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The Great Outdoors: This Summer's Most Exciting Local Sporting Events

14/7/2016

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You can tell when there's cricket on at Trent Bridge, West Bridgford feels different, you see supporters wandering around, going in and out of shops and bars – sometimes it's the Barmy Army, other times it's people like me who love the Twenty20 games on a Friday evening (as much for the socialising as for the cricket!). There's this great feeling of something exciting happening, expectation, anticipation, and then (hopefully) celebration! You can almost feel our little town breathe out to welcome lots of visitors, then breathe in again when they're gone.

West Bridgford is a sporting hub for lots of sports, we've got Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, the two football stadiums – Nottingham Forest and Notts County, the National Watersports Centre is just down the road about a mile away, and we're right on the river, with its rowing, dragon boating, running and cycling, not to mention our health clubs, tennis, squash courts and bowls...

​We talked about 2016 being an amazing year of sport and so far it has been, Murray's win at Wimbledon has been the highlight for me (and Euro 2016 the lowlight!). Here are some more great sporting events for you to watch/visit/get involved in. Enjoy!

The National Watersports Centre
If you're visiting West Bridgford or Nottingham you really should check out the NWSC, there's LOADS to do there... open water swimming, sailing, the SkyTrail (a bit like an assault course in the sky!), Segway hire, mini golf, bike hire, wakeboarding, standing paddleboarding, white-water rafting, power boating, oh, and of course canoeing and kayaking. The lake is 2km long and there's a 700m white-water rafting course. Excited yet?!

​If you're more of a spectator than a participant, there's plenty for you too! There are lots of events this summer, including the British Rowing Junior Championships on July 16th & 17th, and Outlaw on July 24th (watch competitors complete a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile cycle and a 26.2 mile run). Then there's Bank Holiday fun with the Zoot Triathlon Relays on August 27th and 28th, a Canoeing Regatta on September 3rd and 4th, and the Dragon Boat Cup Finals on September 24th and 25th.

Rebecca Lovatt (the Digital Comms Officer at British Canoeing) also told me that "the Nottingham based Paracanoe team will be jetting off to compete in the Paralympics, where Paracanoe will be making its debut" at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So don't forget to support them (the Olympics are from 5th to 21st August, Paralympics between the 7th and 18th).
The sound of leather on willow
I've already mentioned the cricket and if that's your thing you're in luck! There are two more Outlaws fixtures – one tomorrow (so hurry if you want tickets!!) against the Yorkshire Vikings and one against the Leicestershire Foxes on July 29th. Here's the full cricket fixtures list.

Messing about on the river
All of our apartments are in central West Bridgford, just a few 100 metres from the River Trent and Trent Bridge – which joins us with Nottingham city. One of my favourite walks is 'the bridges', from Trent Bridge down to Wilford Toll Bridge (or as it's known locally 'Halfpenny Bridge') and back along the opposite side of the river on Victoria Embankment. It's not far, about 3 miles but perfect for lunchtimes or a quick trip out after work. Or you can go to Trent Bridge and take off the opposite way heading towards Lady Bay and the Watersports Centre.

There are always walks along the river, as well as cycling (there's a 10-mile signposted cycle/walking route called The Big Track, along the river and canal) and rowing all year. We've also got some events right on our doorstep, like the now famous Nottingham Riverside Festival (on Victoria Embankment on the 5th, 6th and 7th of August), which includes the Dragon Boat Challenge on the final day. It looks brilliant fun, so what are you waiting for, get your team signed up!

If you're in West Bridgford or Nottingham for a while and need some serviced luxury accommodation (and quite frankly, who doesn't?!) while you're here, feel free to get in touch with us to ask us any questions about our apartments or to make a booking. 
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West Bridgford or Nottingham for a hotel short stay?

19/9/2014

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City v suburb for a luxury stay for work or play?

