Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall in the snow, November 2010
Type	Prodigy house
Location	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates	52°56′53″N 1°12′35″W / 52.9480°N 1.2096°W / 52.9480; -1.2096
Built	1580-1588
Built for	Sir Francis Willoughby
Architect	Robert Smythson
Architectural style(s)	Elizabethan
Owner	Nottingham City Council
Website	wollatonhall.org.uk
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Wollaton Hall
Designated	11 August 1952
Reference no.	1255269
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Camellia House 100 Metres South West of Wollaton Hall
Designated	12 July 1972
Reference no.	1255271
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Doric Temple and Attached Bridge 200 Metres South-East of Wollaton Hall
Designated	10 August 1989
Reference no.	1270389
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Official name	Wollaton Hall
Designated	1 January 1986
Reference no.	1000344
Location of Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire

Wollaton Hall is an Elizabethan country house of the 1580s standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton Park, Nottingham, England. The house is now Nottingham Natural History Museum, with Nottingham Industrial Museum in the outbuildings. The surrounding parkland has a herd of deer, and is regularly used for large-scale outdoor events such as rock concerts, sporting events and festivals.