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Historic house and museum
Wollaton Hall
Elizabethan house of the 1580s on a hill in Wollaton Park, now Nottingham's Natural History Museum.
A mini guide to
Wollaton, Lenton and University Park
An Elizabethan hall in a deer park, a university campus and its lakeside park
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An Elizabethan hall in a deer park, a university campus and its lakeside park
Wollaton Hall is an Elizabethan house of the 1580s on a hill in a 500-acre park about 4 km west of the city centre. It houses Nottingham's Natural History Museum, the stable block holds the volunteer-run Industrial Museum, and two herds of deer, red and fallow, live in the park.
South-east of the park, the University of Nottingham's University Park campus adjoins Highfields Park and its boating lake, where Lakeside Arts has a theatre and café. The Jubilee Campus, with the 60 m Aspire sculpture, and the remains of Lenton Priory are a short way towards the city.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Deer park
Wollaton Park
Grade II listed 500-acre park around the hall, with herds of red and fallow deer and gardens.
Museum
Nottingham Industrial Museum
Volunteer-run museum in the 17th-century stable block of Wollaton Hall, with textile machinery, transport and mining displays.
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Park
Highfields Park
Grade II listed park of 121 acres beside University Park, with a boating lake.
Arts centre
Lakeside Arts
The University of Nottingham's public arts centre on University Park, with the Djanogly Theatre and a café.
Sculpture
Aspire
60-metre red and orange steel sculpture on the university's Jubilee Campus.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Wollaton, Lenton and University Park and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Keep away from the deer
Wollaton Hall asks visitors to stay at least 50 m from the deer, especially during the rut (September to November) and calving (May to July).
2
Tours of the hall
Wollaton Hall runs tours at 11am and 2pm daily; ticket and parking charges apply.
3
Parking
Parking at Wollaton is paid (RingGo location code 18914). Lakeside Arts says its two car parks remain free.
4
Winter lights
The formal gardens close from late October to mid-January while the Wollaton Lights trail is set up and run.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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- Wollaton, Lenton and University Park (area photo): Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wollaton Park: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nottingham Industrial Museum: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Highfields Park: Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aspire: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Leonard's Church, Wollaton: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary's Church, Wollaton Park: Andrewrabbott (talk), Public domain, source
- Castle and Old Market Square: Cosmicutencil, CC0, source
- Lace Market, Hockley and Sneinton: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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