Papplewick Pumping Station

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Due to Coronavirus Papplewick Pumping Station will be closed from Wednesday 18 March until the end of April. For the latest information and advice on Coronavirus in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, please click here.

Papplewick Pumping Station is the finest working Victorian water pumping station in Britain. The site has recently undergone extensive restoration and once again stands proud as a spectacular example of Victorian craftsmanship. It boasts a range of original features including an ornate Engine House, ornamental cooling pond and a Boiler House complete with six Lancashire Boilers, all set amidst formal landscaped grounds.

The Engine House is home to the original twin beam engines, built by James Watt and Co in 1884, and is of special interest for its outstanding combination of Victorian engineering and artistic design. Visitors are taken aback by the sheer splendour of the stained glass windows, elaborately decorated columns and polished mahogany and brass work.

Now a museum and popular wedding venue, the Pumping Station holds regular steaming events throughout the year where visitors can see the boilers and pumping engines in steam and take guided tours into the underground reservoir. For further details about steam events or weddings please see the museum website.

Papplewick Pumping Station would love to hear your views on whether you have experienced any barriers to visiting and how they can address this. You may wish to provide your thoughts by completing the below survey: 

Papplewick Pumping Station Non-user/Lapsed User Survey