Nottingham Industrial Museum — Attraction in Nottingham

Just £4 to get in with children free, this museum is interactive, full of gems and staffed by lovely volunteers. You can see a 300 year old coach up close of personal, play with a morse code machine, and see lace making machines working. It really showcases some of Nottinghams heritage well. Thank you to the volunteer in the victorian kitchen who was in full dress and chatted to my daughter for 20 mins. Lots of points of interaction and very interesting. Today my daughter (8) was given the opportunity to complex a quiz and it was fun to do and when completed they made a fuss and gave her a prize of a rubber and pen which she loves. Worth travelling to visit as besides the museum you can visit the cafe, the house or the grounds so can make...

This museum has absolutely blown me away. A truly hidden gem of Nottingham. It gives you an accurate picture of where Nottingham is from, where it is at where the City is headed. It has got some very interesting collections and a range of Nottingham history of success. But most important of all are the volunteers who run the place. They are so warm and friendly, their knowledge of their subjects and their passion is moving. It's a shame we didn't have enough time to do more but will definitely be going back and cannot recommend it enough. The Victorian kitchen run special events where you might be able to test a Victorian dish so recommend scanning their website to see what's on...

This museum is such a hidden gem. We stopped off here after visiting Wollaton Hall and were very impressed with the collection here. As well as the main exhibition hall there is a carpenters workshop, forge, Victoria kitchen and steam room. What makes this museum really special though is the people. The volunteers were so friendly and knowledgeable about their specialisations, and were genuinely passionate about what their subject area. Unfortunately we didn't quite get to see everything due to time constraints but we will...