Nottingham castle... what a shit show.
By Caitlin Baker | @c8linbaker
19/01/2023
Who sat down and thought ‘Hmmm let’s charge some extortionate prices during a cost-of-living crisis for families to come and walk around a dull museum. The peasants will love that.’ Well, I for one find it ironic. I thought it was meant to be steal from the rich and give to the poor, not the other way around.
I’m a young person. I’m from Nottingham. I’m exactly the type of person the Castle should have been attracting, if they’d ever bother asking me. Well, I’m not going to wait for them to ask: listen up, Nottingham Castle, here’s my advice. Unlike entrance to the Castle, I’m giving it to you for free.
1.Family friendly
As far as I’m aware you’ve made no attempt to cater to families, just children. ‘I guess we're just another family visiting the city, but the experience wasn't a good one,’ this might sound like a strange concept to you but typically families want to be involved with their children on a family day out, especially for £22.50.
2.Alcohol?
Speaking as someone who tends to consume a fair amount of alcohol, I can confirm that a day at Nottingham Castle would be made much more interesting and bearable with a small, very large drink of alcohol. Not to mention that it would ease the pain of paying £13 for entry alone.
3.Less education, more fun.
This is not at all aimed at younger generations. I’m a broke college student, do you think I have £13 to spare on walking around a museum? I’d rather sit and listen to my Grandad talk about the ‘good old days’. You need to have more interactive experiences aimed at young adults; I sat in a classroom for 5 years learning about history for free now you’re making me pay for the same mind-numbing experience. How about adding a human sling shot? Human canon ball? A death slide? They’re certainly more entertaining than text on a wall that I can google for free.
4.Underground Scam?
To say that there’s an extensive network of caves beneath our streets you sure make it underwhelming with showing a small, tiny, minuscule section of it. The cheek off charging £5 on top of the already absurd price for the castle is bizarre.
5.Robin Hood. Focus on the outlaw.
How about you allow people to visit the castle grounds for a better and improved ‘Robin Hood Experience’? It’s Nottingham's biggest selling point and you sat people down with a shitty roleplay and food? What is immersive about that?
Create an event that takes up the whole day, that allows people of all ages to participate, that is worth the cost, and that shows the true history of Robin Hood.
What do you think about this Nottingham Castle debacle?
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