# NOTTINGHAM | Nottingham Castle Revamp

**URL:** <https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nottingham-nottingham-castle-revamp/3184>\
**Category:** Proposed\
**Created:** [November 23, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nottingham-nottingham-castle-revamp/3184 "2016-11-23T22:29:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lamtheSTIG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/lamthestig/32/2206_2.png) [@lamtheSTIG](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/lamtheSTIG)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nottingham-nottingham-castle-revamp/3184/1 "2016-11-23T22:29:13Z")

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**Cost** - £30million

**Use** - Tourist Attraction / Museum

**Website** - [url][http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/[/url]](http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/%5B/url%5D)

**Expected Completion Date** - 2020

Nottingham castle is to receive £14million from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the £30million revamp which is expected to be completed in 2020.

The development of Nottingham castle will include the following:

- A glass lift inside the castle cliff

- The opening up of unexplored medieval caves underneath the castle and the city centre

- A new Visitors Centre

- An interactive Robin Hood Gallery with the inclusion of Little John, The Sheriff and The King

- Remodelling of the castle grounds

- Further restoration of the castle, Brewery Yard Cottages and gatehouse

- A castle terraced restaurant

- Remodelling of the galleries within the castle building including a new Rebellion gallery

- Live acts within the castle grounds all year round

The remaining funding will come from local donations, council tax and investors.

##Artistic Map

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/e/2e01908f6801867bd4617be6927bb888b140b4fd.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/1_zpsv0ykvngh.png.html)

##The New Visitor Centre

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/8/28d59eb6b346998b1f9e29390b2410ce89681f48.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/3_zpszz6elz3o.png.html)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/6/9671681863616522aa1d02da52c328659a9d7556.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/6_zpsctwqs3pc.png.html)

##The Robin Hood Interactive Gallery

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/0/10eff96738001f49ba032d7cd7d9dbc58fd4ebf8.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/2_zpsrc3hsj8d.png.html)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/5/1536ece0c824f8e75b4bc0fe6de3cb42e8b1a80c.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/5_zpsgl1fsyvx.png.html)

##The castle galleries

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/e/be7788635cb894e96ed26fb60dcd9d6862a61db5.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/7_zps3bkn0qth.png.html)

##A map of the current discovered caves

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/3/c388cf4d68227b77129cdb9a37ffe6823bb28a0c.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/8_zpsi7ukub8a.png.html)

The news was announced by Nottinghams official Robin Hood, Tim Pollard:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/4/140314b32e8deaf9df80a5d07ef62c9f91e340e4.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/9_zpsfivgjn9m.png.html)

You can view as to where the development is on my [Nottingham Interactive Development Map](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iidkAP3PnCbI0xacb0e1ZS0R4pk&usp=sharing):

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/9/59eb2305fd6723845708a4b9b2c23eb044440057.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/10_zpshmz1pgut.png.html)

##View Point

A blurry view of the castle looming over the city in the distance _(in brown towards the right)_ as viewed from the future city park which is to replace a 4 lane road known as Colin Street:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/f/9f439ff0c30e4a7486c43fc3f8ff2a0854434854.png)](http://s349.photobucket.com/user/IzaakSabo1/media/1_zpshblg9nud.png.html)

**_If anyone is interested in donating, please visit [URL=“[http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/](http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/)”][http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/[/URL]](http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/%5B/URL%5D) who will be the operator of the future tourist destination._**

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**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nottingham-nottingham-castle-revamp/3184/2 "2016-11-24T00:33:19Z")

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The Sherrif would be proud!