NottinghamThe outlaw's county town
Measured from 500+ plays across 5 walked routes: in Nottingham, you pass a place with a story every 239 metres.
Nottingham is measured but not scored this year. A score needs 30 places with a story behind it, and Nottingham has 27. Everything below is what we measured; the ranking is on the United Kingdom page.
Unranked this edition
2026 edition · scores vs all indexed cities · measured 2026-08-21 · how we measure
Depth
27 places with a story
5 historical figures
Density
a story every 239 m
median along a route
Character
legends & myths
typical story: 1894 · medieval
Pulse
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Character
What its stories are about
- legends & myths33%
- industry & modern era19%
- royalty & nobility15%
- faith & churches15%
- fortification & siege11%
- crime & dark history11%
- parks & leisure11%
Out of Nottingham's 27 places with a story, the share whose story touches each theme. One story can touch several.
Character
Which centuries you walk through
- Medieval30%
- Early 20th century22%
- 19th century17%
- Post-war17%
- Contemporary9%
- Early modern4%
When Nottingham's stories happen (85% of them mention a year).
Depth
27 stories wait on its streets. Here are three
If you look into the gardens through the gates, you will see a large statue of Queen Victoria. What makes it fascinating…
The Bell Inn is the first of three Nottingham pubs that we'll visit on today's journey, all with claims of being the…
Depth
Figures you meet on Nottingham's streets
Robin Hood
at 10 places
Nottingham's Flag · The Park Gates · Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Little John
at 4 places
Old Market Square · Bell Inn · St. Mary's Church
Queen Victoria
at 2 places
Gate to Nottingham's Memorial Gardens · Trent End
Friar Tuck
at 1 place
St. Peter's Church
King Edward
at 1 place
Mortimer's Hole
Depth
Every Nottingham place with a story, on one map
Each pin is a place whose story a Questo route tells. Tap one for the quest that tells it. See an empty street that deserves a pin? The form at the bottom of this page adds your story to the editors' queue.
Walk Nottingham's stories yourself
Three of 5 routes here. See everything in Nottingham
Where next after Nottingham?
LondonThe city of kings and crowds174 km away · a story every 273 m
ManchesterThe city that rewrote pop95 km away · a story every 293 m
NorwichThe city of medieval churches168 km away · a story every 246 m
BrightonThe regency seaside246 km away · a story every 239 m
ColchesterBritain's first city181 km away · a story every 312 m
EdinburghThe old town and the new360 km away · a story every 254 mHow does Nottingham compare?
Put Nottingham head-to-head with any city in the index, measure by measure, from real walking data.
Quick answers
- What is Nottingham like to explore on foot?
- Nottingham has 27 places with a story across 5 self-guided Questo routes, with a story every 239 metres of walking on average. Its stories lean towards legends & myths and industry & modern era.
- Which historical period defines Nottingham?
- 30% of Nottingham's dated stories come from the medieval period; its oldest dated story reaches back to 1068.
- How is this measured?
- From Questo's own walked routes and player activity in Nottingham: 500+ plays and 100+ reviews. Full method on the City Stories Index methodology page, 2026 edition.
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For press and citation
- Walking a Questo route in Nottingham, you pass a place with a story every 239 metres on average.
- 30% of Nottingham's dated stories come from the medieval period.
- Nottingham's typical story happens in 1894: the median year across its dated stories, which span 943 years.
- Players meet 5 historical figures in Nottingham's stories, from Robin Hood to Little John.
- Roughly 16 of every 100 plays in Nottingham is a group outing of three or more people, measured from invited multi-device sessions over the last 12 months.
Copy any line as it stands: for an article, a post, or an argument at dinner. Attribution: Questo City Stories Index (2026 edition), with a link to this page. Method and sample sizes on the methodology page.
Nottingham's story is just beginning
Only 27 of Nottingham's places have their story told so far. Locals who know the rest can put them on the map, as a Questo creator.