Nottingham neighborhood guides

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  Hockley, Nottingham

  Hockley is Nottingham's independent quarter, sitting right beside the Lace Market. It suits browsers, coffee drinkers and anyone planning a bar-to-cinema evening, with independent shops, street art and alfresco dining packed into a compact set of streets.

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  Lace Market Nottingham

  The Lace Market is Nottingham's oldest quarter, a compact grid of 19th-century red-brick lace warehouses now filled with bars, restaurants and creative businesses. Here is what to see, where to eat and drink, where to stay, and how to pair it with bohemian Hockley next door.

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  Park Estate Nottingham

  The Park Estate is Nottingham's Victorian residential district on the castle's western edge, managed by its own estate company. Here is what to look for on a walk through its period streets, gas lamps and green spaces, plus honest notes on what it is not.

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  West Bridgford, Nottingham

  West Bridgford is Nottingham's prosperous neighbour south of the Trent: a busy shopping street, a riverside walk and a cluster of places to eat, best treated as somewhere to stay and unwind rather than a sightseeing stop.