Bulwell
Bulwell is a market town and former civil parish in the City of Nottingham district of Nottinghamshire, England.
Bulwell is a market town and former civil parish in the City of Nottingham district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 3.5 miles (6 km) south-west of Hucknall and 4.8 miles (8 km) to the north-west of Nottingham city centre. The 2011 census recorded its population at 29,771, which amounted to over 10% of the city's population; 16,157 was recorded for the Bulwell ward of Nottingham City Council. The adjacent ward, Bulwell Forest, which includes Highbury Vale, Rise Park and the west of Top Valley, had a population of 13,614 at the same census.
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Worth seeing in and around Bulwell
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public research university located in Nottingham, England, which lies along the River Trent. Its origins date back to the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design in 1843, one of the earliest institutions of its kind in the United Kingdom.
5.8 km · public research university in Nottingham, England · Wikipedia - 02Nottingham Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England.
5.8 km · Catholic cathedral · Wikipedia - 03Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham
The Diocese of Nottingham is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in England and a suffragan of the Metropolitan Diocese of Westminster. The diocese covers an area of 13,074 square kilometres, taking in the English counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, most of Derbyshire, Rutland and Lincolnshire.
5.8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall is an Elizabethan country house of the 1580s standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton Park, Nottingham, England. The house is now Nottingham Natural History Museum, with Nottingham Industrial Museum in the outbuildings.
6 km · Country house museum in Nottingham, England · Wikipedia - 05Aspire
Aspire is a work of art, constructed on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham, in Nottingham, England. It is a 60-metre tall, red and orange steel sculpture, and was, until overtaken by Anish Kapoor's Orbit, the tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom.
5.6 km · sculpture by Ken Shuttleworth · Wikipedia - 06Nottingham Playhouse
Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in 1948 when it operated from a former cinema in Goldsmith Street.
5.9 km · theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal in Nottingham, England, is a theatre venue in the heart of Nottingham City Centre and is owned by Nottingham City Council as part of a complex that also includes the city's Royal Concert Hall. The Theatre Royal attracts major touring dramas, opera, ballet, West End musicals and an annual pantomime.
5.9 km · theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08The Arboretum
The Arboretum is a city park in Nottingham, England. It was the first designated public park in Nottingham, selected under the authority of section 53 of the St.
5.2 km · park in Nottingham, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09All Saints' Church, Nottingham
All Saints' Church, Nottingham, is an Anglican church in Nottingham, England. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
5.1 km · grade II listed church in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church of All Saints
All Saints' Church, Strelley is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Strelley, Nottinghamshire.
4.5 km · church in Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bulwell
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 21 km · Birmingham (BHX), 71 km · Manchester (MAN), 82 km
- Stations
- Bulwell railway station, 200 m · Hucknall station, 4.1 km · Royal Centre tram stop, 5.9 km · Highbury Vale tram stop, 1.3 km · David Lane tram stop, 1.3 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Bulwell75 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £8–11
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Bulwell87 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £10–13
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Bulwell91 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bulwell
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bulwell. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMotorists have two choices to enter England from outside Great Britain, by various car ferry routes, or the Channel Tunnel.
- Get inThere are only limited car ferry services connecting Ireland directly with England.
- Get inAlternatively it is possible to take a ferry from Ireland to Wales or Scotland and then continue the journey by road to England.
- Go nextWales — to the west of England, with its own language and culture Scotland — pristine nature and highlands to the north Isle of Man — picturesque island nation perfect for outdoor pursuits Ireland and Northern Ireland — fascinating history and cultures a short ferry ride away France, Belgium, and the Netherlands — all accessible by direct high-speed rail from London
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Next door to Bulwell
Bulwell is 6 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hucknalltown in Nottinghamshire, England3.7 km
- Kimberleytown in Nottinghamshire, England3.6 km
- Arnoldtown in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, UK; part of the Nottingham conurbation5 km
- Awsworthvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, UK5.8 km
- Linbyvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom5.9 km
- Nuthallvillage in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK2.6 km