List of places of interest in Nottinghamshire

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This is a list of places of interest in the British county of Nottinghamshire. See List of places in Nottinghamshire for a list of settlements in Nottinghamshire.

Contents

1 Rushcliffe, 2 Broxtowe, 3 Ashfield, 4 Gedling, 5 Newark and Sherwood, 6 Mansfield, 7 Bassetlaw, 8 Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Ceremonial Numbered.png
1 Rushcliffe, 2 Broxtowe, 3 Ashfield, 4 Gedling, 5 Newark and Sherwood, 6 Mansfield, 7 Bassetlaw, 8 Nottingham.

Ashfield

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
Annesley Old Church Annesley Old Church - geograph.org.uk - 1830919.jpg Annesley Church Medieval church built in 1356 by the Annesley family. Grade I listed building [1]
Scheduled Ancient Monument

Bassetlaw

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
Chesterfield Canal Chesterfield Canal near renishaw.JPG West Stockwith Canal Shared with Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
46 mile-long canal, built in 1777, running 46 miles from West Stockwith to Chesterfield.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Clumber Park Limetree Avenue, Clumber Park - geograph.org.uk - 1052852.jpg The Dukeries Country park Former seat of the Earl of Lincoln. Site of Special Scientific Interest
National Trust property
Creswell Crags Caves Creswell Crags - geograph.org.uk - 90873.jpg Cresswell Gorge Shared with Derbyshire
Limestone gorge containing the northernmost cave art in Europe.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Idle Valley Nature Reserve Bug Arch at Idle Valley Nature Reserve.jpg Retford Nature reserve Site of Special Scientific Interest
Mattersey Priory Mattersey Priory ruins.jpg Mattersey Priory English Heritage property
Mr Straw's House Mr Straws House.jpg Worksop Historic House Edwardian house built in 1905 with an interior that has remained largely unchanged since the 1920s. National Trust property
River Idle RiverIdleAtIdleStop.jpg Markham Moor River 26 mile-long river running from Markham Moor to Misterton. Site of Special Scientific Interest
Serlby Hall Hall Through the Trees - geograph.org.uk - 194752.jpg Blyth Country house 18th century Country house built in 1740 by James Paine for John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway. Grade I listed building
St. Mary and St. Martin's Church Blyth Church - geograph.org.uk - 53326.jpg Blyth Church Medieval church built in 1088, with a priory that is one of the oldest examples of Norman architecture in the country. Grade I listed building
St. Peter's Church St Peters Church Clayworth Notts - geograph.org.uk - 92797.jpg Clayworth Church 11th century church with parts dating from a substantial restoration by John Oldrid Scott in 1874. Grade I listed building

Other

Broxtowe

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
Attenborough Nature Reserve Attenborough Nature Reserve Visitor Centre - geograph.org.uk - 763738.jpg Attenborough Nature reserve Site of Special Scientific Interest
D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum DH Lawrence birthplace museum - geograph-1814503.jpg Museum Eastwood Museum dedicated to the life of D. H. Lawrence.
Durban House Heritage Centre Durban House Heritage Centre 2013-05-05 16-37.jpg Museum Eastwood Museum dedicated to the history of Eastwood.

Gedling

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
Newstead Abbey Newstead Abbey 02.jpg Newstead Priory Augustinian priory founded in 1170, best known as the home of Lord Byron. Grade I listed building
Papplewick Pumping Station Papplewick Pumping Station.jpg Papplewick Pumping station Victorian pumping station built in 1881 to provide water for the city of Nottingham. Grade II* listed building
Scheduled Ancient Monument

Mansfield

Other

Newark and Sherwood

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
British Horological Institute Upton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 4563.jpg Upton Museum
Newark Air Museum Newark Air Museum, Shackleton MR.3 (4229180808).jpg Winthorpe Museum
Newark Castle Newark Castle, 2008.jpg Newark-on-Trent Castle Grade I listed building
Rufford Abbey Rufford Hall from SW.JPG Rufford Abbey English Heritage property
The Workhouse Workhouse268.jpg Southwell Museum National Trust property

Other

Nottingham

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
Colwick Cutting View from Colwick Woods park - geograph.org.uk - 861161.jpg Sneinton Woodland Site of Special Scientific Interest
Galleries of Justice Museum Galleries of Justice Museum Building.jpg Nottingham Museum
Green's Mill Green's windmill.jpg Sneinton Windmill Grade II listed building
Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle Gate 2009.jpg Nottingham Castle Grade I listed building
Nottingham Contemporary Nottingham Contemporary - geograph-1825342.jpg Nottingham Museum
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Three operatuion NTHC buses.JPG Ruddington Museum Museum dedicated to transport, housed in the northern terminus of the Great Central Railway.
Wollaton Hall Wollaton Hall Nov2010.jpg Nottingham Country house Elizabethan country house built in 1580, now a museum dedicated to natural history. Grade I listed building

Other

Rushcliffe

NameImageLocationTypeDescriptionNotes
Holme Pierrepont Hall Holme Pierrepont Hall Nottinghamshire.JPG Holme Pierrepont Historic House Grade I listed building

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References

  1. "Ashfield District Council - Annesley Old Church". www.ashfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-30.