Ruddington

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Ruddington

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Ruddington has 2 attractions - The Framework Knitters`museum and the Heritage Centre.
The Knitters` museum presents life in a Victorian knitting community. The cottages have been restored to 1850 and 1900 with communal pump, wash-house, privy and pigsty. Also visit the Primitive Methodist Chapel where the knitters worshipped.

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The other attraction is a Country Park which also contains the Transport Heritage centre.

There is a good children`s playground and refreshments are available at the kiosk and Heritage Centre .

The Transport Heritage Centre comprises :
LNER (GC) Heritage Trust
Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Limited
Great Central Railway - Northern Development Association
Nottingham Society of Model & Experimental Engineers
Heritage Centre Photographic Group
GCR Rolling Stock Trust

Take the A60 Loughborough road out of Nottinghamand and follow signs to Ruddington. The Knitters` museum is in the village. The Country Park is further down the A60. Turn right at a small roundabout.