Lakeside Arts Center Reviews

so everyone know, lakeside art near highfields park so overall great

We visited the luminarion the kids loved it. Both have sensory issues and staff kept it very calm and not noisy at all

The arts centre felt a little unorganised and was hard to locate things inside. As reception was so busy I went to arts room the lady in there as soon as I got to the door. Have you booked no we ll go to reception and turned around and walked away

I said I was wondering where some thing was the answer as she walked away murmured learn to read

I m sure this isn t all the staff there but put a bitter taste on the visit.

A notice board at main entrance with what s on and where to find it would help

Good place to have a walk around and the cafe is quite reasonable too.

Nice hall in a lovely location on the campus; pretty good sound quality

I saw Natalie Clein playing Beethoven. A wonderful concert.

Lovely place, with lovely staff.
They have a great events and have an amazing cafe too with so many cakes.
You can also buy food for the ducks here!

Good exhibitions and events, catering is not brilliant

Voluptuous cake, nice view, but noisy and busy.
I had a croissant with brie. It had a bit of extra salad garnish, and had been nicely prepared, but had dried out a bit.

Good cofe, delicious food and friendly staff..
And love the ambience

A nice building with a well sized coffee shop and in beautiful surroundings, very close to the tram stop. However. The layout was very confusing and the exhibitions were closed so we were left with little to do. Hope to return again to see the galleries and theatre.

Unplanned visit but glad we did as the luminarium was set up and well worth going in

Convenient parking, great access to take a walk around the lake

I grew up on here too. Kids will love the lake the trees the park. Mini golf course and of course the boating lake. Great day for all the family. For adults a great place to chill and have some quite time and coffee and cake when the children are at school. Plenty of trams and buses to get you there from all over Nottinghamshire.

Really good craft fair but with high quality comes the corresponding price

Brilliant place to eat with friends especially if there is an exhibition

There is always something going on here. A amily friendly and calm place to go.

Nice cafe, good food and drink selection and the cheese and mustard scone was lovely!

Have seen some great productions here. The cafe is also excellent.

Great day out for the fam, will get 5 when the renovation works are finished

Excellent and scholarly local arts resource. Highly recommended for anyone interested in culture.

Fantastic place well worth a visit with Highfields Park next door. Regular changing schedule of theatre plays, museum exhibitions along with excellent catering options. A great improvement on the old pavilion that used to stand on the same site .

Went for scones with jam and cream, which were delicious (but you have to bear in mind that the jam and cream is as much as the scone is, so can work out quite pricy)

Boating lake was good, and we went on a canoe for half an hour and my 4 year old loved it

Play area and grassy areas are prefect for families.

Can sometimes be difficult to get a park.

Great location. Beautiful grounds. Cafe, park and crazy golf. Plus take a boat on the lake. Dog friendly

Very nice place to visit to see a regular changing (every 3 to 4 months ) art exhibition. Small cafe to visit before you start, which is reasonably priced, and serves great scones and coffee. Small carpark for visitors, and not for students, as the premises are close to Nottingham University campus. Nice lake outside to see wildlife, have a canoe ride or walk around for a stroll

Good concerts. Nice auditorium. And good that it's a short walk from the Nottingham tram stop.

It's a really nice place to relax, have a walk, take kids to the park, there's a bit of something for everyone

Really nice cafe with excellent open picturesque seating.

The walk round the lake was lovely & across the stepping stones, & call in the cafe after.
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An Ideal place for a picnic, with a park for little ones, & a row boat for the slightly older

Nice venue, easy to park, very good acoustics, strings and choristers sounded immaculate, just enough seating and an excellent view was afforded. Nice staff and excellent concert.

Very good crazy golf (if a little expensive). Decent cafe - nice sandwiches. Good playground. Lovely walk around the lake. Boat rides. Leave the tram at the University stop and it's right there.

It's a nice walk around the University lake, with the wild life.With a nice cafe at the end.

Great place to walk round with or without a dog. Good coffee shop too.

Lovely walk, park and boating lake. Cafe serves great food and drink - alcohol included! A little pricey but worth it. Free parking

Great place they open it all up now new boats great we love it here x

Fantastic theatre and cafe with a wonderful lakeside walk. Saw The Fabularium show Reynard the Fox here and it was spectacular.

Nice place, parking is appalling. Arrive a lot earlier than you plan to in order to avoid parking issues

Literature associated with the university exhibition, very interesting, well presented and relevant, also Vikings exhibition at Djanogly very worthwhile, with plenty of Viking exhibits and info

Lovely venue, great cafe. Difficult to park here, however.

Fabulous exhibition by Lustre. Some of the nicest displays of individual art, ceramics and jewellery I have seen. Although not cheap in most cases, the price reflected the skill used to achieve the designers objective. Well done to all.

Parking available. Various exhibitions at different times. Performances. Good cafe at good prices

Friendly staff and reasonable able drinks / cake selection

Brilliant everytime. We love going here as a family.

An amazing and beautiful place to visit, free parking. Public toilets and a reasonable priced cafe.
Going on the walk and feeding the squirrels is so much fun.

Lakeside Cafe
Good for a lite bite, when visiting university park, plenty of ongoing work in the park, looking forward to its completion

Great park, outdoor crazy golf is open right now along with boating. Brilliant play area, free parking and loads of space.

Lovely events center and cafe space. Located on the beautiful and very green university campus. Well situated for tram and public transport links with plenty of parking

Decent cafe with inexpensive prices for coffee. Not many food choices but good overall.

Solid coffee, great cakes, great view, super nice staff, just a slightly utilitarian table/decor style.

Friendly staff welcome both university students and the local community as my favourite coffee shop on campus. The view of the lake is beautiful and you can even get interaction with the many geese and ducks who inhibit the surrounding area. The breakfast deal before 1030am is quality, they even do veggie sausage cobs

In the evening, events are run and are well worth an evening out. We recently went to see Flight, on tour after the Edinburgh Fringe, and the VR experience was frighteningly good.

All in all, a fantastic university and community venture in Nottingham.

Really nice place to have a walk on the park, and Lake, with WC.

Lovely place to visit, lots of things to do, totally kid friendly. The cafe is excellent with lovely and friendly staff. Highly recommended visiting