Nottingham's Winter Wonderland has opened today (Thursday, November 12), bringing an ice bar, a toboggan slide and more than 60 stalls to the city's Old Market Square. The market also features an ice rink, a big wheel and a Sky Skate Ice Path.
Attractions and stalls
Visitors can enjoy food and drink from the small wooden chalets and pick up gifts and personalised items. Alongside the stalls, thrill seekers can ride the big wheel for views of the city skyline and take on the toboggan slide, which sends visitors down a slope in an inflatable ring.
In the middle of the market, an ice rink offers skating before heading up to the Sky Skate Ice Path, which is elevated above the market and gives skaters views of the Christmas tree, lights and festivities. An ice bar serves drinks surrounded by ice sculptures, with the option to sip from an ice glass.
Location and opening times
The Winter Wonderland takes over Nottingham's Old Market Square in the heart of the city and extends out onto Long Row. The market stalls will be open until December 24, from 10am to 6:30pm Sundays to Thursdays, and from 10am to 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays. After December 12, opening hours extend to 7:30pm Sunday to Thursday and 8:30pm Friday and Saturday.
Many of the other attractions will remain open until New Year's Eve. The Sur La Piste and Altitude bars are open 11am until 11pm Monday to Friday, 10am until 11pm Saturdays and 10am until 10pm on Sundays. More food and drinks can be enjoyed at the Altitude glass chalet bar, ski chalet and Helter Skelter bar.
Getting there
The Winter Wonderland is around a 12-minute walk from Nottingham's train station. Old Market Square is served by trams, with seven park-and-ride spots across the network, and Nottingham City Transport buses run regularly into the centre.
Nearby car parks include Lace Market, Trinity Square, Broad Marsh, Victoria Centre, Q Park Talbot Street, and Crowne Plaza Wollaton Street. Drivers are advised it is likely to be busy, especially closer to Christmas. Broad Marsh car park is now £4.50 for all-day parking on Saturdays and Sundays until February 2027.
