History & heritage
Nottingham Castle Museum & Grounds
Robin Hood activities, art and Nottingham history in a museum with historic grounds.
Adult £18 + booking fee · eligible children free
Plan your visitFamily days out in Nottingham
Compare Robin Hood discovery, natural history and free science activities across three Nottingham attractions.
Choose the experience you want
Nottingham Castle centres on museum galleries, interactive Robin Hood displays and historic grounds. Wollaton Hall offers natural-history and dinosaur galleries, with a grounds-only outdoor option. Green’s Science Centre has hands-on experiments and a garden, while the windmill building is closed for repairs. These are different visits, so start with your children’s interests.
Compare one visit with return visits
Both the Castle and Wollaton Hall advertise £18 adult admission with year-long return access and up to three free accompanied children aged 15 and under per paying adult. Castle booking fees and tour add-ons are separate. Wollaton grounds are free but parking costs £5 weekdays or £6 weekends. Green’s has free core entry and requires registration for its advertised two-hour free parking.
Plan the route and access
Green’s normally opens Wednesday–Sunday, so it is not a usual Monday or Tuesday option. Check Wollaton’s seasonal gates and confirm hall last entry, which differs across official pages. Gallery lifts do not make every historic tour accessible: Castle caves and some Wollaton tours involve stairs. Check the chosen route, current repairs and dated activity calendar before travelling.
| Place | Admission snapshot | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Castle Museum & Grounds | Adult £18 + booking fee · eligible children free | Indoor & outdoor |
| Wollaton Hall & Deer Park | Hall adult £18 · grounds free · paid parking | Indoor & outdoor |
| Green’s Windmill & Science Centre | Free science centre and garden | Indoor & outdoor |
Plan a visit
Museums & discovery
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park
Natural-history galleries and dinosaur discovery inside the hall, with parkland outside.
Hall adult £18 · grounds free · paid parking
Hall entry is charged under the current admission tariff. An older access-page statement still says the ground-floor collections are free; confirm any exception with the operator. Last-entry times also differ across pages. Checked 1 October 2026.
Plan your visitMuseums & discovery
Green’s Windmill & Science Centre
Hands-on experiments with light, electricity and magnetism, plus a community garden.
Free science centre and garden
Windmill building closed during repairs under the operator’s published notice. Science centre and garden remain open. Checked 1 October 2026.
Plan your visitThis guide uses published visitor information, not first-hand visits. Prices are snapshots; follow each listing’s official source links for dates, eligibility and access details.