Nina's Blog - Thursday 14th August 2025

Thursday 14th August 2025, 09:27

The green between the accommodation blocks is full of sporty looking middle aged women, and one or two men taking breakfast outside. It's already 20 C, expected to reach 26 C later with a little rain between 13:00 and 14:00, but less than a millimetre altogether.

I think they are members of some sports teams, one of the women has just walked past my room with a jacket on that ha Nederland printed on the back. But what kind of sport I have no idea.

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Friday 15th August 2025, 10:11

I didn't notice anything photograph worthy until I came to this charming roundabout

Not far from there is the nurse's home

Just a few metres further on is the entrance to the castle

It's hard to read the notice by the door but it says that the adult entry price is 15 GBP which gives you the right to wander about inside the castle every day for a year. I've noticed this at several UK historical sites in recent years. When did this 'scam' start? Surely the vast majority of visitors are not local enough to make it worthwhile for the visitors. Anyway, I'm too man to pay that much and also don't have time today.

Opposite the castle is a pub

And then I'm almost in the centre of Nottingham where there are lots of pigeons

and a beach :-)

On the way back to my room i noticed this crossing in front of the Portland Building