Arboretum — Attraction in Nottingham

This is an absolutely wonderful park to stroll around if you have a couple of hours to spare, there's plenty of benches to relax and watch the wildlife, the squirrels are very tame and a joy to see scurrying around the trees and bushes... The park is wheelchair friendly with everywhere on the flat and no obstacles to overcome... It's also a dog friendly park, but please keep your pets on a lead so as not to scare the wildlife... The trees and bushes are splendid, I'm returning for definite in the Autumn when nature's colours are at their finest... The Arboretum is only 15 to 20mins walk from the City Centre, so if you're in the City centre and fancy a break from the City, come here to recharge your health batteries, it's well worth it... I caught the bus from outside the City and exited the bus at Canning Circus then it's only a 5min walk downhill to the Arboretum, but please be careful of the trams as there's a couple of tramlines to cross from there... All in all a marvellous place to visit... Come, you won't be...

Nottingham Arboretum dates back to the middle of the 19th century and indeed commemorates MP Fergus O'Connor (of Chartism fame) with a statue. An initial promenade from Nth Sherwood St. winds westwards towards the main entrance on Addison St., tunneling under the road and meeting the footpaths further in. The main slope from there is southwestwards towards the main entrance on Waverley Street, next to Waverley House (Trent Uni art dept.). On the way are side aisles of trees, the war memorial section commemorating conflicts in Russia and China, a play area, a toilet block, floral displays, and the bandstand and seating surrounds. At the very bottom a sizeable pond with fountain, fish and reeds, a sad aviary, and a newly-opened cafe in a renovated building by the gate. Once a haven for drug dealers and ne'er-do-wells the Arbo is currently revived and a popular destination for joggers, strollers, prams and those gasping for greenness and fresh air in the inner city. I just wish they didn't keep those poor birds in those...

I have always liked in here. Great place to walk around with your family, friends or partner and much to explore.

Have different areas within the park such as the Chinese cannon, the totem statues, the band stand and much more. It holds a great ambience itself. Great views with evergrowing trees and colourful flowers throughout the park. Some of the flowers are in the shape of art and of beautiful designs.

There is a nice small pond where often you will found ducks which people like to feed and interact with. Alongside these ducks there are large cages which has different birds in for people to see which is next door to a café where you could get a bite to eat and plenty of seating areas for people to seat if they wish too.

Sometimes there are a few events happening here which people go to and perfect place to chill with a picnic or just to relax and enjoy the calming...