I have been to Lakeside as a performer with various shows a lot of the last few years, including my own company The Fabularium. This truly is a wonderful place with the nicest theatre staff ever. They have such a good programme of work for literally everyone and run a free outdoor festival every year called Wheee! Fest . Check it out.
Love it here.
Good coffee, great place to loose yourself. Once you're done, head to the kiosk in the arts centre and buy some bird feed for the ducks in the lake. Such.a.perfect.day.
Fantastic arts centre, great kids activities too. Do take cash as their cafes seem to regularly have problems taking cards.
Plenty to see and do. Boating lake, crazy golf, park cafe.
Great arts theatre with many modern pieces of beauty. Brilliant day when I looked in there and nice little cafe next to it
Went to the lunarium with my daughter had a great time
Reasonable playpark. Nice but pricey cafe. Ducks, geese, rowboats, crazy golf. It's penny arcades away from a trip to the seaside.
This site includes a small, free to the public art centre with several spaces for interesting art exhibitions, family arts activities, themed archeological exhibitions at the neighbouring museum and theatre showing a range of music, comedy and dramas. Annual events like the children's festival with free and paid for performances and activities and Chinese New Year are always a treat.
Modern with wonderful acoustics! Great parking! Overall a fantastic venue
Great gallery, well programmed, helpful staff, nice setting within University park lakeside
Nice place to walk around the lakes and have a coffee
Really fun park and my daughter and her friend loved the drawing activity! Very creative!
We went here for a kids theatre show. The show was good, the theatre is well laid out. There are sufficient toilets and they were clean. No facilities for children which is a shame, they had to be lifted to reach taps etc. The food in the cafe is delicious although perhaps a little overpriced. There isn't much in the way of savoury snacks for children though and the fruit was very expensive. There's a chalk board for kids to play with though and a great view of the lake.
Lovely grounds, great for short walks, mainly flat ground. Varied events throughout the year. Lustre every November is a must for art lovers.
Fabulous place for the whole family. Regular different art exhibitions that are very accessible and free I do recommend donations so that they can continue to offer these. Small archeology exhibition with a good selection of artifacts. Outside area has been well thought out. Mini golf at an affordable price. Boating Lake that you can boat on. Play area with an obstacle course that will suit all ages. The walk around the lake is beautiful and you can buy bird feed from the gallery. Awesome place.
Always something a bit different here. Expand your artistic outlook and support the wonderful talent
Wonderful performance of The Tempest by Oddsocks here at Lakeside Arts
I visited the luminarium with my one year old and we had an absolute blast!
Firstly, the venue is right next to a a tram stop (toton lane park and ride), however despite it being busy we managed to park right next to the box office! The box office staff were friendly and helpful although the baby change facilities were utterly filthy (probably due to the number of people using it that day and the fact that people are disgusting ) we booked the priority tickets which I was very glad for since they only cost an extra pound and the non-priority wait was well over an hour! The luminarium staff were well organised and friendly and we were let in two mins after our allotted time. Once in you could stay as long as you liked, which was a good job since my little boy absolutely loved exploring all the different rooms (he's just walking and is fascinated by lights so it reallynwas just perfect for him). Inside it was busy but not overcrowded, babies and kids were happily playing on the floor, people were taking the chance to have a sit and relax so I think they got the numbers just right to keep the queue moving without affecting the experience inside. There were also plenty of staff inside that were making sure everyone was happy and safe, and who were more than happy to take a photo of me and the baby. A really great use of an afternoon! You could get round it in 20 minutes but we spent two hours in there! Highly recommended, especially if you have a youngster that's just walking.
It's a spectacular place where you can spend endless hours doing countless activities such as kayaking, going for a picnic,play at the parks and get some ice cream while you're at it!! 10/10
Plenty to do. Cafes. Art galleries. Boat hire on Lake. Big playground. Nice walk around the lake and new crazy golf course! Only pain is limited car parking which is at its worst around midday
What has happened to this attraction ???? The cafe should be open until 5pm but they start packing away at 4pm. The Golf/Football leaves a lot to be desired. When we went there last week we had to pay full price, but most of the football holes were full of water. The staff were spreading weed killer on weeds and nettles on the course. This should not have been done when people had paid to use it and the smell was awful. We had a 6 year old and two year old with us and were very worried about them breathing these toxic fumes.surely a reduced rate should have been offered and this toxic weed killer should not have been used when public was present
Kinda hard to find on foot, and the place is quite claustrophobic
Slow service at the counter it wasn't very busy the time, the guy on the till was about to ignore me and serve the woman behind me until his I said something. The mars muffin was really dry too.
