Site Map

Site Layout

To save you a little time we have keyed the links below as follows:-

• Completed!
• In Progress: the content may well change
• Not yet started: Basically a placeholder for pages to come!
• A link to an external website (opens in a new tab).

An Introduction, background, history and our vision

• About Us: The Landing Page for the site; a brief introduction.

Thinking of visiting, the information you need to know

• Visit Us: A very brief introduction to what you can find with links to the main areas.
  • Heritage Centre: The hub and gateway to the attractions.
    • Granite’s Coffee Shop:
    • Heritage Rooms: Local history exhibitions over two floors.
    • Quiet Room
    • Play Area:
    • Background:
  • Mountsorrel Railway
    • Railway History: A brief history of the Mountsorrel Railway
    • Mountsorrel Station: Background to the station and where we are now with the build.
    • Nunckley Hill Station:
    • Mountsorrel Railway Museum
      • Elizabeth – P1759: Read about Elizabeth on Rocks by Rail.
      • Mountsorrel Granite Wagons: Replicas of wagons that used to work the raIlway.
      • Wickham Trolley 7595: The first item to be exhibited in the museum.
    • The Mountsorrel Branch Read about the Mountsorrel branch on the Great Central Railway website
    • GCR Timetable Details of train times and ticket prices on the Great Central Railway website
  • Quarry Recreation Area:
    • Exhibition Building:
    • Stonemasons’ Huts
    • Tub Wagons
  • Nunckley Trail: Brief introduction to the trail with map, photos and videos.
    • Spotting Guides: Helping you to identify plants and animals on the trail.
      • Birds: (PDF) Common birds you might see.
      • Spring Flowers:
      • Summer Flowers: (PDF) Summer flowering plants.
      • Fungi:
      • Bugs and Insects: (PDF) Bugs and Insects seen on the trail.
    • Eco Classroom: Our outdoor classroom area for schools and groups.
• Facilities: Facilities and restrictions at each site
• Disabled Access: Information for the disabled visitor.
• How to Find Us: Plan, directions and Google Map showing our location and how to get here.

What’s On – Events and exhibitions.

• What’s On: A brief summary of forthcoming events and exhibitions we are hosting.
  • News of Events: The latest news and updates about our events.
  • School Visits: How can we help with group, school and educational visits
  • Venue Hire: Information you need if you wish to hire of our facilities.

News articles and information appearing in the media

• News: Latest news posted on the site
  • In the Press: Press and radio articles
  • Awards: A growing list of awards won by the project and its volunteers
  • Project Updates: The latest news on how the project is progressing.
  • Newsletters: Heritage Centre Newsletters
    • Newsletters Archive: If you subscribed to our newsletters you can catch up with back copies here.

How to help turn our dream into reality

• Help Us: Summary of ways you can help including how to donate.
  • Volunteer: How to get in touch should you wish to volunteer to help
    • Vacancies: Our latest vacancies.
  • Wildlife Warriors: Our ecology group for children aged 3 to 11.
    • Warrior News: Latest news and events for the “Warriors” as it becomes available.
  • Materials we need: From time to time we may ask if anyone can provide us with materials for our project.
  • Our Supporters: Recognition of all those wonderful people and companies that have helped us get to where we are to-day.

Our Phase 2 Appeal

• Donate: How to help with our Phase 2 appeal.
  • Donation Form: (PDF) Blank form for donations and gift aid claim.

Those boring admin details

• Privacy Policy: How we use your personal data.
• Cookies: Details of cookies used on this website
• Accessibility Statement: How we hope to make this website usable by all.
• Website Visitor Statistics: This is how we use those Cookies; to determine how frequently the website is visited and what is of most interest.