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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Nottinghamshire
Planning accessible days out in Nottinghamshire? Start here: these attractions indicate wheelchair access, and where owners have added detail you'll find accessibility notes on each attraction's page.
Museums & Galleries
8.2 mi from Nottinghamshire
National Civil War Centre
Military museum in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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8.7 mi from Nottinghamshire
Mansfield Museum
The Mansfield Museum is a local authority museum in Nottinghamshire run by Mansfield District Council. Mansfield Museum opened in 1904. Though the present building opened in 1938. — Wikipedia
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9.9 mi from Nottinghamshire
Newark Air Museum
Newark Air Museum is an air museum located on a former Royal Air Force station at Winthorpe, near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. The museum contains a variety of airc... — Wikipedia
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10 mi from Nottinghamshire
Museum of the Horse
Museum of the Horse sits above Sally Mitchell's gallery in Tuxford, Bassetlaw, in a former 18th-century coaching inn once owned by the Duke of Newcastle. Spread across eight rooms...
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12.2 mi from Nottinghamshire
The Museum of the Mercian Regiment
This museum tells the story of the Mercian Regiment and its antecedent regiments, including the Sherwood Foresters and the Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters, through uniforms, we...
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20.3 mi from Nottinghamshire
National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire, is an open-air heritage attraction where you can ride vintage trams through a recreated village street and out into open countrysi...
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21.2 mi from Nottinghamshire
Lincoln Museum
Lincoln Museum and the Usher Gallery bring together Lincolnshire's archaeology and art collections, with galleries tracing life in the county from the Stone Age through Roman, Saxo...
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21.7 mi from Nottinghamshire
Kegworth Heritage Centre
Kegworth Heritage Centre is a small community museum in Kegworth, North West Leicestershire, telling the story of the village and its people through local history and archaeology,...
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22.4 mi from Nottinghamshire
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum tells the story of Royal Air Force College Cranwell, from its early days as a Royal Naval Air Service base to the present. Inside you'll find inte...
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22.4 mi from Nottinghamshire
Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain
This is a developing museum in Derby dedicated to radio communication, built by enthusiasts and volunteers around a personal collection of several thousand items of equipment. You...
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22.8 mi from Nottinghamshire
The Gainsborough Heritage Centre
The Gainsborough Heritage Centre is a museum housed in the town's old post office, telling the story of Gainsborough's industrial and local heritage. You can explore exhibitions of...
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23.1 mi from Nottinghamshire
Cromford Mills
Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as... — Wikipedia
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23.2 mi from Nottinghamshire
Museum of Making
The Museum of Making sits in Derby's Silk Mill, part of the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, and tells the story of 300 years of making in Derby. Inside you'll find...
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23.5 mi from Nottinghamshire
Great Northern Classics
Great Northern Classics is a motoring-themed destination in Derby, set in buildings with over 170 years of engineering history, once home to the Victoria Ironworks and Rolls-Royce...
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23.7 mi from Nottinghamshire
Melton Carnegie Museum
Melton Carnegie Museum is housed in the town's former Carnegie Library, telling the social and economic history of Melton through collections ranging from the Bronze Age to the pre...
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23.8 mi from Nottinghamshire
National Stone Centre
The National Stone Centre is a 40-acre site of natural landscape on the edge of the Peak District, just 30 minutes north of Derby in the Derbyshire Dales. It makes for an education...
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24.4 mi from Nottinghamshire
Charnwood Museum
Museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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26.1 mi from Nottinghamshire
Stonehurst Motor Museum
Stonehurst Motor Museum sits within Stonehurst Family Farm in Mountsorrel, Charnwood, showing a collection of veteran, vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabili...
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26.6 mi from Nottinghamshire
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is a historic scythe and steelworks site in Sheffield dating back to the 1700s, where you can explore the Manager's House, Worker's Cottage and Counting...
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27.3 mi from Nottinghamshire
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Magna Science Adventure Centre is a hands-on science museum set inside the former Templeborough Steelworks, where four themed pavilions — Air, Earth, Fire and Water — bring interac...
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27.3 mi from Nottinghamshire
Millennium Gallery
The Millennium Gallery sits in the heart of Sheffield, close to Sheffield station just 0.2 miles away, making it an easy stop whether you're visiting for the day or staying nearby....
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Water Parks
Zoos & Wildlife
19.6 mi from Nottinghamshire
Tropical Butterfly House
Tropical Butterfly House is a family-friendly zoo and wildlife attraction in North Anston, near Rotherham, where wildlife conservation sits at the heart of everything on offer. You...
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28.3 mi from Nottinghamshire
Lincoln Zoo
Lincoln Zoo describes itself as Lincolnshire's top wildlife destination, offering a day out built around animal encounters and family-friendly fun. Alongside general viewing, you c...
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Where to stay near Nottinghamshire
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
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Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Nottinghamshire?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include White Post Farm, Wheelgate Park and Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
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