Bestwood Country Park
Bestwood Country Park offers 650 acres of open green space and varying wildlife habitats to explore, from Mill Lakes to meadows, from ancient woodland to a reclaimed pit tip.
Free disabled parking, some paths wheelchair accessible, some steep gradients. Rangers can advise on suitable routes.
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Contact Details
- Contact Name
- Bestwood Country Park
- Contact Position
- Park rangers and office
- Telephone
- 0115 927 3674 0115 927 3674
- enquiries@gedling.gov.uk
- Website
- Bestwood Country Park
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Where to go
- Name
- Bestwood Country Park
- Address
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Park Road
Bestwood Village
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire - Postcode
- NG6 8TQ
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- Notes
If you are travelling by car you may find the AA Route Planner helpful in planning your route: www.theaa.com/route-planner
You can get to Bestwood Country Park by tram, bus, car or bike.
There are railway stations on the Robin Hood Line at Bulwell (2 miles / 3.5 km) and Hucknall (2.5 miles / 4 km). Both stations are close to the National Cycle Network Route 6 which runs directly into Bestwood Country Park.
For public transport to the park contact Traveline on tel: 0870 608 2 608, or visit their website: www.traveline.org.uk2
Time, Costs and Availability
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Open daily 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Time of day
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Afternoon
Morning
Costs
- Details
- Free of charge
Availability
- Age Ranges
- All ages
- Referral Details
We advise that you ring before planning a visit to check all these details are up-to-date.
Additional Local Offer Information
Local Offer
- Description
Access for all
A number of paths are accessible to wheelchairs but due to the hilly nature of the site, we advise people with particular needs to contact the rangers' office at Alexandra Lodge, tel: 0115 927 3674 to discuss accessibility.The park entrances are all equipped with kissing gates which can be fully opened with a RADAR key to allow wheelchair and mobility scooter access.
The site includes some steep gradients, but a number of paths are accessible to wheelchairs.
An alternative path runs from the post office / newsagents in Bestwood Village to the Dynamo House (approximately 330 metres) which is also accessed by RADAR key controlled gate. A spare RADAR key is kept at the Dynamo House – contact the Heritage Development Officer, tel: 0115 9762422 (Tuesday – Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm and Saturday mornings between Easter and end Sept, 10.00am to 12.00pm) to discuss accessibility.
Visits to the Winding Engine House start at the Dynamo House – a single storey red brick building with a small display of coal mining memorabilia. This can be easily accessed by wheelchair or mobility scooter, and has an automatically opening door and a unisex accessible toilet (no RADAR key required.)
The Winding Engine House is a tall building with narrow metal stairs on the upper levels. However, a glass lift has been installed so that less mobile visitors including wheelchair and scooter users, can rise through the various levels, safely and easily viewing the huge Winding Engine, without the need to leave the lift.
Disabled parking is located next to Alexandra Lodge (Bestwood Village) and can be booked in advance - tel: 0115 927 3674.
- SEN Provision Type
- Universal