Hi everyone,
A short while back, we had the chance to visit the UK. And, of course, near top of our list of things to see during any free time while there was Warhammer World!
We're probably the last ones to figure it out what Warhammer World is (seems that pretty much everyone knows that Games Workshop has a sort of company store and model-museum in England). But, in case you're in the same boat as us, here's a walk-through of how we made our way there....
(Link to the Warhammer World website)
Step 1: Get to England.
In our case this was a business trip with a weekend in the middle. If we were to do it again, we'd want to plan for more time - and arrange to take some models along. In this case, we pretty much arrived in England empty-handed.
Flying was relatively painless. And, the customs people were quite friendly. 1) They actually thought it was funny when we ("American" speakers) said we'd been working on our English.
Step 2: Get to Nottingham.
Warhammer World is in Nottingham, UK. And, pretty much right in the middle of Nottingham proper. We had decided to avoid driving. Would have cut down on the travel time - but our "drive on the left skills" aren't so great. And anyway, if you can manage a train to Nottingham, you can find your way to Warhammer World.
You can see on the Google map search below that it's roughly a two-hour train ride to get there. Not so bad. And, we'll point out a few subtle points that we we stumbled upon as we went....
And, depending upon your inclination - while at Kings Cross Station, if Harry Potter fits your liking, you can check out the large display and store arranged at Platform 9 3/4.
A quick hint about booking the train. There are (at least) two different train routes to get there. The faster, more direct one costs more. The slower, less direct one costs less.
We used the slower one on the way there -- the faster one on the way back.
Only downside of the slower one is that you end up spending about 45 minutes waiting for a connection in the nice town of Grantham.
If you happen to be a train fanatic, that's like all good -- because the station in Grantham has lots of memorabilia about the speed run set by the Mallard. If you're not particularly into trains, this delay might be frustrating....
Arriving in Nottingham.... We saw that there were some failed buildings right by the station. Not sure about how those came to be in Nottingham. In the US this is what a failed factory building often looks like. If that's it, here's hoping that everyone in Nottingham sees better times in the coming future.
It did strike us though that these buildings, though falling down, did look very much like 40K scenery buildings. And, we wondered if they were in some part the source material for Games Workshop artists.
Step 3: Tram from main station.
When you arrive in Nottingham, make your way out of the station - and then up onto the elevated tram platform.
[From the station, Google maps has it as a 30 minute walk. It was a little cloudy when we were there - threatening some rain - so even though we had the time for a walk, we took the "NET Tram" tram.]
We were a little bit confused about which side of the street to stand on.... We ended up asking grandmother and grandson for help on which direction's train we needed in order to go "west" to Warhammer World.
Our phone indicated that we should take the "Toton Lane" tram -- ride for three stops to "Gregory Street."
That turned out to be exactly right :) And, the cool thing is that we would see Games Workshop on the left as we arrived coming down a slight hill toward Gregory Street.
The walk down the street is very nice. On a Saturday it wasn't a very busy road. Crossed a small bridge with boat canal going underneath....
And, then walked into the parking lot of Warhammer World :)
The good news is that you know pretty well when you've arrived. You've got the Games Workshop logo on the building. And, there are also the full scale Ultramarines tank in the parking lot in case the other big graphics on the building aren't enough to tell you that you've arrived!
And, Warhammer World itself -- was awesome :) Highly recommend making your way there!! We're already working on ways that we can visit again....
A short while back, we had the chance to visit the UK. And, of course, near top of our list of things to see during any free time while there was Warhammer World!
We're probably the last ones to figure it out what Warhammer World is (seems that pretty much everyone knows that Games Workshop has a sort of company store and model-museum in England). But, in case you're in the same boat as us, here's a walk-through of how we made our way there....
(Link to the Warhammer World website)
Our favorite Ork and Space Marine by London's Tower Bridge.
In our case this was a business trip with a weekend in the middle. If we were to do it again, we'd want to plan for more time - and arrange to take some models along. In this case, we pretty much arrived in England empty-handed.
Flying was relatively painless. And, the customs people were quite friendly. 1) They actually thought it was funny when we ("American" speakers) said we'd been working on our English.
Step 2: Get to Nottingham.
