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Papplewick Pumping Station

Gedling, Nottinghamshire

Architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom

Opening Wednesdays and Sundays, 11am-3pm between the start of April and end of October; static openings between 2nd April and 29th October, every Wednesday & Sunday, 11am to 3pm

Price Entry is free on static open days; there is an admission fee to enter the Engine and Boiler Houses (no charge to view the grounds or visit the café)

Typical visit Not provided yet

Age fit Children's Play Area

Setting indoor/outdoor

The experience

About this day out

Papplewick Pumping Station is Britain's finest surviving Victorian pumping station, designed in the early 1880s to pump millions of gallons of clean fresh water every day to the rapidly increasing population of Industrial Nottingham. It was built 1882-1885 and supplied water until 1969, later becoming a museum in 1974 run by the Papplewick Pumping Station Trust. The station features original twin beam engines built by James Watt & Co and Lancashire boilers.

When to go

Opening calendar

Wednesdays and Sundays, 11am-3pm between the start of April and end of October; static openings between 2nd April and 29th October, every Wednesday & Sunday, 11am to 3pm

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What it costs

Prices at a glance

Admission: Entry is free on static open days; there is an admission fee to enter the Engine and Boiler Houses (no charge to view the grounds or visit the café)

Prices can change. Confirm ticket terms with the venue before booking.

Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

At a glance

Visitor Car ParkVisitor Entrance GatesSuperintendent's House & Visitor Reception (steam days ONLY)Main DriveSuperintendent's GardenUnderground Reservoir ToursTop LawnParterre Main LawnCooling PondEngine HouseBoiler HouseCoal ShedForge & StablesChimneyCafe & ToiletsCafe KioskGreenhouse & Plant Sales (steam days ONLY)Miniature Steam Railway (steam days ONLY)Linby Colliery Winding EngineChildren's Play Area

Accessibility: The pumping station is built on a slight incline with a mixture of cobble sets and asphalt on the main drive; paths around the Engine House are hard surfaced with small granite chippings that do not impede wheelchair mobility; disabled parking spaces are available on steam weekends; the visitor reception door frame is 72cm wide; the courtyard door has a width of 108cm; the visitor reception desk is not lowered and there is no hearing loop system; the Engine House has internal cast iron stairs, and an access book is available for those unable to ascend the stairs
Parking: Visitor Car Park; on steam weekends the main car park is open on the opposite side of the road to the main gates with disabled spaces on the right and left hand side; on non-steaming open days vehicles are allowed to drive through the main gates and park on site at the top of the drive
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