Vehicle similar to Castle's could be brought to other tourist sites

A vehicle similar to the land train at Nottingham Castle could be introduced at sites including Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey in future. Nottingham City Council says there are no current plans to do so, but that it is an idea which it will look at for the future.

But when Nottingham City Council announced it was taking charge of the Castle once again, the authority eventually confirmed the land train would return. The vehicle was visible outside the ducal palace when the site fully reopened to the public for the first time last month.The council says the train will operate at weekends and during the peak holiday season, with the journey lasting around 20 minutes.

The member of the public's question, which was discussed at a full meeting of the council on Monday , said of Newstead Abbey: "I recently visited this fantastic historical attraction via a Pronto Bus, but unfortunately once dropped outside the main entrance there was still a two-mile round walk to actually get to the Abbey itself, and this can be an arduous trek for those like me, with mobility problems.

"The purchase was possible thanks to external funding secured. This is a fairly new asset, obviously not being used by the Trust, obviously we're using it now.

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