The forgotten Nottingham ‘ghost road’ that’s been abandoned since the 1980s

If you dedicated a year trying to become an expert on the history of Nottingham, you’d probably only just about scratch the surface. 

Nottingham as a settlement dates back to around 600AD, when an Anglo-Saxon tribe called the Snotingas occupied this particular part of the East Midlands. 

The history of famous landmarks such as Nottingham Castle and Wollaton Hall are well-documented, so it’s always interesting to learn about other parts of the city which don’t get as much attention. 

But learning about the history of Nottingham doesn’t just need to be about things that happened hundreds of years ago. 

It’s often the stuff that’s changed over the past few decades which we can relate to the most. 

Ant Daykin, who runs the Trekking Exploration YouTube channel, regularly visits lost and abandoned sites across the East Midlands. 

In a recent video, Ant visited the abandoned Colwick Road, which used to run from the village of Colwick into Nottingham city centre. 

Colwick Road was closed in the 1980s and replaced by the busy Daleside Road, but the remains of the former route can still be seen. 

The original Colwick Road was built on the closed and abandoned Great Northern Railway trackbed that once ran into Nottingham.

Scroll down to see more photos of the abandoned road.