Warhammer World is in Nottingham, UK. And, pretty much right in the middle of Nottingham proper. We had decided to avoid driving. Would have cut down on the travel time - but our "drive on the left skills" aren't so great. And anyway, if you can manage a train to Nottingham, you can find your way to Warhammer World.
You can see on the Google map search below that it's roughly a two-hour train ride to get there. Not so bad. And, we'll point out a few subtle points that we we stumbled upon as we went....
Here's a phone screen capture of the trek from London to Nottingham. Didn't want to risk driving on the left - so working on a route by train.
To begin with, you need to make your way to Kings Cross station. Pretty easy on the Tube. We dropped in a handy reference photo for comparison (making sure you're in the right place).
And, depending upon your inclination - while at Kings Cross Station, if Harry Potter fits your liking, you can check out the large display and store arranged at Platform 9 3/4.
A quick hint about booking the train. There are (at least) two different train routes to get there. The faster, more direct one costs more. The slower, less direct one costs less.
We used the slower one on the way there -- the faster one on the way back.
Only downside of the slower one is that you end up spending about 45 minutes waiting for a connection in the nice town of Grantham.
If you happen to be a train fanatic, that's like all good -- because the station in Grantham has lots of memorabilia about the speed run set by the Mallard. If you're not particularly into trains, this delay might be frustrating....
The train schedule board at Kings Cross - showing our train to Leeds (we'd be getting off at Grantham and changing trains for Nottingham)
And, our train arriving!
And, we're on the train!!! Here are our favorite Ork and Space Marine with our ticket on-board. They were both very excited to be heading for a sort of "homecoming." [Also, you'll notice on our ticket that it says "via Grantham" in little letters - that's where we switched trains.]
Arriving in Nottingham.... We saw that there were some failed buildings right by the station. Not sure about how those came to be in Nottingham. In the US this is what a failed factory building often looks like. If that's it, here's hoping that everyone in Nottingham sees better times in the coming future.
It did strike us though that these buildings, though falling down, did look very much like 40K scenery buildings. And, we wondered if they were in some part the source material for Games Workshop artists.
As we arrived in Nottingham, there were several buildings on the eastern side of the station which looked a bit like 40K scenery pieces. Not sure of the circumstances for these old failed buildings - and very sorry if those circumstances were sad ones. But, interesting to see how much the 40K crumbling buildings look like those in real-life.
More photos of the crumbling buildings....
Step 3: Tram from main station.
When you arrive in Nottingham, make your way out of the station - and then up onto the elevated tram platform.
[From the station, Google maps has it as a 30 minute walk. It was a little cloudy when we were there - threatening some rain - so even though we had the time for a walk, we took the "NET Tram" tram.]
We were a little bit confused about which side of the street to stand on.... We ended up asking grandmother and grandson for help on which direction's train we needed in order to go "west" to Warhammer World.
Our phone indicated that we should take the "Toton Lane" tram -- ride for three stops to "Gregory Street."
That turned out to be exactly right :) And, the cool thing is that we would see Games Workshop on the left as we arrived coming down a slight hill toward Gregory Street.
Here's our phone map of the route from the Nottingham Station to the Gregory Street stop for Warhammer Work.
The
tram stop has a very nice sign to let you know how long it'll be until
the next tram. As you can see here, they run quite often.
For
piece of mind -- here is the list of stops on the Toton Lane tram
line. Sure enough only three from Nottingham Station up to Gregory
Street (Warhammer World's stop)
Here's another phone screen-shot showing the route :)
Step 4: A short walk. The walk down the street is very nice. On a Saturday it wasn't a very busy road. Crossed a small bridge with boat canal going underneath....
And, then walked into the parking lot of Warhammer World :)
Walking from Gregory Street back to Warhammer World - crossing over a very nice canal!
A quick shot from our walk to Warhammer World
The good news is that you know pretty well when you've arrived. You've got the Games Workshop logo on the building. And, there are also the full scale Ultramarines tank in the parking lot in case the other big graphics on the building aren't enough to tell you that you've arrived!
And, Warhammer World itself -- was awesome :) Highly recommend making your way there!! We're already working on ways that we can visit again....
The Warhammer World building with large emblem!!
Ultramarine's tank on display at Warhammer World :)
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