Meadow Lane

Meadow Lane is home to Nottingham Forest Football Club, one of England's most storied sides. Even if you're not catching a match, the ground itself is worth a look - it's got proper history soaked into its concrete. The stadium sits just on the edge of Nottingham, making it accessible without fighting through town centre chaos.

Match days are the obvious draw, but you can also do stadium tours when fixtures aren't on. Walking around the exterior gives you a sense of the club's significance - this is where Brian Clough's European Cup-winning sides played. The atmosphere on match days is electric, genuinely. Forest fans are passionate, sometimes to the point of intensity, but that's part of what makes it work.

Non-match visits depend on whether tours are running - worth ringing ahead to check. If you're staying at one of the nearby campsites like Holme Pierrepont or the Caravan Park just 1.4 miles away, it's an easy trip in for an evening match or a daytime tour. You could easily combine it with a day at Holme Pierrepont Country Park itself, which has proper activity options beyond football.

Really, this is for football obsessives and anyone keen on English sporting history. Casual visitors won't get much from the outside, and kids might find a non-match day visit a bit dull. But if Forest matters to you, or you're into football heritage, it's worth the detour.