Within walking distance of Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and the railway station, it is open from 10am to 5pm Wednesday to Sunday, but closed between 12noon and 1pm. Admission is free Green's Mill and Science Centre is located in Sneinton, to the east of the city centre. The Mill is a fully working 19th century windmill and was at one time home to George Green, the mathematician. There is a museum of milling, and a science centre where visitors can conduct experiments with electricity, magnetism and light. Open 10am to 5pm Wednesday to Sunday.
Admission is free.
There are water, rose, fern and rock gardens to see, as well as the apartments and the collections of manuscripts and first editions. For the brave, there are ghost tours through the dark passages of haunted Newstead. Check with local tourist office for the dates of the ghost tours - not suitable for children under 12. For refreshments, call in at the Coffee Shop, or have a meal in the White Lady Restaurant. There are two major shopping centres in the middle of Nottingham.