West Bridgford Trent Bridge
West Bridgford beautiful river at dawn
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Many independant shops in WB
We are very lucky in Nottingham, we have lots of hotels and restaurants in the city centre which attract people from overseas and from other parts of the UK to come for an extended stay for work or leisure. 

But there is a fast growing trend towards choosing the affluent and well located town of West Bridgford with its open green areas and its cafe culture, farmers markets, and friendly feel, just 2 miles out of Nottingham - a 20 minutes walk or 5 to 10 minutes on a frequent and efficient bus network depending on the traffic.

All of our Serviced Apartments are located within a 5 minute walk of Central Avenue which is where all the buzz happens in West Bridgford, so we think that you will love the area as much as our very happy guests, many of whom have arrived here after taking local advice on where they should stay when working in or visiting Nottingham for a short stay.

For a while now, I've been polling my guests as to why they have chosen to stay n West Bridgford above what is locally known as "town", and this is what they have come up with:

  • The community atmosphere and the lively, friendly feel of the restaurants and cafes as well as shops in the tree lined Central Avenue
  • The Farmers Market makes Central Avenue a wonderful place to go for a stroll then have breakfast with family or friends at the weekends
  • The park & the field with children's playground, teenagers floodlit basketball/football pitch, well kept tennis courts
  • Lots of fun family days out nearby
  • On Central Avenue we have M&S for quality food, Carluccios, Pizza Express, Caffe Nero, Costa Coffee, Mud Crab, as well as many lovely independent shops & restaurants, making for a fun evening out as well as daytime chill out time
  • The short walk to lots of beautiful River activities - walking, running, cycling, and rowing   
  • Holme Pierrrepont is a fabulous Watersports Centre for white water rafting, sailing, water skiing and other water sports, this a a short walk down the river or a 2 minute drive from Central Avenue
  • The great tennis clubs, health clubs
  • It is the home of Trent Bridge Cricket Club as well as Nottingham Forest Football Ground with Notts County sharing a ground with Nottingham Rugby club just a stone's throw away
  • Easy access to the University of Nottingham
  • Easy access to Nottingham Trent University
  • Easy access to Queens Medical Centre makes it a great place to stay for visiting medics
  • Easy access to Nottingham Train Station, all the buses go straight past the station. Frequent trains taking you south to London, Leicester, Loughborough or head north to Leeds or Sheffield. 
  • Many families enjoy the host of fun which can be found in activities and clubs for pre school children
  • West Bridgford is served by fabulous Schools both primary and secondary
  • West Bridgford has a host of places of faith in all denominations

So what do you think? Would you rather stay in Nottingham City Centre, or West Bridgford - let us know what you think, and why - what are your favourite places to visit in the area? 

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Parking Wars at Trent Bridge

8/7/2014

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I will be mostly polishing my halo today. I think (hope?) I created just a little bit of peace in the world.
You see West Bridgford is a fabulous, calm, fun place to be, the people are friendly and happy and we enjoy our sporting stadia. 
  • Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, home Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and many Test Matches 
  • Nottingham Forest Foot ball Club
  • Notts County Football Club
  • Holme Pierrepont Watersports Cente
  • Trent FM Arena home to Nottingham Panthers
  • Nottingham Race Course
So you can imagine what happens on match days - our beautiful calm corner of Nottingham turns into a war zone for car parking spaces, where otherwise civilised people abandon their cars wherever they see fit & to hell with the consequences (yes, our jolly civil enforcement officers have a field day - I've even seen one smile on a match day)
But at our luxury serviced apartments the peace will remain this week, as the Test Match gets underway, because we have installed lockable parking barriers to give our guests the peace of mind that they can come and go as they please. I wonder if the pedestrian guests will be renting out their spaces!? 
Sometimes it's the little things that matter - well that's what we believe at Nook & Cranny, anything else just wouldn't be Cricket!

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    Katie

    I live in the community where these apartments are located, I know the area, its people & places and enjoy sharing so that other people can enjoy it too.   

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