Wollaton Hall
An ornate Elizabethan mansion and the Wayne Manor of The Dark Knight Rises. It houses a natural history museum, and its deer park is home to fallow deer.
Wollaton Hall was built in the 1580s and designed by Robert Smythson. It is a leading example of Elizabethan architecture in England, and its tower-like exterior is strikingly distinctive. It appeared in The Dark Knight Rises as Wayne Manor. The mansion now houses Nottingham's Natural History Museum, and the stables have been turned into an industrial museum. About 200 hectares of parkland around the hall are home to free-roaming red and fallow deer, which you can watch up close. Entry to the park is free and parking is charged, while the museum rooms and rooftop tours require a ticket. It is about 5 km from the city center and served by direct buses.
Opening hours
Grounds approx. 08:00 until sunset; residence approx. 11:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Attenborough Nature Reserve
- Nottingham Castle
- Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
- Old Market Square & Council House
- City of Caves
- Nottingham Contemporary
- National Justice Museum
- Lace Market & Hockley