This is what we see of Nottingham. Now, let's find out what we don't see
[Waiter] Our big breakfast and pancakes and hash browns
That was so good! Now I'm ready for the day
There's a maze of over 500 sandstone caves
underneath the streets of Nottingham
and they date back to the Dark Ages
Those caves are not natural
Here, there are more men made caves than anywhere else in Britain
[Staff] I'll give you an audio guide and explain how it works and then you can go and explore
[Staff] They are a bit like mp3 players or handsets or whatever you want to call it
Unfortunately, that was the last image we shot because video is not allowed inside. Such a shame!
But photos are allowed and we took many
I'm going to explain you everything that we saw
Let me just find a coffee shop right now
because it started raining
Down there you see how the caves were used for different purposes throughout the centuries
They have the only underground tannery in England, well preserved
And, interesting thing, at some point even the wealthy moved in because, you know,
better have the smell than the disease
The use of certain caves is not clear if it was for sewage or storing ice, big difference there
Other caves were certainly used for secret meetings, hiding or some kind of illegal activity
In the 19th century some caves became slums and people were living in awful conditions
And this went on until 1923, when the situation was considered illegal and most of them destroyed
Except for those two. Those two that we saw are real
Many of those caves have connections to the buildings above, mainly pubs as we saw yesterday
They were a great place for storage. They used to keep the beer at a good temperature
And the reason there are so many caves is because it is easy to dig here, it doesn't require a lot of effort
Now, one of the latest uses was as a war shelter during World War II
There were bombs thrown over England and people were ready to go there at any moment
When you buy tickets to the caves, you can actually buy a combo that includes the National Justice Museum
It's cheaper than buying them separate
16 pounds for both
Again, you can not film anything here, which is so frustrating because it's so interesting
This is where the police station, the jail and the courtroom were located
Everything in the same place during Victorian England
So, you see what used to happen here
It's like a labyrinth down there. You just keep going down, down, down from the street level
And when you reach the dungeon it's like the caves
Funny thing, when you get in here they give you a prisoner number
Like, here, a convict number
This belonged to a real person so you need to find who you are and what was your punishment
So my punishment was something called Scold's Bridle
It was like a metal cage just for the head
And there was a metal piece that would go over your tongue, pushing your tongue down
It's basically to keep you from talking
Did he do that on purpose?
These punishments were basically during the Middle Ages and even subsequent centuries
because back then people would not go to jail
They did not have this concept of going to jail. There were the punishments in public square,
the purpose was to humiliate you
And this is how it was
When they started taking people actually to jail instead they would send them all the way to Australia
because it was cheaper then keeping them in jail right here. 160,000 people
were sent to Australia as prisoners
Finished second coffee, so let's go
[Renata] Bye, thank you [Staff] Thank you
Oh, there was something else very interesting that I learned here
There was a place you'd go if you were waiting for trial
And you'd have to pay if you wanted to be well taken care of
Either you or your family, somebody had to pay. And if you didn't have money or if you wouldn't pay,
even the jailer would start taking anything that you had, anything from you
Even your hair, they could cut down and sell to help covering the cost of your stay here
Different times, huh?
Across the street, almost in front of the museum, you can see St. Mary's Church
It's a beautiful Gothic style Medieval church
As soon as you get in, you get surprised to see the amount of people that seemed to be buried there
Underneath the floors, inside the walls,... But no, those are just memorials
Most of the people are buried here outside
In addition to caves and Robin Hood - and if you missed the Robin Hood part, go back to my previous vlog
So in addition to those two things, Nottingham was also very famous for lace
This was the center of the world's lace production, right here. Do you see all these red brick buildings?
This is where they'd store and sell the lace
Today, they're used for different purposes. But this area is still called Lace Market
Now, it's a protected Heritage Area
This is a really cool area!
[Nottingham resident] Somebody hit that about a year ago. See that pillar?
Oh, yes! Yeah!
[Nottingham resident] They've mended all that, you can't really tell. They've done a nice job, I'd say
A lorry hit it
Wow! I thought it was historical. I thought it was part of the... you know, the centuries...
[Nottingham resident] No... It's fantastic!
The Lace Market area adjoins Hockley Village
So here you can find even more bars and restaurants
Now, we have an interesting job: find a good place to eat
People are sitting on swings there instead of chairs
How cool!
I love the system! Food is right here and you just pick what you want
The different colors indicate the different prices
So this is where everyone is, because the city seemed quiet until now
[Gordon] No! [Renata] Yeah!
As the weather is not helping today, it starts raining and stops the whole time
So I'm gonna do something that I skipped yesterday
I'm going to check out that mall that is in the City Council building. It's right here called The Exchange
Remember the exclusive mall?
Okay, just a quick look
Everything really nice, but really expensive. So how about Primark, right in front?
£3.50 for this top
£20 this
Thank you
Let's go!
What is that? I just bought one
[Gordon] This isn't Lace Market [Renata] I know!
[Gordon] Ok, just making sure you know
The Lace...
I know it's not Lace Market!
The Lace Market...
Today it was our last day in Nottingham and
what a charming city!
It amazes me that everywhere we've been in England
is so unique
Birmingham, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwick, Manchester
Go see these vlogs for yourself
Tomorrow we're going to London, so come with us to see the largest city in Western Europe