Sherwood Forest
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Facts and practical information
Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. ()
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Sherwood Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sherwood Forest Railway, Rufford Abbey, Major Oak, Clumber Park.
Amusement ride, Amusement, Rail toursSherwood Forest Railway, Mansfield
61 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.
MonasteryRufford Abbey, Edwinstowe
76 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.
Historical place, TreeMajor Oak, Edwinstowe
14 min walk • 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.
ChurchClumber Park, Worksop
102 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.
Palace, Historical placeKing John's Palace
58 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".
ChurchSt Mary's Church, Edwinstowe
30 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.
ChurchSt Peter and St Paul's Church
72 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.
MonasteryWelbeck Abbey
124 min walk • Welbeck Abbey in the Dukeries in North Nottinghamshire was the site of a monastery belonging to the Premonstratensian order in England and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a country house residence of the Dukes of Portland.
ChurchSt Mary's Church
89 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.
ChurchSt Giles' Church, Ollerton
67 min walk • St Giles’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ollerton.
Church, Cemetery, Sacred and religious sitesSt Swithin's Church
98 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.
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