Suitability refreshed we headed off in search of the Sky Mirror, which is an art “installation” that cost £900,000 and took 6 years to complete.
The Expensive Sky Mirror
Flabbergasted at the cost of a piece of bent metal we continued onwards to the castle which looks more like a stately home.
We decided not to go in but instead hunted down Robin Hood and the oldest pub in England (they have a nice loo).
Emma meets Robin Hood
A bit further on we came to the canal which we followed for a short distance until we found somewhere to stop for lunch. Fortified, we headed back into the town.
As we were walking along an area that was being refurbished we saw a sign for the City of Caves. This complex of tunnels is one of many such tunnel networks under the city.
Armed with our audio guide we descended into the tunnels for an hour of underground history. The tunnels were cut into the soft sandstone rocks and the tour took us through the cellars of a medieval inn followed by a tannery. There was an area which was used as a WWII air raid shelter and a small remaining part of the Victorian slum dwellings.
Emerging back into the sunlight we tried to find the old lace quarter, but apart from a single cobbled street we couldn’t see anything of note.
Heading back to Kiki we detoured to the restored 19th Century Greens Windmill. This working mill is free to visit and you climb up several floors on steep ladders to see the original mill workings.
This evening, as we’re staying for free in the car park, we’re going to have a meal in the pub which means that Emma gets a night off cooking!
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