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Green's Windmill & Science Centre

Green's Windmill & Science Centre is a local Authority Museum in the East Midlands. Visitors find it inside Nottingham’s built-up area. The site is run by Nottingham City Council; The Green’s Windmill Trust.

Where

In Nottingham

inside the built-up area

Run by

Nottingham City Council; The Green’s Windmill Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Nottingham

Inside Nottingham

Green's Windmill & Science Centre is inside Nottingham’s built-up area, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

The warmest stretch in Nottingham is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°49 mm

Jun20° / 11°63 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 8°69 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nottingham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Nottingham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nottingham’s full climate →

About

Green's Windmill & Science Centre

There are 41 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Nottingham Castle (1.7 km).

Type: Museum
Run by: Nottingham City Council; The Green’s Windmill Trust
Town: in Nottingham
Official site: greensmill.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Mapping Green's Windmill & Science Centre

Orange is Green's Windmill & Science Centre; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Green's Windmill & Science Centre

Largest of the 8 is Nottingham, home to 299,786. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Nottingham

299,786 people · 35 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km south of it

West Bridgford

36,489 people · 27 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Carlton

53,555 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km southwest of it

Wilford

4,849 people · 28 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Green's Windmill & Science Centre is	People	Places to visit
Nottingham	It’s in town	299,786	35
West Bridgford	1.1 km south of it	36,489	27
Carlton	1.6 km northeast of it	53,555	17
Wilford	2.5 km southwest of it	4,849	28
Gamston (Rushcliffe)	2.7 km southeast of it	2,171	18
Arnold	3.5 km north of it	40,016	17
Edwalton	3.8 km south of it	4,762	23
Clifton	4.8 km southwest of it	22,936	27

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Green's Windmill & Science Centre

3 museums, a castle and a cathedral are among the 41 within 15 km.

CastleNottingham Castle1.7 km away 2

CathedralNottingham Cathedral1.9 km away 3

MuseumWollaton Hall5.4 km away 4

Art galleryNottingham Contemporary1.1 km away 5

MuseumJudges Retiring Room1 km away 6

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey15 km away 7

Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall4.1 km away 8

MuseumNew Art Exchange3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Green's Windmill & Science Centre

Where is Green's Windmill & Science Centre?

Green's Windmill & Science Centre is in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Green's Windmill & Science Centre?

Local Authority Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.

Who runs Green's Windmill & Science Centre?

Nottingham City Council; The Green’s Windmill Trust.

When is the best time to visit Green's Windmill & Science Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Nottingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Green's Windmill & Science Centre?

Within 15 km: Nottingham Castle (1.7 km), Nottingham Cathedral (1.9 km), Wollaton Hall (5.4 km) and Nottingham Contemporary (1.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges Retiring Room: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holme Pierrepont Hall: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Art Exchange: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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