Wollaton Park - From The Wheelhouse ....
w/e 23 January 2022
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Kodak DX6490
  We
missed out on our traditional January walk in Wollaton Park last
year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions that were
in place included the advice not to travel far from home. This
year however, we resumed our annual trip and caught the bus to
Nottingham alighting at the bus stop at The Wheelhouse pub (left)
before crossing Russell Drive (right) at the traffic lights to
reach Wollaton Road.
We walked along Wollaton Road to one of the entrances to Wollaton
Hall and the Deer Park.
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Turning into the park we crossed the access road to the car park
and walked all the way along the unnamed tree-lined avenue.
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Through the trees we got our first sight of Wollaton Hall.
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The avenue took us past the Hall and also the Wollaton Park Golf
Course that appeared on the left.
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The unnamed avenue then reaches Lime Tree Avenue, another access
road into the park. Here we turned right to start the climb up
the hill to the Hall. Taking the path on the left we walked round
to the rear of the Hall and entered the gardens.
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Following the path through the gardens we reached the front of
the Hall. Although the other side of the Hall is one of the more
familiar views in photographs, that was originally the tradesmens'
entrance.
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From the lawns and terrace in front of the Hall we then descended
the steps and followed the path round to the Camellia House and
the formal gardens.
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Continuing through the formal gardens we followed the path seen
above down towards the lake. Looking back up the hill we could
see the Camellia House on the brow of the hill with the Hall
just peeping over the trees.
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Although it was a bright sunny day, the walk to the lake continued
in the shade of the trees. The golf course still on the left
lies beyond the trees on that side.
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Just before reaching the lake the path crosses a drain and the
start of a ha-ha. Here we turned right to walk alongside the
the lake. Click .... To The
Admiral Rodney to continue.
To see a map/aerial view of the whole route in a new window
follow this link.
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