Tourism in Gedling
Places of Interest
Calverton Folk Museum
The museum includes period furniture and clothing, fossils, a framework and knitting machine, and a Victorian kitchen and living room. It is open on the last Sunday of every month.
How to find Calverton Folk Museum
Longdale Craft Centre
Longdale Craft Centre in Ravenshead is situated only a mile from Newstead Abbey between the A60 and the A614 on Longdale Lane. Reputedly the oldest craft centre in Britain of its kind, it has grown from humble beginnings into a centre of international repute and includes workshops, a museum, gallery and first class restaurant. There are frequent demonstrations from local crafts people, whilst the restaurant plays host to regular Jazz Night Suppers.
How to find Longdale Craft Centre
National Cycle Path
The National Cycle Path, which stretches from Northern Scotland to the South of England, enters the Borough at Ravenshead and passes through the parishes of Newstead and Linby.
Papplewick Pumping Station
Located in the north of the Borough between Burntstump Hill and Longdale Lane, Papplewick Pumping Station is Britain’s finest working Victorian water pumping station. The site has recently undergone extensive restoration and once again stands proud as a spectacular example of Victorian craftsmanship.
It boasts a range of original features, including an ornate Engine House, ornamental Cooling Pond and a Boiler House complete with six Lancashire Boilers, all set amidst formal landscaped grounds.
The Engine House is home to the original twin beam engines built by James Watt and Co in 1884, and is of special interest for its outstanding combination of Victorian engineering and artistic design. Visitors are taken aback by the sheer splendor of the stained glass windows, elaborately decorated columns and polished mahogany and brass work.
Designed as a statement of Victorian flair and pride, it is hard to believe today that the site was never intended to be seen by the general public.
Other attractions on site include additional working steam engines, miniature railway, woodland play area, hands-on activities, audio guide, computer animation, picnic area, café and gift shop.
Papplewick Pumping Station is open to the public every Sunday afternoon with special monthly steaming dates
Contact Information
Papplewick Pumping Station, off Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9AJ. Tel 0115 963 2938
How to find Papplewick Pumping Station
Patchings Farm Art Centre
Located on the outskirts of Calverton Village, just off the Nottingham to Doncaster Road (A614). The once derelict farm buildings of Patchings Farm, have been transformed into the Barn Gallery, art and pottery studio, restaurant, framing and art materials shop.
In 1990, an extra 53 acres of surrounding farm land was purchased and developed in the style of Claude Monet, complete with lake and "Monet Bridge", a log Pavilion for meetings and art classes and 10 gazebo studios around the site for use by artists. In May 1991, HRH Duke of Gloucester opened the new development.
June’s annual Art and Craft Festival, has been a major part of the growth at Patchings with over 150 of the finest artists and craftspeople from the United Kingdom and overseas exhibiting, demonstrating and selling their work. Major art material suppliers and manufacturers are present, with celebrity artists making presentations.
Contact Information: Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6NU. Tel: 0115 965 3479 or visit: www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
How to find Patchings Farm and Art Centre
Greenwood Bonsai Studio
Located on the A614, the studio is host to the most comprehensive range of Bonsai, pots, books, tools and sundries in the country. A must for all Bonsai enthusiasts, it is open every day except Tuesdays.
How to find Greenwood Bonsai Studio
Countryside Leisure
Gedling Borough contains some of the country’s finest and most historic countryside. It offers something for everyone and includes three contrasting country parks offering relaxation and outdoor activities.
Burntstump Country Park
An area of scenic beauty, Burntstump County Park comprises mainly of grassland surrounded by woodlands and glades. It makes an excellent location for woodland walking and observing native flora and fauna. Situated in the Park is The Burntstump Inn providing licensed drinking and food, whilst other attractions include an ornamental pond and a fenced cricket pitch. During winter the grassy slopes elsewhere in the park make a popular venue for sledging.
How to find Burntstump Country Park
Bestwood Country Park
Once the largest of the medieval Royal Deer Parks, this expanse of grassland and secluded woodlands offers great scope for many different kinds or recreational activities. Using the extensive network of footpaths and bridleways it can be explored on horseback, mountain bike or foot. The Park also contains a campsite available to youth groups and local clubs. The impressive Bestwood Lodge Hotel situated in the Park occupies the site of earlier Royal residences.
How to find Bestwood Country Park
Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey, the former home of the Romantic poet Lord Byron stands in magnificent parkland and contains furniture, art and memorabilia connected with the poet and other past owners. The grounds and gardens are in themselves are well worth a visit and are open year round, except for the last Friday in November. They include lakes, waterfalls and other water features, and beautiful formal gardens, including the Japanese Garden and the Great Garden behind the Abbey.
Blidworth/Ravenshead
If you fancy exploring the scenic woodland this area offers, footpaths and horse trails are in abundance, including the well known Robin Hood Way.
Colwick Country Park
Situated on the Boroughs' River Trent boundary, Colwick Park provides a range of activities for the public and includes picnic areas, a nature reserve, woodland and riverside walks, horse trails and the opportunity for boating and water sports.
How to find Colwick Country Park
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