Coming to hospital

Staying in hospital in Nottingham

You may have known in advance that your child was going to be admitted or you may have arrived in an emergency. 

Whatever way your child came to be admitted to Nottingham Children's Hospital, it can be difficult to adjust to being somewhere that is unfamiliar .

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Local facilities if your child is an in-patient in Nottingham

Shops that are near to the hospital

Sainsbury’s (closest large supermarket to QMC, 5 minutes drive or 20 minutes walk)

Castle Bridge Road

Castle Marina

NG7 1GX

Asda

Loughborough Road

West Bridgford

NG 2 7JA

Tesco Extra (10 minutes on the Tram from QMC towards Toton Lane)

1 Station Road

Beeston

NG9 2WJ

Premier Convenience Store (5 minutes walk from the QMC)

2, Leen Gate

Nottingham

NG7 2LX

 

Places nearby if you need a break or want to take siblings to 

Wollaton Hall and Park

NG8 2AE

2.6 miles away – 11 minutes drive

Large parkland with hall, gardens, lake and children’s play area plus café

 

Lakeside Arts Centre

University Park

NG7 2RD

Arts and exhibition centre with café, play area, gardens and boating lake

0.5 miles, 5 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk via the tram bridge or footbridge over the A52 

 

Rushcliffe Country Park

Ruddington

NG11 6JS

6 miles – 14 minutes drive

Trails with pond and wildlife areas, outdoor play area and café

 

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Barton Lane

NG9 6A2

5 miles – 20 minutes drive

Nature trails, ponds, hides and exhibitions with café.

 

Beeston town centre

NG9 1AA

10 minutes on the tram from QMC (direction: Toton Lane)

Good choice of town centre parking 

Large selection of shops including Tesco, Lidl and Sainsbury's supermarkets as well as lots of cafes and places to eat

 

West Bridgford town centre

Parking next to the library - NG2 6AT

Just under 5 miles – 13 minutes drive

Large park and library with good children’s and young people’s areas

Small selection of shops and numerous eating places

 

 

Places of Worship 

There are areas on D floor of the hospital near the Chaplaincy dedicated to different faiths.

Chaplaincy staff will be able to advise you about places/times of worship in the local area