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Places to Visit in Nottinghamshire, UK - Green's Windmill, Sneinton

Located in Sneinton on the edge of Nottingham City center, it's one of the highest points on the hills around the city's edge.
Provides good 'urban' views over the Trent valley.

George Greens' Mill is a fully working, flour producing windmill. It was owned and operated in the 19th century by the mathematical physicist George Green. Short tours around the inner workings of the windmill are available. There's also a Science Centre with lots of activities for children.

After his death the mill was derelict for 100 years, being restored to fully working order in 1979 with money raised by Nottingham University.
  George Greens Windmill - Spring 2006The organic flour produced has won many awards and can be purchased in the shop (part of the science center) . The small museum and science center will take about an hour to tour around. Admission free.

More info here - www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/greens mill
Car Park is off Windmill Lane - see Google Map
Features.
Working Windmill
Mill Tours
Small Play Park
Science Center
Children's Area
Squirrels
Cafe, Gift shop
Toilets
Free car park

Photographs from George Green's Windmill, Nottingham.

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Green's Windmill.

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Links to Days Out in Nottinghamshire Pages.

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Attenborough Nature Reserve

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Wollaton Hall and Deer Park

500 acres of parkland with woodland & lakeside walks. Home to the Nottingham Natural History Museum and the Industrial Museum. The park also has lots of Red and Fallow Deer.
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Naturescape

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Newstead Abbey Lake

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Large gardens, parkland and lakes. With many different types of garden areas including - The Fern Garden, Rockery, Sub-Topical Garden, Spanish Garden and Japanese Garden.

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Clumber Park

Clumber park has over 3,800 acres, with woods & forest, open heath, with a lake at its center and the longest avenue of lime trees in Europe.

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George Greens Windmill - Spring 2006

Greens Windmill

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A large 150 acre Country Park in the North of Nottinghamshire on the edge of Sherwood Forest.

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Gunthorpe Lock on the River Trent

Between Nottingham and Newark on Trent off the A6097. Working lock and river side walk.

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University Park Nottingham

University Park & Lake

The University of Nottingham Park and lake, located to the West of the City center. A nice quite spot in a busy city, open to the public.

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Colwick lakes park in Nottinghamshire

Colwick Park Lakes - Nottingham

3 very large gravel pits have been transformed into lakes and a marina. The lakes are a good location for views of water birds.

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Newark on Trent lock & Castle

Newark on Trent Castle & Lock.

A lovely old market town to the North East of Nottingham. The Castle ruin is on the banks of the River Trent very near to the working locks.

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Southwell Minster

Southwell Minster is a minster and a cathedral, located in the town of Southwell in North Nottinghamshire, 14 miles north east of Nottingham.

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Holme Pierrepont National Water sports Center

Kayaker at Holme Pierrepont water sports centre Along the side of the River Trent just outside Nottingham. Includes a long rowing coarse, a fast flowing canoe slalom coarse and calmer practice lakes. It's free to enter.

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