A Chilled Night Out in Notts

On Saturday night, rather than hitting the Student Union for the usual night out, we decided to go and enjoy Nottingham.

Throughout the year, The Market Square holds a variety of events, including Winter Wonderland, St Patrick's Day and Nottingham Beach, and is currently home to The Wheel of Nottingham. The Wheel has been here since the 28th January and closes the 15th March, and is £5 for students, so we didn't have any excuses to miss it!

Although the wheel isn't particularly high, you can see quite far out across Nottingham and the rest of the county. In the day, I expect that you can see a lot more and really appreciate how much there actually is in the area, however, at night it is spectacular with all the lights. You also get two go's around the wheel, which means that whatever you missed the first go round, you can catch the second time. Or, in my case, spend the first go snapchatting and instagramming it all, and then the second go actually appreciating the views.

After the wheel it was time for cocktails! We'd never been to Coco Tang before, but everyone has raved about it, so we decided that it was going to be our location for the rest of the night. Luckily it was still happy hour when we got there so we each got 2 drinks for £10, which worked out A LOT cheaper than what two drinks would have cost usually. Saying this, it's clear why the drinks are so much pricier than other bars in Nottingham. Coco Tang prides itself on it's concoctions and 'mixology' - they're very obscure!

The first cocktail I had was 'Hummingbird', a long drink, which contained a mixture of rum's, pineapple and blueberry lemonade. Admittedly, it was quite strong but it definitely got 10/10 for aesthetic! The second one was a 'Parma Violets' cocktail and OMG it was AMAZING! I could have drunk that drink like water so it was a good job I couldn't afford another! You also get a packet of Parma Violets, which is always an added bonus.

The whole aesthetic of the bar is magical and I recommend anyone to visit it you're ever in Notts. And you definitely have to get the Instagram shot of the UV lights at the top of the stairs!

I feel like we should go for more chilled nights out more often, where would you recommend?

Georgia.xo