The leader of the city council says Nottingham Castle's future is now in the hands of the public as people 'flooded through the doors' on its reopening day. Nottingham's official Robin Hood led pupils from the Edna G Olds Academy in Lenton through the gates of the Castle on Monday (June 26) as people queued to enter the historic site for the first time since November.
The grounds of the Castle were open for several screening events in May, including for the King's Coronation and Eurovision, but Monday marked the first time people were able to enter the ducal palace itself. Those waiting to enter the site included Julie and Greg Sydenham, both 53, who are from New South Wales in Australia.
They were visiting Nottingham Castle as part of their tour around the UK. Mrs Sydenham said: "We've been in Nottingham for the last few days and we had hoped to visit the Castle yesterday, but we arrived to find it closed and then discovered it was reopening today. We started in London, did a hot lap around Ireland and Scotland, and we're back in London this afternoon, so our timing is perfect and we feel quite privileged to be here for this."
