding and overlooks a gorgeous, leafy green. The cute police station (best posting in Nottinghamshire??) and former Victorian prison are just next door.
raquelitalarga Says: The nostalgia factor of seeing rows and rows sweetie jars definitely make the goodies taste better! The shop has been on the site since the 1930's.Paper bags of chocolate limes ( a Friday evening treat when I was little) and Gray's teacakes are always on my shopping list....
raquelitalarga Says: Have a drink (or stay the night) at the Saracens Head Hotel. King Charles stayed here (then The Kings Head) at the start of the Civil War and again the night following his final defeat of 1646. The building is Elizabethan with Georgian, and more modern, additons. If you stay...
Can you find the boar or the Green Man?
raquelitalarga Says: The minster is beautiful inside and out. It's most famous for it's carvings of leaves, heads and animals....seems quite pagan especially with several green men hiding in the undergrowth. There is also part of a roman mosaic that may have once been the floor of the saxon...
The Old Coach House: Cosy and popular
raquelitalarga Says: This pub won awards a couple of years ago under different management. It is on the edge of the town heading toward Southwell racecourse. It has a charming courtyard beer garden and is quirky inside.
Regular bus service from Nottingham
raquelitalarga Says: The 100 bus leaves Queen's Street every 30 minutes. Check the NCT website for timetables. The journey is quite pretty and takes about half an hour.
raquelitalarga Says: Southwell is the location Mr Matthew Bramley 'discovered' the apple in his garden in 1856 and apparently the tree is still fruiting. If you are British you will be familiar with the fruit as great for pies and crumbles!! Nearby to the Bramley house is the Bramley Apple pub,...
raquelitalarga Says: This is a fairly important British racecourse (which was damaged badly by floods in 2007). It is now fully open and has regular fixtures.
Plan a Southwell vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Southwell locals
The 100 bus leaves Queen's Street every 30 minutes. Check the NCT website for timetables. The journey is quite pretty and takes about half an hour.
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I can't believe Southwell isn't even listed on VT as a place to visit near Nottingham! It is charming, historic, set in rolling hills and 20 minutes from Nottingham!
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Home of the Minster and the Bramley Apple
Growing up in Nottinghamshire, Southwell was a place that we visited as a family over the years, sometimes calling into the Minster, sometimes going for morning coffee or lunch at The Saracens Head....
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