27 August

Sunshine replaced the clouds and rain, and it warmed up nicely compared to the last several days. We spent the day seeing some of the sights of Nottingham. We toured the museum complex at the former site of Nottingham Castle. It was one of the greatest in its day, but was demolished way back for various reasons. We tried going to Newstead Abbey, Lord Byron's home, but a series of unfortunate events caused us to arrive too late at the wrong place, so we returned to Nottingham, strolled about the Arboretum grounds and took a short-cut home through the graveyard where we found several very interesting markers. Supper at a neighborhood pub finished off a pretty decent day.

Cool Stuff

castle gatehouse

Robin Hood topiary

civil war marker (larger photo)

Janene Hood	Modern Nottingham	middle bailey bridge	castle gardens
	Robin Hood statue in plaza	below gatehouse	oldest inn in England

sandstone tunnel	tunnel/cave entrances	Mortimer's Hole	Hawkins Knott Family (larger photo)
Chinese bell tower	Nottingham Arboretum