Hucknall Library
BEST FOR
Ages 0+
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Nottingham
What it’s like
Free rhyme time for babies, craft sessions for kids up to 11, and a crime fiction book club, all under one roof and free to join.
Babies and toddlers get Rattle, Rhyme and Roll, a relaxed half hour of songs and rhymes that won't test anyone's patience if you've got a wriggly one-year-old. It's free, it's short, and it's the sort of low-stakes outing that works when a soft play trip feels like too much admin.
For the four to elevens there's Crafty Tuesdays, proper art activities rather than a colouring sheet shoved at them, and a parent or carer needs to stick around for it. There's also a standing Board Games and Colouring session if your child would rather sit and build a tower of Jenga than commit to painting. None of it costs anything, which for a wet Tuesday afternoon is hard to argue with.
Adults get their own reason to go: a Crime Café book group on the first Wednesday of the month, and a Places of Welcome drop-in every Monday afternoon if you fancy sitting somewhere friendly with a book and not much agenda. The building itself is wheelchair-friendly inside and out, and there's free two-hour parking right at the Market Place out front if you don't fancy the walk from the train stop.
Opening hours are fairly standard library hours, Monday to Saturday, shut on Sundays, and Tuesday's the long day if you need a later slot. It's not a big day out on its own, but stacked with a park trip or a rainy morning it earns its place.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Newborns to 11 year olds, with something different for each age
- Parking
- 2 hours free at Hucknall Market Place (in front) or Piggins Croft (1-2 min walk) with voucher from machine
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair-friendly access outside and inside
- Getting there by bus or train
- Hucknall stop on Hucknall-Toton Lane line, 11 minute walk away
- Rattle, Rhyme and Roll sessions run about 30 minutes, so time naps around it
- Crafty Tuesdays need a parent or carer to stay, not just drop and go
- Tuesday's the long day if you need a later visit
- The train stop is an 11 minute walk, so the Market Place parking is quicker with a buggy
Plan your visit
Is it free to go?
Yes, entry and the sessions like Rattle, Rhyme and Roll and Crafty Tuesdays are all free.
What can a baby or toddler do there?
Rattle, Rhyme and Roll is a relaxed rhyme session for babies and toddlers, lasting about 30 minutes.
What about older children?
Crafty Tuesdays run art sessions for children aged 4 to 11 with a parent or carer, and there's a Board Games and Colouring session too.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so these look like drop-in sessions.
Is there parking nearby?
Two hours free at Hucknall Market Place right in front, or at Piggins Croft a minute or two's walk away, both need a voucher from the machine.
Is it accessible for wheelchairs or buggies?
Access is wheelchair-friendly both outside and inside the building.
What are the opening hours?
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it's 9am to 5pm, Tuesday it stays open till 6pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm, and it's closed on Sundays.
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