Museum · near Ravenshead · Nottinghamshire

Papplewick Pumping Station

Papplewick Pumping Station is an architectural structure and museum. Find it 1.4 km southeast of Ravenshead. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Papplewick Pumping Station, vic mcclymont (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.4 km

southeast of Ravenshead

Run by

Papplewick Pumping Station Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum near Ravenshead

Just outside Ravenshead

Papplewick Pumping Station is 1.4 km southeast of Ravenshead. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Ravenshead has 2 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–22°C highs in Ravenshead).

Jan7° / 1°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr13° / 4°49 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 12°69 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°74 mm

Nov10° / 4°73 mm

Dec7° / 2°71 mm

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

About

Papplewick Pumping Station

The site is run by Papplewick Pumping Station Trust. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Nearby, Newstead Abbey (4.5 km) heads a list of 39 within 15 km.

Ravenshead’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Papplewick Pumping Station Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.4 km southeast of Ravenshead
Official site: papplewickpumpingstation.org.uk

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

The map

The area around Papplewick Pumping Station

Spot Papplewick Pumping Station in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Among the 8, Hucknall is the biggest, home to 35,848 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Ravenshead

5,370 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Calverton

7,318 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 3.2 km west of it

Papplewick

335 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km north of it

Blidworth

4,295 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Papplewick Pumping Station is	People	Places to visit
Ravenshead	1.4 km northwest of it	5,370	2
Calverton	2.5 km southeast of it	7,318	1
Papplewick	3.2 km west of it	335	3
Blidworth	3.4 km north of it	4,295	5
Hucknall	3.7 km southwest of it	35,848	6
Oxton	4.3 km east of it	566	2
Linby	4.5 km west of it	349	5
Bestwood Village	4.7 km southwest of it	2,151	3

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Our list has 39 more within 15 km, among them 3 abbeys or priories, a castle and a church.

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey4.5 km away 2

CastleNottingham Castle13 km away 3

ChurchSouthwell Minster12 km away 4

CathedralNottingham Cathedral12 km away 5

MuseumWollaton Hall14 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey14 km away 7

Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory9.6 km away 8

Art galleryNottingham Contemporary13 km away

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

Know before you visit Papplewick Pumping Station

Where is Papplewick Pumping Station?

Papplewick Pumping Station is 1.4 km southeast of Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire.

What is Papplewick Pumping Station?

Architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Papplewick Pumping Station?

Papplewick Pumping Station Trust.

When is the best time to visit Papplewick Pumping Station?

June to September are the warmest months in Ravenshead, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Papplewick Pumping Station a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Papplewick Pumping Station?

Within 15 km: Newstead Abbey (4.5 km), Nottingham Castle (13 km), Southwell Minster (12 km) and Nottingham Cathedral (12 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 (9)

Papplewick Pumping Station: vic mcclymont, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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