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At the Brewhouse Yard Museum find out what it was like to live in a Victorian house. Peer into 1920's shop windows and relive World War II in an air raid shelter built into the caves.

Based at Nottingham's old courthouse and gaol, you will be delving in to the dark and disturbing past of crime and punishment at the Galleries of Justice Museum. Travel back in time to the days when Nottingham Shire Hall was the only place in the UK where you could be tried, incarcerated and hanged on the front steps, all in the name of justice.

Mr Straw's House is a time capsule of the twenties - complete with the original collection of household items, costumes and memorabilia. The D.H Lawrence Heritage Centre in Eastwood depicts the past of Lawrences' mining hometown.

The Bassetlaw Museum in Retford is well worth a visit. Alongside the waxwork of William Brewster and Pilgrim Fathers displays, you'll find other local history, archaeology, costumes, photographs, agricultural and art exhibits.

Get interactive at one of our working museums. Discover the process of turning grain to flour on a tour around Green's Windmill. Try your hand at knitting with a 19 century sock machine at the Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum. Or visit Vina Cooke Museum of Dolls and Bygone Childhood.

If you're staying over in the city then check out our list of approved Nottingham hotels. Nottinghamshire and Sherwood Forest are great options for UK family holidays and our Robin Hood breaks website has everything you need. For that home away from home try our range of Nottingham bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) or our approved Nottingham holiday cottages.

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