SHOPPING - In 2007, Nottingham was positioned fourth in the retail shopping league of England (CACI Retail Footprint 2007), behind London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, but ahead of Liverpool, Southampton, Bluewater and Newcastle.

There are two main shopping centres in Nottingham that your chauffeur can take you to: Victoria Centre and Westfield Broadmarsh. Smaller shopping centres, which are also great chauffeured destinations, are the The Exchange Arcade, the Flying Horse Walk (once a famous hotel) and new developments in Trinity Square and The Pod. The new developments will increase the shopping sales area in the city centre by 28% to 4,300,000 square feet (399,000 m2). The Bridlesmith Gate area has numerous designer shops, and is the home of the original Paul Smith boutique. There are also various side streets and alleys that hide some interesting and often overlooked buildings and shops - streets such as Poultry Walk, West End Arcade and Hurts Yard. These are home to many specialist shops as is Derby Road, near the Cathedral and once the antiques area but now home to some the city's most interesting independent shops.

Nottingham has a number of department stores including the House of Fraser, John Lewis, and Debenhams.

ENTERTAINMENT - Nottingham has two large-capacity theatres, the Nottingham Playhouse and the Theatre Royal (which together with the neighbouring Nottingham Royal Concert Hall forms the Royal Centre) and a smaller theatre space at the University of Nottingham's Lakeside Arts Centre. There are also several art galleries which often receive national attention, particularly the Nottingham Castle Museum, the Angel Row Gallery (attached to the main library), the University of Nottingham's Djanogly Gallery and Wollaton Park's Yard Gallery. The visual arts in Nottingham will be significantly enhanced in 2008 and 2009 by the opening of New Art Exchange and Centre for Contemporary Art Nottingham. In a new £13.9 million 3000 square metre building on the corner of High Pavement and Middle Hill designed by Caruso St John, CCAN will be one of the largest venues for exhibitions of contemporary art in the UK.

EXPLORING NOTTINGHAM - Your Nottingham Chauffeur can escort you to any of the many attractions, hotels and restaurants in the city. Call your local Nottingham Chauffeur on 0207 739 9851

The city is well served by the M1 and the main A52 trunk road. East Midlands Airport is situated close to the city, with frequent flights to Europe and the US.

Don't forget to ask your Nottingham Chauffeur to point out the areas of specific interest during you journey.

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