Key figures behind the reopening of Nottingham Castle say getting the venue back up and running in the space of 13 weeks has been a "tremendous undertaking." Launching a website and training around 60 new members of staff are among the major tasks that have had to be carried out ahead of the historic site's reopening on Monday (June 26).
Children from a Nottingham school will be led by Robin Hood through the gates of Nottingham Castle for its reopening ceremony, which will be attended by figures including the Sheriff of Nottingham. A one-off ticket price of £1 has been introduced for the first day of reopening, available to pre-book on a first-come, first-served basis.
The site had been run since 1878 by Nottingham City Council until 2018, when it closed for a £31 million transformation. Control was then handed over to the Nottingham Castle Trust in May 2019, with the venue reopening in the summer of 2021.
