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Nottingham Industrial Museum

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 4.8 · 576 visitor reviews

Nottingham, NG8 2AE

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About

Nottingham Industrial Museum explores the city manufacturing heritage for families in Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. This indoor and outdoor museum welcomes young children, older children, and teenagers with working machinery, transport exhibits, and stories of Nottingham industrial past. The venue features on-site parking, a café, toilet facilities, wheelchair accessibility, and pushchair-friendly access throughout.

Visitors can discover lace-making machines, steam engines, and a variety of vehicles that powered industry and transport. Working demonstrations bring historic machinery to life, showing how generations of workers produced goods that made Nottingham famous. The combination of large exhibits and interactive elements engages different ages and interests.

The museum occupies historic buildings that add authentic atmosphere to the industrial heritage experience. Located in Wollaton Park near Nottingham, the museum provides accessible heritage entertainment. Families looking for museums in Nottingham or things to do with kids in the East Midlands will find this industrial museum offers engaging hands-on encounters with manufacturing history and engineering achievement.

Good for: older children, teenagers, young children

Categories

Facilities

  • Onsite Parking
  • Toilets
  • Cafe
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Pushchair Friendly
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Entrance
  • Contactless Payment

Prices

Adults: £5.00 Concessions: £3.00 Under 16s: Free

Opening times

Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Friday: Closed Saturday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

What families say

4.8

576 reviews