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Drury Hill Caves

Nottingham, Italy

Drury Hill Caves

City of Caves is a visitor attraction in Nottingham based on a network of caves, carved out of sandstone that have been variously used over the years as a tannery, public house cellars, and as an air raid shelter. The nearby Drury Hill is the medieval street under which they were formerly located un

til it was demolished to make way for the Broadmarsh shopping centre. The newer City of Caves name refers to the fact that the city of Nottingham has hundreds of man-made caves, which have been in use for over a thousand years. The City of Caves was accessed from the upper level of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre but can currently be accessed from Garner's Hill due to construction works in the Broadmarsh Centre. The attraction, part of the National Justice Museum, has been run by the Egalitarian Trust since opening in 2004.

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