Mountains & hills · East Midlands
Caves at Drury Hill
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Caves at Drury Hill — Caves at Drury Hill in Nottingham, now under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and operated as a visitor attraction called City of Caves.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Nottingham · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Caves at Drury Hill, you can get to Nottingham railway station, which is 0.4 km away. Entry is free, but please note that the site is not wheelchair accessible.
About
Caves at Drury Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2004. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Caves at Drury Hill in Nottingham, now under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and operated as a visitor attraction called City of Caves". Coordinates: 52.9507°, -1.1463°.
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From the Wikipedia article
City of Caves is a visitor attraction in Nottingham based on a network of caves, carved out of sandstone that have been variously used over the years as a tannery, public house cellars, and as an air raid shelter. The nearby Drury Hill is the medieval street under which they were formerly located until it was demolished to make way for the Broadmarsh shopping centre. The newer City of Caves name refers to the fact that the city of Nottingham has hundreds of man-made caves, which have been in use for over a thousand years. The City of Caves was accessed from the upper level of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre but can currently be accessed from Garner's Hill due to construction works in the Broadmarsh Centre, scheduled to finish in 2021. The attraction, part of the National Justice Museum, has been run by the Egalitarian Trust since opening in 2004.
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Background
History
Nottingham sits upon a soft sandstone ridge which can easily be dug with simple hand tools to create artificial cave dwellings. Indeed, Nottingham was described as in Old Brythonic meaning 'place of caves' by the Welsh Bishop of Sherborne Asser in his The Life of King Alfred (893). The caves here are some of the oldest remaining in the city, with pottery finds dating some of them to 1270–1300, and were inhabited from at least the 17th century until the St. Mary's Nottingham Inclosure Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 7 ) banned the renting of cellars and caves as homes for the poor. None of the caves are natural; they were all cut into the sandstone for use as houses, cellars and places of work by…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9507, -1.1463
- District
- Nottingham
- Parish
- Nottingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- NG1 7LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Nottingham East
- Established
- 2004
- Nearest railway station
- Nottingham — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.cityofcaves.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17642895 (CC0)
- wikipedia: City of Caves (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Nottingham Caves at Drury Hill, Nottingham (9).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caves at Drury Hill?
- Caves at Drury Hill is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG1 7LR), in the parish of Nottingham, unparished area.
- What is Caves at Drury Hill?
- Caves at Drury Hill — Caves at Drury Hill in Nottingham, now under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and operated as a visitor attraction called City of Caves.
- How do I get to Caves at Drury Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NG1 7LR.
- When was Caves at Drury Hill built?
- Built or established in 2004.
- Is Caves at Drury Hill a listed building?
- Caves at Drury Hill is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Caves at Drury Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Caves at Drury Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Caves at Drury Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NG1 7LR.