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British Horological Institute

Upton Hall | Upton, Southwell, Newark-on-Trent NG23 5TE, England
44 0 1636 813795
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Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in Southwell
4.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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“Timing needed”
- 15 Apr 2013
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“Timing needed”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

Need to be quick as this is only open on two Sundays (when British summertime starts and ends) and three days of their annual show in June. The display of clocks, time pieces and the history of clock making is first class. Not too crowded and not too little. Some items could do with a little more explanation but in... More

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Walsall, United Kingdom
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“Excellent”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2012

This is superb, so many old and varied timepieces including the original 'speaking clock'. We were fortunate to be in the area on one of the occasions when Upton Hall was open.

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“Very worthwhile to visit”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

I understand that opening of this property for tours is limited so we were very lucky that they accepted a group of 80 of us from Bexley Civic Society on a Sunday mornig. Fantastic visit with fantastic curator and guides. We even got to see the original 'speaking clock' and hear it also on view was Scott of the Antartic's... More

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Upton Hall Upton
Southwell, Newark-on-Trent NG23 5TE
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