List of places of interest in Nottinghamshire

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.

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

Ashfield

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
Annesley Old Church Annesley Church Medieval church built in 1356 by the Annesley family. Grade I listed building[1]
Scheduled Ancient Monument

Bassetlaw

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
Chesterfield Canal 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 The Dukeries Country park Former seat of the Earl of Lincoln. Site of Special Scientific Interest
National Trust property
Creswell Crags Cresswell Gorge Shared with Derbyshire
Limestone gorge containing the northernmost cave art in Europe. 		Site of Special Scientific Interest
Idle Valley Nature Reserve Retford Nature reserve Site of Special Scientific Interest
Mattersey Priory Mattersey Priory English Heritage property
Mr Straw's House Worksop Historic House Edwardian house built in 1905 with an interior that has remained largely unchanged since the 1920s. National Trust property
River Idle Markham Moor River 26 mile-long river running from Markham Moor to Misterton. Site of Special Scientific Interest
Serlby Hall 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 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 Clayworth Church 11th century church with parts dating from a substantial restoration by John Oldrid Scott in 1874. Grade I listed building

Other

Broxtowe

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
Attenborough Nature Reserve Attenborough Nature reserve Site of Special Scientific Interest
D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum Museum Eastwood Museum dedicated to the life of D. H. Lawrence.
Durban House Heritage Centre Museum Eastwood Museum dedicated to the history of Eastwood.

Gedling

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
Newstead Abbey 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 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

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
British Horological Institute Upton Museum
Newark Air Museum Winthorpe Museum
Newark Castle Newark-on-Trent Castle Grade I listed building
Rufford Abbey Rufford Abbey English Heritage property
The Workhouse Southwell Museum National Trust property

Other

Nottingham

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
Colwick Cutting Sneinton Woodland Site of Special Scientific Interest
Galleries of Justice Museum Nottingham Museum
Green's Mill Sneinton Windmill Grade II listed building
Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle Grade I listed building
Nottingham Contemporary Nottingham Museum
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Ruddington Museum Museum dedicated to transport, housed in the northern terminus of the Great Central Railway.
Wollaton Hall Nottingham Country house Elizabethan country house built in 1580, now a museum dedicated to natural history. Grade I listed building

Other

Rushcliffe

Name Image Location Type Description Notes
Holme Pierrepont Hall Holme Pierrepont Historic House Grade I listed building

References

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