Pricey but not bad, nothing special just the usual cafe food and drink
Lovely lake to walk around and a great cafe with delicious scones.
Visited on 9th February for a quick cup of tea and a scone, Website said the cafe was open until 4pm but was reminded multiple times by the rude lady who worked on the till that it was shutting at 3.30pm, Me and my friend were made to feel very unwelcome. She then told the customers to leave at 3.23pm and closed the cafe. It looked like her boyfriend turned up and she couldn't bare the torture of serving the customers for another second.
She told another couple who came into the cafe that the reason for the early closure was because the manager said there was not enough customers the previous day and that it was not her fault. I do wonder if this was true or if she was just pulling a fast one.
A very nice spot to stop for a drink and a snack, if you've enjoyed a stroll around the lake.
There's usually something interesting on, so do check the gallery's website.
Oh, the nearby car parking spaces are a tad narrow, so arrive early, if you need a good gap.
It has toilets a decent cafe and some art on display. Always changing and well used by the community of Nottingham. Highfields Park is lovey to walk around and has recently been refurbished. Boating Lake is great fun as is the mini golf. Plenty to do, free parking and well worth a visit!
Watched a great show. Easy to seat people with mobility difficulties
Beautiful place. Decent cafe (typical). On a beautiful day, the greenery paired with the wildlife and lake is breathtaking.
Wonderful children's experience,the Snow Dragon.Excellent performance by three actors who played all the parts.Well recommended.
Lovely setting but coffee shop can quickly run out of things on a busy weekend
Very good place to visit, very peaceful, lovely to walk around, great fun for children as they have a fantastic play area. If you want to you can go on one of the boats on the lake too. Will definitely go again.
Pleasant cafe on the shore of the lake, shining nice coffee and a reasonable selection of food.
Lovely location by the lake at the university of Nottingham, small intimate theatre and you feel close to the action
Excellent location, beautiful astoundingly,good prices, tasty and clean food.
Always interesting collections and often great events for families during school holidays. Lake and play area are good outdoor activities too. The cafe is a little pricey but the food is good quality.
We attended an epic free family event here in which we got to make drawing robots.
It s a nice space, and the event we went to was brilliant - we stayed until the very end as it was so much fun.
We come here a lot for the children's shows they put on this time we were there for "soonchild" which was beautifully done. We have also been for the luminarium in the summer that is not to be missed plenty of parking and the cafe has some of the nicest cakes going.
Great site with a wide range of things every few weeks
It's ok, never seen anything there, mainly buy a coffee.
Handy place for coffee and snacks with a good view of the lake
Easy to get theatre mixed up with another with the same name in the city. Beware!! Beautiful location. Friendly, helpful staff.
Lovely park and boating lake. Kids had a lovely day!
Went with my nan, the soup was delicious! The staff are kind and there lots to view.
I really enjoy coming here for a tea and a piece of cake in the lovely surroundings of university park. The staff are friendly and helpful, with a great selection on offer. The theatre space is also great for watching performances - it's a nice intimate space as there's no raised stage - with excellent transport links. However, there may be difficulty parking if it is a busy day or there is an event on as there's limited space.
Nice cafe by a lake in a park. Also has a theatre and sometimes exhibitions.
Great venue. Good seating with plenty of leg room. Handy for the Nottm tram, which is useful because parking can be a pain.
beautiful place to have your coffee. great food, high quality coffee, perfect for coffee break ;-)
Lovely area around the lake for a walk, a look at the wildlife and of course the arts centre itself
Lovely gallery, always interesting. Superb location.
Lovely location for a walk, fresh food and theatre visit
It's a fantastic place for all the family. There is so much to see and do throughout the year. The play area and lake a lovely in all seasons. Three park itself is well kept. The cafe serves a great range a food and drinks. There is always something interesting on at the theatre again especially for children. There are at exhibitions and fun activities especially in the school holidays. And now there is even crazy golf.
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