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Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum, plus guided walk around Wollaton Village
Heritage Open Day: A 16th century dovecote with 1100+ nesting boxes, built to provide fresh meat and eggs for Sir Francis Willoughby and his household. Displays include a Tudor room and displays showing how Wollaton Park was used during WW2. Step over the threshold of this unique building and you step back into Tudor history. Built around 1565 for Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton Hall, the Wollaton Village Dovecote was restored in 1987. Exhibits for 2024 include exquisitely recreated Tudor costumes and a time line showing what the Willoughby family were doing during the House of Tudor when the dovecote was built. There is a display about the American 508th parachute regiment who trained in Wollaton Park before taking part in the D Day invasion 80 years ago.
Sun 8 Sep:1400-1630; Free Entry.
Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum, Dovecote Drive, Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG8 2NB
Sun 8 September