Bestwood Village

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Bestwood Village is a village in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire. It is part of the civil parish of Bestwood St. Albans.

It is to the East of Hucknall and North of Bulwell. It is neighboured to the North by the village of Papplewick. It is also close to the Bestwood Park Estate which is in the City of Nottingham.

It was once a colliery village, but is now considered a more affluent area of the Nottingham conurbation.

Bestwood Mill Lakes are an attractive park in the village, the lakes having been constructed for use by now-defunct water mills.

Bestwood Country Park is an area of Heath, Grassland, Wetland and formal garden which can be accessed from the village. One of the few surviving headstocks and winding houses of any coal pit in the Nottinghamshire Coalfield has been preserved in to commemorate Bestwood's industrial heritage. It stands at the entrance to the park and is now a listed building.

Bestwood is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys area.

Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire
Unitary authorities:	Nottingham
Boroughs/Districts:	Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Broxtowe • Gedling • Mansfield • Newark and Sherwood • Rushcliffe
Cities/Towns:	Arnold • Beeston • Blidworth • Carlton • Cotgrave • Eastwood • Hucknall • Kimberley • Kirkby-in-Ashfield • Mansfield • Mansfield Woodhouse • Newark • Nottingham • Rainworth • Retford • Ruddington • Stapleford • Southwell • Sutton-in-Ashfield • West Bridgford • Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire