Wallaton Hall is a beautiful Elizabethan palace, a country estate that is now in the heart of Nottingham. Wallaton Hall was built between 1580 and 1588 by the architect Robert Smithson for Sir Francis Willoughby. The building is Elizabethan in style, with elements of the later King James era. Ancaster limestone was used to build it, and some of the decorations and sculptures were imported from Italy. There are also French and Dutch influences.

The palace consists of a central building surrounded by four towers. At the end of the 18th century, a fire destroyed the interior decoration of the rooms on the first floor, but fortunately no damage was done to the supporting structures. The first floor gallery contains the oldest 17th-century organ in Nottinghamshire. The ceilings are decorated with beautiful murals, and there is a wonderful view of the park.

The building itself is now home to the Natural History Museum, and visitors can also go downstairs and discover what a Tudor kitchen was like and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells. At the Nottingham Museum of Industry, the collection of old tractors draws particular attention.

The park is home to European fallow deer and a herd of noble deer.

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