Okay, so Wollaton Hall, full of taxidermy-fied animals, is a little creepy...but Wollaton Park itself is simply lovely! We saw two different types of deer (the red deer were huge, majestic and beautiful!) The lake was pretty, with plenty of geese, swans, ducks and even herons to watch/ feed. It was pretty enough in early spring before the leaves all turned green, so I imagine this park would be even better in sunnier weather! Apparently there are five hundred acres of parkland, but as large sections are kept as a nature reserve, the walkways were not actually that long or strenuous. It's perfect for a sunday afternoon stroll. Ooor if you'd like to do something even less strenuous, on some Sundays they even run 'segway tours' around the grounds!! Beauuuuutiful. read more

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Despite some changes in recent months/years making it worse, Wollaton Park is still a lovely place to go to - especially on a bank holiday. There are deer there but used to be lots more animals - cows, horses, chickens, donkeys etc but they had to take them away. The industrial museum and Wollaton Hall are still both interesting places to visit. And there are many events held there such as the Splendour music festival, the Autokarna, and various craft fairs. They made the bizarre decision of building a big, out of place kids play park on the old football pitch, which looks horrendous but aside from that Wollaton Park is a great day out read more