Six of the best places to watch live sport in Nottingham
Dotted all around the city of Nottingham, there’s various places where you can watch a whole selection of different sports ranging from the obvious to the more obscure
From ice hockey to rugby, there’s so much to enjoy and indulge in away from watching just Notts County or Nottingham Forest in their respective football grounds.
Here are six of the best places to watch sport if you’re in and around Nottingham:
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
Nottingham has the famous Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, located nearby to Nottingham Forest’s very own City Ground.
Trent Bridge often hosts Test cricket, one-day internationals and county cricket matches with the cricket ground garnering a reputation as a must for avid cricket fans to visit and soak up some action.
With a rich history - Trent Bridge active since the 1830’s - it’s a worthwhile place to visit if you’re into your sport.
2 - Nottingham Tennis Centre
Nottingham Tennis centre is another place where you can witness some more high-quality sports action, with the centre itself hosting a number of major events in the world of tennis.
The Davis Cup has even been played in Nottingham Tennis Centre, with the event of the Nottingham Open also being played here every year before the spectacle of Wimbledon commences. This year, even Britain’s finest Andy Murray won the event.
Located near to Highfields Park, the scenery nearby to Nottingham Tennis Centre is scenic and green which makes it a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the city centre lifestyle.
3 - Nottingham Rugby
If football isn’t really your sort of thing, Nottingham has a rising rugby scene.
Nottingham Rugby are a Rugby Union club who have recently moved to a new location called The Bay, where the future is looking bright for the growth of the sport in terms of spectators coming down and watching.
You can find The Bay within the larger Nottinghamshire Sports Club complex, not too far off other major sports grounds such as Meadow Lane.
4 - Nottingham Padel Centre
The most obscure sport on the list has a brand-new, modern centre built near Notts County’s aforementioned Meadow Lane.
Nottingham Padel Centre caters for those wanting to give the relatively unknown sport of Padel a try, the sport not too dissimilar to that of tennis or badminton.
Played in a more enclosed space and in doubles, Padel is being referred to as a new fun alternative sport and the people of Nottingham can get involved at Nottingham Padel centre to play the team sport.
5 - Nottingham Ice Centre
Nottingham Ice Centre is another location to take in Nottingham’s diverse selection of sports, the Ice Centre hosting the ever successful Nottingham Panthers in Ice Hockey.
The next upcoming opportunity to watch this fast-paced sport isn’t until September in the City, Nottingham Panthers facing off against rivals Sheffield Steelers on the 10th of September, but it will be worth waiting around for.
6 - The City Ground/Meadow Lane
Of course, Nottingham does have a rich footballing history - Nottingham Forest winning the European Cup twice under esteemed head coach Brian Clough , Notts County the oldest professional football club in the world.
Therefore, you would be foolish to completely skip out on a trip to either the City Ground or Meadow Lane if you were visiting the City to take in some exhilarating sports action.