Manchester Airport 1 hr 30
Shireoaks (4 min) National Trust - Clumber Park (16 min) sizable national trust parkland with woodland walks a scenic lake wildlife and a gothic chapel. The Major Oak (15 min.) iconic & ancient oak tree known in local folklore as robin hood & his merry men s shelter. Renishaw Hall U0026 Gardens (20 min.) sprawling country estate & landscaped grounds with guided tours a museum a cafe & a vineyard. Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre (15 min.) National Trust - Mr Straw S House (5 min.) the 1920s period home of a grocer s family with furniture and household objects spanning 100 years. Conisbrough Castle (30 min.) partially restored romantic 12th-century castle made famous by ivanhoe with a museum and a shop. Rockford Components (4 min) Creswell Crags Museum U0026 Prehistoric Gorge (10 min.) archaeological museum in a limestone gorge caves and fissures with prehistoric tools and art. Bolsover Castle (22 min.) intricately decorated romantic castle with discovery centre and extensive scenic grounds and a cafe. Tropical Butterfly House Wildlife And Falconry Centre (10 min.) large alternative zoo with wildlife including meerkats prairie dogs and birds of prey plus events. Rufford Abbey (18 min.) free entry to parkland containing the ruins of a 12th-century cistercian abbey and a later mansion. Vesuvius Ltd (5 min) Gulliver S Valley (15 min.) park Sainsburys (8 min) Rother Valley Country Park (23 min.) 750-acre park with walking and cycling trails nature reserve watersports centre and cafe. Sherwood Pines Forest Park (29 min.) park National Trust - Hardwick (31 min) architecturally advanced 16th-century country house with notable tapestry and needlework collection. |