Alexandra Lodge
Northern Drive
Alexandra Lodge at Bestwood Country Park Park Road
Bestwood Village
Nottingham
NG6 8UF

Getting here

The park is on the northern edge of Nottingham between Arnold and Bestwood Village, approximately 4 miles north of the City of Nottingham.

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), or Hucknall (2.5 miles / 4 km). Both stations are close to the National Cycle Network Route 6 which runs directly into Bestwood Country Park.

Contact Traveline for public transport information, tel: 0870 608 2 608, website: www.traveline.org.uk

There are two car parks, one at Bestwood Lodge Hotel and one at the opposite end of the park, in Bestwood Village. (Please note that there is no through route by car between these two car parks).

Map of Bestwood Country Park [PDF 3.45MB]

Contact us

General enquiries tel: 0844 9 80 80 80 (8am - 8pm Mon-Fri;  8am - 12 noon Sat);or tel: 0115 927 3674 (Sat and Sunday 10.00 - 17.00)

Country park rangers tel: 0115 927 3674

e-mail: enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk

So much to discover!

Entry to Bestwood Country Park is free.

This 650 acre park has an incredible variety of different wildlife habitats and lots of open green space to enjoy. There are miles of paths to explore.

From Mill Lakes, teeming with water birds, to meadows full of wildflowers, from ancient oak woodland to a reclaimed pit tip, Bestwood has a landscape which reflects the varied history of Nottinghamshire itself.

Check out out the park's opening hours and visit us soon!

What's new?

Photo of Bestwood Winding Engine House

The Winding Engine House, an imposing piece of industrial archaeology, is a memorial to the coal mining industry once so important to our county's economy.

The building is currently being restored by Nottinghamshire County Council, with funding support from The Heritage Lottery Fund website: www.hlf.org.uk, The Greater Nottingham Partnership website: www.gnpartnership.org.uk and the Building Better Communities initiative. Work will finish in December 2009, and we hope to open the building to the public in Spring 2010.

Heritage Lottery Fund logo Greater Nottingham Partnership logo Building Better Communities logo

What's on?

Download the January - June 2010 events programme [PDF 952KB] for Bestwood Country Park and other sites in Greenwood Community Forest.

A park for the community

Riverside activities at Bestwood Country Park School, faith and community groups are welcome at Bestwood, and the park’s mission is to make the countryside accessible to all. Our ranger team work regularly with all kinds of groups, ranging from autistic adults and people with mental health problems to disadvantaged teenagers at risk of exclusion from school.

Ring the park rangers to find out more about our programme of health walks, team building activities, school age environmental education and more. We also welcome volunteers, who can take part in a variety of conservation tasks alongside our park rangers. Give us a call if you'd like to find out more tel: 0115 9273674.

Woodland craft demo at Bestwood Country Park Photo Pete Jenkins

Bestwood Country Park falls within the Greenwood Community Forest area website: www.greenwoodforest.org.uk.

From coal to conservation

Get your hands dirty!

Join in one of our park conservation days. Contact tel: 0115 9273674 e-mail: bestwood.country.park@nottscc.gov.uk

Plant a tree

If you would like to plant a tree to commemorate a special person or event contact the rangers on tel: 0115 927 3674

Join our friends

Want to support the country park and get more involved in its work and management?  Join our Friends Group.
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