Nottingham Castle closes its doors a year after £33m revamp

Trust that runs historic building falls into liquidation citing unpredictable and below-forecasts' visitor numbers

Nottingham Castle has closed its doors to the public after the trust that runs it fell into liquidation, a year after a 33m revamp of the site failed to bring in expected visitor numbers.

In a statement published on Monday morning, Nottingham Castle Trust said it was saddened and hugely disappointed" to be closing. It added that visitors were significantly below" the 300,000 a year projected after a three-year renovation.