Major Oak, Edwinstowe

Name: Major Oak
Address: Sherwood Forrest, Edwinstowe, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Edwinstowe

Top attraction, Historical place, Tree

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The Major Oak is a large English oak near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet, a canopy of 92 feet, and is about 800–1000 years old. In 2014, it was voted 'England's Tree of the Year' by a public poll by the Woodland Trust, receiving 18% of the votes. Its name originates from Major Hayman Rooke's description of it in 1790. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°12'17"N, 1°4'21"W

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Sherwood ForrestEdwinstowe United Kingdom

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Day trips

Major Oak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sherwood Forest Railway, Rufford Abbey, Clumber Park, King John's Palace.

2.6 miSW
Amusement ride, Amusement, Rail tours
Sherwood Forest Railway, Mansfield
67 min walk • The Sherwood Forest Railway is a 15 in gauge light railway running through the old site of the Sherwood Forest Farm Park in Nottinghamshire, England.
2.5 miSE
Monastery
Rufford Abbey, Edwinstowe
64 min walk • Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Nottinghamshire, England, two miles south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
4.1 miN
Church
Clumber Park, Worksop
106 min walk • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park, is an Anglican church in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, England. The church is Grade I listed by English Heritage as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
2.2 miSW
Palace, Historical place
King John's Palace
57 min walk • King John's Palace is the remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone, north-west Nottinghamshire. The name "King John's Palace" has been used since the 18th century; prior to that the site was known as the "King's Houses".
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Sherwood Forest
14 min walk • Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period.
0.7 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Edwinstowe
18 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Edwinstowe. The Boundary Wall, Gate, Steps And Overthrow At Church Of St Mary are also Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
3.3 miW
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church
85 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Church Warsop is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Church Warsop. Several gravestones, the boundary wall, gates, piers and overthrow in the churchyard are Grade II listed.
4 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church
102 min walk • St Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cuckney. At the edge of the churchyard are the remains of Cuckney Castle, a motte and bailey castle listed as a Scheduled Monument by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
2.1 miE
Church
St Giles' Church, Ollerton
54 min walk • St Giles’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ollerton.
3.3 miE
Church, Cemetery, Sacred and religious sites
St Swithin's Church
85 min walk • St Swithin's Church, Wellow is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Wellow, Nottinghamshire.
3.6 miE
Church
St Matthew's Church
93 min walk • St Matthew's Church, Boughton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Boughton, Nottinghamshire.