The centre was located on Maid Marian Way in Nottingham city centre,[1] in the vicinity of Nottingham Castle, and brought an estimated £2 million in tourism revenue to the city each year.
[2] Visitors were taken on a chair-lift ride through a recreation of medieval Nottingham with its sights, sounds and smells in addition to Robin Hood's hideout in medieval Sherwood Forest.
Archery and brass rubbing were also on offer and a cinema show investigated the legend of Robin Hood.
[3] The centre's 'Great Hall' offered medieval banquets through the year.
[4] The attraction was forced to close in January 2009,[5] after 20 years of business, due to difficulties with rent payments to its landlord, Tesco.