Wollaton Hall & Park
Wollaton is The Jewel in the Crown of Nottingham Parks and combines the splendid Tudor Hall with a very extensive 500 acre deer park, lake, formal gardens and industrial museum. It is one of the finest houses of the period in all of England. It was designed by Robert Smythson and was built between 1580 & 1588 for Sir Francis Willoughby who made his fortune from coal mining.
Unfortunately,
this
gem
had
suffered
from
neglect
and
lack
of
maintenance
and
was
allowed
to
fall
into
decline,
but
substantial
funds
were
recently
secured
by
The
City
Council
and
during
2007
/
2008
it
underwent
a
very
extensive
internal
and
external
restoration.
This
included
the
opening
of
Prospect
Room
and
the
Elizabethan
Kitchens
to
the
public
for
the
very
first
time.
An
excellent
tour
of
these
new
areas
and
other
parts
of
the
house
with
a
very
knowledgeable
guide
is
available
for
just
£2.00.
The
formal
gardens
in
front
of
the
camellia
house
have
also
been
totally
re-created
from
scratch
to
an
authentic
period
design
and
are
magnificent
during
the
summer
months.
Access
to
the
park
and
most
areas
of
the
house
is
FREE
and
with
a
car
park
charge
of
just
£2.00.,
Wollaton
Park
is
back
where
it
belongs
as
the
No.1
Nottingham
Park
for
a
family
day
out.
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