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Bestwood, Nottingham — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bestwood Village is a civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, where the headstocks of Bestwood Colliery still stand over the village.
About Bestwood
Where to stay in Bestwood
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A stay in Bestwood Village is a village stay, with the headstocks at Bestwood Colliery on one side and the road to Papplewick on the other, well out from the City of Nottingham. Bestwood Village keeps very few beds. Hucknall and Bulwell hold more of them, and either works as a base if the point of the trip is Bestwood Pumping Station or the engine house at the old colliery.
It suits you if industrial heritage is the reason for coming.
About Bestwood
What are the main landmarks in Bestwood?
Coal left the landmarks. The Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery survive with the Bestwood Colliery engine house, and The Clock Tower, formerly the general offices of the Bestwood Coal and Iron Company, stands nearby. Bestwood Pumping Station adds another piece of works engineering to the village.
St Marks Church serves the parish, and the Church of St John the Evangelist, Hucknall stands over the boundary in Hucknall.
What is the history of Bestwood?
Mining made Bestwood. The Bestwood Coal and Iron Company left its general offices behind as The Clock Tower, and the Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery still mark the colliery ground. The engine house survives too.
No founding year is recorded for the parish, which sits in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire with Papplewick to the north and the City of Nottingham beyond the Bestwood Park Estate.
Where is Bestwood?
Bestwood sits east of Hucknall and north of Bulwell, with Papplewick along its northern edge and the Bestwood Park Estate over the City of Nottingham line.
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Updated September 2026