Here in Nottingham we think we've got it pretty good when it comes to having plenty of places to visit.
The National Justice Museum and City of Caves in the city; Wollaton Hall and Holme Pierrepont a bit further out; Sherwood Forest, Newark Castle and Clumber Park in the wider county.
And it seems that most visitors are happy with what they see.
More than 470,000 people have left reviews about Nottingham and Nottinghamshire on TripAdvisor - and all of the places mentioned above have an average rating of four out of five or above.
Yet...it appears that some people are difficult to please.
We've been through TripAdvisor to look at some of the worst reviews given out by visitors to local tourist attractions. (And then we've gone back again to double-check that the reviewers are really talking about the same places as us).
Here, then, are some of the harshest things ever said about tourist attractions in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. They are, needless to say, all single-star reviews.
And remember - it's just for fun, and it's most definitely not the norm.
Wollaton Hall
'The natural history exhibition was shocking and the obsession with explaining and visualising the finer details of taxidermy horrible. I would suggest that the people responsible for the exhibits may need to think about how people wish to see such objects. The room with the dressing up was confusing to say the least and on the way to the toilets which felt a bit weird. All in all a trip we wish we had not made.'
('One of the worst visitor attractions visited in the UK', March 2018)
City of Caves
'I took some German guests to the city of cave tour and we were all disappointed. The second tour section about WWII was rather inappropriate as the tour guide pretended to be back in 1940 and kept on telling the children that they should always keep their gas masks on as you would never know when the Germans will attack again.'
('Commercialised tourist attraction with, for international guests from Germany, inappropriate WWII jokes', November 2016)
Nottingham Castle
'Watch Kevin Costner's movie about Nottingham, much more interesting, and that's saying something.'
('Let down', February 2018)
'The view is disappointing, who wants to see the Inland Revenue buildings? I thought we'd see more trees and countryside past the outskirts of Nottingham but no such luck, just ugly buildings as far as the eye can see.'
('Trip to Nottingham 'Castle', February 2017)
Newark Castle
'To be honest we had more fun thinking about what could be in the river than anything in the castle.'
('Ghost castle', April 2018)
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre
'It's minuscule, you can walk round the gift shop in about 9 seconds flat, most of the signage space is trying to flog you bird seed or bird feeders, and where's Robin Hood vanished to? If you went with no prior knowledge, you'd imagine that Sherwood Forest is world famous for having old trees and some birds and insects in it. In terms of what the centre and the signage tell you about, it's all: trees, trees, trees, insects, trees, trees, birds, trees, trees, (did we mention trees?), insects, someone called Robin (oh, have you seen this tree?), insects, trees, trees and more trees.'
('It's like a glorified carport, a museum for trees, and Robin Hood is AWOL', May 2019)
Clumber Park
'If you are going to have a proper coffee machine please train the person using it. Accompanied by sponge cake so dry I considered taking it home to finish sanding the decking.'
('Rip off', August 2019)
'Its not even scenic its just a basic park with dirty water, as I wouldn’t call that a lake.'
('Please I beg you don't waste your time and money', August 2019)
National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont
'There is the cafe. This used to be OK. Now it is diabolical. I think the icing on the cake this last weekend was that I actually had to tell the member of staff that she needed to cut open my jacket potato before pouring beans on it (at which point she said 'really?' and then informed me that the chef would have to do it).
('Don't even consider eating at the NWSC!', June 2017)
The Workhouse at Southwell
'Perhaps guides in each room answering questions or role playing would be a better way of getting information across to people, but empty rooms or rooms with just beds and a bit of difficult to read writing on the bedding was just a very boring experience. My sister had forgotten her glasses and my parents struggled to use the hand held thing and couldn't read the bed so I ended up reading everything aloud for them.'
('Not suitable for elderly or those who can't use the stares [sic] and badly organised', June 2019)
Great Central Railway
'The gift was unbelievable. I don't even know how to describe it. It's terrible. A toy train maybe? No! He got some tatty bear that you keep clothes in. He had zero reaction and the toy will be donated for sure.'
('Absolutely terrible', December 2018)
Newstead Abbey
'Pickle on the side of the plate which was all over one end of the baguette... not good if you don't like pickle.'
(Unpleasant cafe food', October 2018)
Rufford Abbey
'The only good point I suppose was that I came away with more money in my purse than intended.'
('Disappointed', February 2019)
