Rise Park Nottingham

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River Leen & Bulwell
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Local Nature Reserves
Wollaton Park & Hall
Further Afield
Babbington Hall
Tram System
Nottingham City
Published Photos
Visitor Book
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Welcome to 'Rise Park Nottingham' - an extensive collection of photos & information about Rise Park Estate and many local parks and spaces within easy reach

Rise Park Estate, Nottingham NG5  lies on the northern edge of  the City of Nottingham, and is within a few minutes of very easy access to Junction 26 and Junction 27 of the M1 Motorway. It is in attractive surroundings, bounded on one side by the 450 acre Bestwood Country Park and on another by Bulwell Common and its golf course. In imaginative estate agents terms - a "much sought after location".

Rise-Park-shops-cropped.jpg (208358 bytes) It is a relatively modern housing estate of approximately 1450 homes, completed during the1960's, comprised mainly of good quality  three and four bed detached houses and bungalows, with a small number of low rise flats. There is a small shopping precinct on the estate (click picture for enlarged view) and Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi have stores nearby.

The shopping areas of Bulwell, Hucknall and Arnold are within easy reach - as is the modern Ken Martin Leisure Centre

This site contains some general information about Rise Park, and includes a Property Guide page to give some indication of advertised house prices
and the Council Tax levels on the estate – perhaps of interest to anyone thinking of moving in!

For the purpose of Nottingham City Council  elections the estate is within Bulwell Forest Ward

There are now around 415  photographs spread over 56 pages  &  sub pages    (All taken by the author unless otherwise stated)

A number of these photos have been published in the Nottingham Evening Post, and can be found on the 'Published Photos' page

The BBC are also displaying a small selection of photos relating to Bulwell Common on their own web site as at April 2008.
See Published photos page for a link to their gallery

A click on most of the thumbnail pictures will give an enlarged view.  For a much more comprehensive selection of photos of buildings, parks and places within the City why not visit the City of Nottingham web site shown on the Web Links page?

Please note: All photos on these pages remain copyright © Terry Brown and are not for use elsewhere unless by prior agreement, though I have no objection to downloading for personal & private use only 

If you have any suggestions or comments about this web site, please join the other visitors who have already left feedback on the 'Visitor Book' page.  It's easy to do, and your comment could help in improving the Site - or correcting any errors or omissions

Or, if you prefer, you can send me an e - mail using the link below or on the 'Contact Me' page

Click  this bar  if you wish  save time by checking what's new and to see  a  full list of changes, updates and additions to the web site  

Disclaimer: This site is a purely  personal project by one resident of the estate. All information is for general interest only, and no assurance is given regarding its accuracy. Nor is any responsibility accepted for any reliance placed on the contents of the site.
There are now separate pages relating to the adjacent Bestwood Country Park and Mill Lakes - and other nearby parks and spaces such as:-

Bulwell Forest, Common & Golf Course
Bulwell Hall Park
Vernon Park
Arnot Hill 
Woodthorpe Grange
River Leen & Bulwell
Local Nature Reserves

Recent additions  include places further afield, but all within  easy reach by car or public transport and well worth a visit :-
Wollaton Hall Deer Park & Martins Pond  
Highfields and Nottingham University Parks  
Nottingham Arboretum
Bramcote Hills Park & the Hemlockstone
Forest Recreation Ground & Rock Cemetery
Nottingham City Centre
Nottingham Castle  
River Trent and Victoria Embankment
Papplewick Pumping Station
Newstead Abbey
Kings Mill Reservoir
Jubilee Campus Nottingham University
Two New Features added in Feb 2008 - A Map of the Estate and Visitors / Guest Book and Bygones page 
Clicking on certain 'hotspots' of the map will show a picture of that location.  But please note that this page is at an early stage at the moment  and details are therefore limited.

New pages for Papplewick Pumping Station and Newstead Abbey (ancestral home of Lord Byron) added early 2008
Following the recent loss of our local Kwiksave supermarket, Risepark is now sadly lacking a Food Store, Mini Market, Convenience Store, Pharmacy, Public House, Cafe or restaurant.   An ideal opportunity for one of the other smaller chains to move in and fill this gap

Babbington Hall Dog Rescue - Donations and voluntary help welcome. See separate page for more information and link to their web site

Many of the parks and spaces featured on these pages have been explored whilst walking with my dog, Scamp, who manages to appear in some of the photos! 

A two times winner of the RSPCA 'Dog with the Waggiest Tail 'competition, Scamp is extremely friendly with people and other dogs & always appreciates a friendly pat on the back!
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Photo published in Nottingham Evening Post added to Published Photos page on 28th August Click picture for a five day, or detailed 24hour weather forecast for Rise Park