Bestwood Winding Engine House 2025

The last part of a vanished colliery and a relic of Victorian industrial engineering, with its restored winding house and headgear that still contains its 1876 steam engine, now turned by electric motor. It is the only vertical winding engine in England in its original location.

Contacts

Address: Bestwood Country Park off Park Road Bestwood Village Nottinghamshire NG6 8TQ

  • Telephone: 0115 975 7273
  • Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Website: View website

Open Days & Times

Sat 0930-1230. Visit website for more details.

Travel

  • By Bus: 3, 141
  • By Rail: Hucknall / 3.5 miles

Facilities

  • Parking
  • Refreshments
  • Part disabled access

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Bestwood was once a sprawling industrial site. Get a flavour of life as a miner and experience the sheer size and power of the winding engine. 

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