Guided Walking Tours

Fothergill Watson / Watson Fothergill – Two Names, One Architect

An entertaining guided walk around the buildings of architect Watson Fothergill in Nottingham City Centre. Learn about the buildings of one of Nottingham’s most prominent Victorian architects, his signature style and the influence of the Gothic on the city’s buildings. A walk of approximately 2km- 3km.

Forthcoming Events

Tickets for guided tours are now available for the following dates:

Watson Fothergill Walk (Nottingham City Centre tour) Sunday 7 April, 10 am (one ticket left)

Carrington Crawl: Houses by Fothergill & Summers Friday 12 April, 2 pm

Watson Fothergill Walk (Nottingham City Centre tour) Sunday 21 April, 10 am

Hine Hike: The Buildings of Thomas Chambers Hine Thursday 25 April, 2 pm

An afternoon date – Watson Fothergill Walk, Sunday 12 May, 2 pm

Carrington Crawl: Houses by Fothergill & Summers Saturday 18 May, 1 pm

Watson Fothergill Walk (Nottingham City Centre tour), Sunday 26 May, 10 am

If you’d like to book a walk for your group please send a message here. Meanwhile, please sign up to the mailing list for news of all forthcoming dates, buy gift vouchers or book a tour or illustrated talk for your group.

Tour Guide Lucy Brouwer is available for group bookings. Walks or talks on Nottingham’s Victorian Architecture for your group. Walks can be arranged for groups for a minimum fee, from 5-20 people.

Tickets for all future events on Eventbrite.

There are now some copies of Nottingham Civic Society’s book Watson Fothergill Architect by Ken Brand available from the webshop.

Check out the 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor.

This tour combines some extremely well researched material with an engaging and lively delivery. It’s made me look at Nottingham city centre in a completely new light! “

Photo: Lamar Francois
Photo: Lamar Francois

Tickets for future events on Eventbrite.

Lucy is also available to conduct group tours and online talks – please contact Lucy here.