Bestwood
Ward in Nottingham, England
| Coordinates: | 53.001, -1.161 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 56 45 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 (Nottingham) |
Bestwood sits a few miles north of Nottingham, blending suburban housing with significant green space such as Bestwood Country Park. The ward’s landscape and identity owe much to its 19th‑century coal‑mining past and the surrounding estate, with historic features like Bestwood Lodge and remnants of colliery infrastructure giving the area a strong sense of place.
Today Bestwood is socially mixed, with a combination of council and private housing, local shops, community centres and regular bus links into the city. Recent regeneration and community initiatives have concentrated on improving housing and services while celebrating the mining heritage and the conservation character of nearby Bestwood Village, making it a neighbourhood where green‑belt countryside and urban life meet.
Postcode districts covering Bestwood
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 2.1 miles
- Derby 14.5 miles
- Mansfield 10.1 miles
- Burton upon Trent 24.1 miles
- Chesterfield 20.7 miles
- Loughborough 16.4 miles
- West Bridgford 5.4 miles
- Long Eaton 9.3 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 9.7 miles
- Grantham 22.6 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 15.7 miles
- Worksop 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Albans Parish 0.8 miles
- Bulwell Forest Ward 0.8 miles
- Daybrook Ward 0.9 miles
- Sherwood Ward 1.3 miles
- Basford Ward 1.4 miles
- Woodthorpe Ward 1.5 miles
- Ernehale Ward 1.5 miles
- Redhill Ward 1.6 miles
- Arnold Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bestwood St. Albans Ward 1.7 miles
- Berridge Ward 1.7 miles
- Bestwood Village Built-up area 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Bestwood
NG5 5SR, NG5 5NR, NG5 5RE, NG5 5FR, NG5 5LT, NG5 5LX, NG5 5SE, NG5 5TH, NG5 5ER … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 13.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.9 miles
- Bulwell Station 1.4 miles
- Hucknall 3 miles
- Nottingham Bus Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Bestwood Ad
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Nottingham - Gateway 4 1.9 miles
- Claremont Hotel 2.1 miles
- Heritage Mews 4 3.5 miles
- The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Nottingham 4 3.9 miles
- Best Western Plus Nottingham City Centre 4 3.1 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Nottingham 4 3.7 miles
- Park Plaza Nottingham 4 3.3 miles
- The Jubilee Hotel & Conferences 3 3.7 miles
- Hogs Head Hotel 4.8 miles
Schools in Bestwood
- Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Henry Whipple Primary School Primary
- Robin Hood Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 3.4 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 4.1 miles
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles
- City Ground Stadium 4.4 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 6.6 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 8 miles
- Field Mill Stadium 9.6 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 11.2 miles
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 11.9 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 13.1 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles