Town or village· Postcodes NG11, NG80

Ruddington

Nottinghamshire, East Midlands · population 7,674 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Nearby

Bradmore 1.4 miles Broxtowe 1.5 miles Clifton 1.5 miles Edwalton 2.2 miles Bunny 2.2 miles Wilford 2.4 miles Plumtree 2.5 miles West Bridgford 2.8 miles

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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in Ruddington

Days out around Ruddington – lakes, hills, nature reserves, museums and more, including 9 in Ruddington itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏞️ Lakes & lochs15 ⛰️ Hills & peaks3 🌿 Nature reserves16 🏛️ Museums5 🌳 Parks & gardens25 🏊 Lidos & swimming pools3 🗿 Monuments & memorials12 🛝 Playgrounds11

Days out

🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Seasonal Pond

Bradmore · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Gamston Brook

Edwalton · 2.5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Holme Pit

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Gamston Brook

Gamston · 2.5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Memorial Fountain

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

The Lake

Tollerton · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Iremonger Pond

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Grantham Canal

Abbey Park · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

New Lagoon

Attenborough · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Main Pond

Attenborough · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Beeston Pond

Beeston · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Clifton Pond

Barton in Fabis · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Works Pond

Attenborough · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Works Pond

Attenborough · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Dunkirk Pond

Dunkirk · 3.1 miles

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Days out

⛰️ Hills & peaks

⛰️ Peak

Fowemer Hill

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Wilford Hill

Sharphill · 1.2 miles · 87 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Spinny Hill

Sharphill · 1.2 miles

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Days out

🌿 Nature reserves

🌿 Nature reserve

Fairham Brook NR

Clifton · 1.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Breck's Plantation

Upper Brecks · 1.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve

Nottingham · 1.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Sharphill Wood Local Nature Reserve

Sharphill · 1.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Wilford Clay Pit NR

Compton Acres · 1.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Glapton Wood Nature Reserve

Clifton · 1.9 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

The Green Line LNR

West Bridgford · 1.9 miles

Map Website

🌿 Nature reserve

Clifton Wood, Grove and Holme Pit Local Nature Reserve

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Holme Pit Local Nature Reserve

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

The Green Line LNR

West Bridgford · 2.5 miles

Map Website

🌿 Nature reserve

Gotham Sandbanks

Gotham · 3.1 miles

Map Website

🌿 Nature reserve

Iremonger Pond LNR

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Bunny Old Wood Nature Reserve

Bunny · 3.1 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Glebe Field SSSI

Attenborough · 3.1 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Beeston Sidings Nature Reserve

Dunkirk · 3.1 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Attenborough · 3.1 miles

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Days out

🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

The Village Museum

Ruddington · 0.1 miles

Admission charge

Map Website

🏛️ Museum

Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum

Ruddington · 0.1 miles

Chapel Street, Nottingham NG11 6HE

Admission charge

Map Website

🏛️ Museum

Barnwright's

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

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🏛️ Museum

Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

Mere Way, Nottingham NG11 6NX

Map Website

🏛️ Museum

Canalside Heritage Centre

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

Canal Side, Nottingham NG9 1LZ

Map Website

Days out

🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Rushcliffe Country Park

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Breckswood Park

Upper Brecks · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Clifton Central 'Flower' Park

Broxtowe · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

The Kieron Hill Clifton War Memorial Garden

Clifton · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Colesbourne Park

Broxtowe · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Scafell Way Park

Upper Brecks · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Boundary Road Park

Sharphill · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Sunninghill Park

Broxtowe · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Angell Green Park

Clifton · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Miss Machin's Field

Edwalton · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Ruddington Lane Recreation Ground

Wilford · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Barton Green Park

Clifton · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Locksley Park

Silverdale · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

The Square

West Bridgford · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Wilford Green

Wilford · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Weirfield Recreation Ground

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Owen's Place

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Leyton Crescent Recreation Ground

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Memorial Gardens

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Bridgford Park

West Bridgford · 3.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Keyworth Skatepark

Keyworth · 3.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Geo-paving

Keyworth · 3.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Ambleside Play Park

Gamston · 3.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Geological walk

Keyworth · 3.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Redwood Village Green

Beeston · 3.1 miles

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Days out

🏊 Lidos & swimming pools

🏊 Swimming pool

Learner Pool

Compton Acres · 1.9 miles

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🏊 Swimming pool

Main Pool

Compton Acres · 1.9 miles

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🏊 Swimming pool

Paddling Pool

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monuments & memorials

🗿 Monument

Remembrance Garden

Compton Acres · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

Coade Stone Lion

Beeston Rylands · 2.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

Tollerton War Memorial

Tollerton · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

507th Parachute Regiment

Tollerton · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Memorial

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Nottinghamshire WWI Centenary Memorial

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Memorial Arch

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Queen Victoria

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

West Bridgford · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

Sir Robert Juckes Clifton

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

The Rowing Clubs' Great War Memorial

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

WWII Memorial to members of Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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Days out

🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Lace Fields Play Area

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Children's Play Area

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Sensory Trail

Ruddington · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Breckswood Park Play Area

Upper Brecks · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Shalimar Playground

Sharphill · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Silverdale Play Area

Silverdale · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Ruddington Lane Play Area

Silverdale · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Bunny Primary Playground

Bunny · 2.5 miles

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🛝 Playground

Victoria Embankment Play Area

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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🛝 Playground

Teenage Sport Area

West Bridgford · 3.1 miles

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🛝 Playground

Mundella Road Play Area

The Meadows · 3.1 miles

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