Welcome to Visit Wollaton Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wollaton
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Wollaton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wollaton
Visit Wollaton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 101 audio plaques & Wollaton places for you to explore in the Wollaton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Wollaton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Wollaton history
The remains of Roman kilns, crematoria and coins have been found in Wollaton. The remains were found in the village of Wollat, near to the town of Leicestershire.
Wollaton geography / climate
Wollaton proper is entirely situated in the City of Nottingham, although a small part of the Broxtowe borough may be referred to as Wollaton by local people. Other areas of Nottingham which were not in the original parish may also be. include parts of the former parish of Radford known historically as Radford Woodhouses.
Why visit Wollaton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Wollaton places with Walkfo Wollaton to hear history at Wollaton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wollaton has 101 places to visit in our interactive Wollaton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wollaton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wollaton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wollaton & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Wollaton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wollaton
Best Wollaton places to visit
Wollaton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wollaton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wollaton’s information audio spots:
Players Bonded Warehouses (Nottingham) Players Bonded Warehouses are a major former group of warehouses in Nottingham which were used by John Player & Sons for bonded storage of tobacco . The buildings were completed in 1939, and were in use until operations ceased in 2016 . The site was purchased by the University of Nottingham, with demolition beginning in summer 2017 .
St Peter’s Church, Radford St Peter’s Church, Radford is a parish church in Radford, Nottingham . Address: 171 Hartley Rd, Nottingham NG7 3DW, UK (St.Peter’s Park)
New Art Exchange New Art Exchange is a contemporary art gallery in Nottingham’s Hyson Green neighborhood . It represents contexts of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic artists and communities . The organisation formed as a charity in 2003 .
Christ Church, Cinderhill Christ Church, Cinderhill is a Grade II listed parish church in Radford, Nottingham. It was built in the 1930s and is situated in Cinder Hill, a grade II listed church. It is located in the centre of Radford and is on the outskirts of Nottingham.
Nuthall Temple Nuthall Temple in Nottinghamshire was one of five houses said to have been inspired by Palladio’s Villa Capra in Vicenza. Only two 18th century examples remain: Mereworth Castle and Chiswick House. Foots Cray Place was demolished in 1950 after a fire in 1949.
Bramcote Bramcote is a suburban village in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire. The main Nottingham–Derby road today is the A52, Brian Clough Way. Nearby are Beeston, Wollaton, Chilwell and Stapleford.
The Grange, Beeston The Grange is a Grade II listed building in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It formerly served as the area police station and is currently in use as apartments.
War Memorial Cross, Beeston War Memorial Cross, Beeston is a Grade II listed structure in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Beeston. It is located on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and is on the edge of the Nottinghamshire town centre.
Wollaton Road, Beeston Wollaton Road, Beeston runs north from junction with High Road to Derby Road. Beeston Road is one of the main roads in the Beeston area of Beeston.
Essoldo Cinema, Beeston Essoldo Cinema, Beeston is a cinema open from 1938 to 1968 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England. It was open between 1938 and 1968.
Visit Wollaton plaques
35 plaques hereWollaton has 35 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Wollaton plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Wollaton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Wollaton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Wollaton audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Wollaton allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Wollaton’s 101 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Wollaton freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Wollaton Map App
Our visit Wollaton map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Wollaton & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Wollaton tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Wollaton centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Wollaton area at LONG:-1.221, LAT:52.953.
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Things to do & visit in Wollaton / surrounding areas
● Players Bonded Warehouses (Nottingham) ● Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Learning Resource Centre ● Aspire (sculpture) ● Marcus Garvey Centre ● Gregory Ground ● St Peter’s Church, Radford ● Radford, Nottingham ● Parkside Ground ● Lenton Methodist Church ● Savoy Cinema, Nottingham ● Lenton, Nottingham ● Holy Trinity Church, Lenton ● Lenton Flats ● St Mary’s Church, Wollaton Park ● Albert Ball Memorial Homes ● Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary Eleousa ● Hyson Green Baptist Church ● The Park Estate ● Priory Church of St Anthony, Lenton ● Lenton Priory ● Queen’s Medical Centre ● John Player Ground ● Hyson Green Methodist Free Church ● Queen’s Medical Centre tram stop ● Cornerstone Church (Nottingham) ● Canning Terrace ● Beechdale, Nottingham ● Hyson Green Market tram stop ● Hyson Green ● Radford F.C.
● New Art Exchange ● The Forest tram stop ● St Stephen’s Church, Hyson Green ● Cripps Health Centre ● Dunkirk, Nottingham ● St Margaret’s Church, Aspley ● NG2 tram stop ● Splendour in Nottingham ● Wollaton Hall ● St Leodegarius Church, Basford ● Wollaton Park ● University of Nottingham tram stop ● King’s Meadow Campus ● University of Nottingham ● University Radio Nottingham ● Nottingham New Theatre ● Melbourne Park (Nottingham) ● Nottingham Industrial Museum ● Dusk Till Dawn (casino) ● East Midlands Conference Centre ● Nottingham Tennis Centre ● Whitemoor, Nottingham ● St Leonard’s Church, Wollaton ● Wollaton ● Strelley, Nottingham ● Strelley Village ● All Saints’ Church, Strelley ● Broxtowe, Nottingham ● Bilborough ● Harvey Hadden Stadium ● Oldmoor Wood ● Aspley, Nottingham ● Cinderhill ● Christ Church, Cinderhill ● Trowell MSA ● St Barnabas’ Church, Lenton Abbey ● Bramcote Hills ● The White Hills Park Federation Trust ● Nuthall Temple ● Eskdale Drive tram stop ● Bramcote Lane tram stop ● Cator Lane tram stop ● Beeston and Stapleford Urban District ● Frances Longden Almshouses ● Christ Church, Chilwell ● Bramcote ● Church of St Michael and All Angels, Bramcote ● St Barnabas Church, Inham Nook ● Beeston Fields Drive ● Beeston Methodist Church ● St John’s Grove, Beeston ● The Grange, Beeston ● St John the Baptist Church, Beeston ● War Memorial Cross, Beeston ● Beeston transport interchange ● Anglo Scotian Mills ● Beeston, Nottinghamshire ● Hemlock Stone ● Essoldo Cinema, Beeston ● Beeston Brewery Company ● Beeston Urban District ● Borough of Broxtowe ● Lenton Abbey ● Nottingham Canal ● University of Nottingham Halls of Residence ● University Boulevard tram stop ● Broadgate Park ● William Woodsend Memorial Homes ● Highfields Park, Nottingham
Getting to / around Wollaton – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Wollaton using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Wollaton places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Wollaton Public Transport Stations
Wollaton Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Radford railway station
Beeston bus station
Beeston railway station
Derby Road drill hall, Nottingham
Forest Road Primitive Methodist Church
Gregory Street tram stop
Tennyson Street Methodist Church, Nottingham
Noel Street tram stop
Radford Road tram stop
Beaconsfield Street tram stop
Wilkinson Street tram stop
Shipstone Street tram stop
Chilwell Road tram stop
Chilwell Road, Beeston
Wollaton Road, Beeston
High Road, Beeston
Station Road, Beeston
Meadow Road, Beeston
Queen’s Road Methodist Church
Middle Street tram stop
Railways
Wollaton is also noted for the existence of one of the earliest recorded railway lines in the world . Horse-drawn coal wagons travelled to their destination on wooden railway lines .
Bus services
Nottingham’s Jubilee Campus turns out to be one of the world’s most famous universities . The University of Nottingham is based at the Jubilee campus in Wollaton Vale, Nottingham .
Local Wollaton historians & Wollaton tour guides
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