Secret Passages

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Chrissie777
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number 6 wrote:There's plenty of historic tunnels in Nottingham, some of which are open to the public. One Fav of mine is Mortimers hole, which is accessed in Nottingham Castle & leads down steps cut into the Rock, through winding passages to the bottom of the castle at Brewers yard...very close to the Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem pub. This pub is steeped in history, with rooms carved into the rocks & used as a resting place for soldiers on their way to the Crusades. It's one of the oldest inns in England, dating from 1189. :D
Very helpful, number 6! 8)
I just printed out your post and if we can fit it in-between our Yorkshire Dales days and Northumberland days, I sure would like to walk through that historic tunnel. And drink something later on at the Jerusalem pub.
Thank you! :D
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You're welcome, Chrissie! Here's a few links that you might like to look at. These include useful e-mails, etc. :D


http://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/expl ... stle-caves" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


http://www.triptojerusalem.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Number 6, I'm glad that you've sent me the links, because I don't think I could do 300 deep steps any longer at my age. If it would be mostly straight walking, I would be fine, but deep steps might be too difficult to manage.
But it's fascinating nevertheless.
Thank you so much! 8)
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No worries, Chrissie! :D I'm glad I sent you the links now. I wouldn't have liked to think you'd come to Nottingham & then find out you couldn't manage the steps! :shock:
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