Experience the most spectacular, preserved water Pumping Station in the British Isles.

The pumping station was built in 1881-1885 to pump drinking water from the Bunter sandstone, for the city of Nottingham. The Victorian buildings, boilers, and beam engine have been preserved. The splendid painted cast iron fittings and stained glass of the main hall are much admired. The building is set in landscaped grounds with ponds and fountains. which are a grade 1 listed feature. There are regular steaming events throughout the year, wedding ceremonies and education visits enabling the Trust to continue the essential preservation of this important site for future generations.

Visit our Local Nature Reserve for recreation and exercise.

Moor Pond Woods is an area of woodland close to the village, accessible with a network of paths though the area. The woods are important for their varied habitats, supporting many diverse species of wildlife. The woods also contain the archaeological remains of the water system constructed to support cotton mills in the 18th century, some of which have been conserved. Interpretation panels have been erected to provide information about features of interest. The woodland is managed by the Friends of Moor Pond Woods in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, and there are opportunities for volunteering.

The village garage closed in 2005

The original farm on Main Street is a long-vanished feature.

Papplewick Grange was the mansion built by the cotton mill owners, now demolished.

Papplewick Lodge is a grade II listed building on Main Street.

For over 100 years Papplewick had its own post office

Castle Mill was once a cotton mill, and later used for grinding corn