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Nottingham Contemporary

Nottingham Contemporary is an uK charitable organization. Within the built-up area of Nottingham, it is one of the places to visit. Look also at Nottingham Castle, 600 m away, first of 42 more within 15 km.

Photo: Nottingham Contemporary, John Sutton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Nottingham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in Nottingham

Inside Nottingham

Nottingham Contemporary is inside Nottingham’s built-up area, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Afternoons in Nottingham peak at 19–22°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°49 mm

Jun20° / 11°63 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 8°69 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nottingham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Nottingham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nottingham’s full climate →

About

Nottingham Contemporary

It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.

Type: Art gallery
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Nottingham
Official site: nottinghamcontemporary.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The map centres on Nottingham Contemporary, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Nottingham, with 299,786 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Nottingham

299,786 people · 35 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km south of it

West Bridgford

36,489 people · 27 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km south of it

Wilford

4,849 people · 28 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Carlton

53,555 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nottingham Contemporary is	People	Places to visit
Nottingham	It’s in town	299,786	35
West Bridgford	1.4 km south of it	36,489	27
Wilford	1.9 km south of it	4,849	28
Carlton	2.4 km northeast of it	53,555	17
Gamston (Rushcliffe)	3.3 km southeast of it	2,171	18
Arnold	3.9 km north of it	40,016	17
Edwalton	4.1 km southeast of it	4,762	23
Beeston	4.1 km southwest of it	52,359	30

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

4 museums, a castle and a cathedral are among the 42 within 15 km.

CastleNottingham Castle600 m away 2

CathedralNottingham Cathedral900 m away 3

MuseumWollaton Hall4.3 km away 4

MuseumJudges Retiring Room100 m away 5

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey14 km away 6

MuseumNew Art Exchange2.2 km away 7

MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum4.4 km away 8

Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall5.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Nottingham Contemporary

Where is Nottingham Contemporary?

Nottingham Contemporary is in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Nottingham Contemporary?

UK charitable organization.

When is the best time to visit Nottingham Contemporary?

June to September are the warmest months in Nottingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Nottingham Contemporary?

Within 15 km: Nottingham Castle (600 m), Nottingham Cathedral (900 m), Wollaton Hall (4.3 km) and Judges Retiring Room (100 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges Retiring Room: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Art Exchange: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Industrial Museum: Oxymoron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holme Pierrepont Hall: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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