Manchester Airport 2 hr 5
Papplewick Pumping Station (20 min.) a preserved water works dating from the 1880s with 2 huge beam pumping engines and a picnic area. The Major Oak (27 min.) iconic & ancient oak tree known in local folklore as robin hood & his merry men s shelter. Rufford Abbey (20 min.) free entry to parkland containing the ruins of a 12th-century cistercian abbey and a later mansion. National Civil War Centre - Newark Museum (14 min.) museum dedicated to the 17th-century civil wars featuring diverse exhibits & living history events. Main Street (9 min) Sconce And Devon Park (13 min.) park with a pond nature & fitness trails a cafe & a 17th-century civil war fortification. The Workhouse (2 min.) the prototypical workhouse this victorian building now tells the story of the workhouse program. Bleasby (11 min) Newstead Abbey (29 min.) water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of byron s ancestors. Rolleston (8 min) Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park (15 min.) children s adventure park with rides themed play zones water park pony rides and seasonal events. Holme Pierrepont Country Park (35 min.) sprawling 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage plus a cafe a bar & water sports. Mill Lane (1 min) Sherwood Pines Forest Park (27 min.) park White Post Farm (15 min.) farm centre selling garden buildings with greenhouses sheds and kennels plus decking and paving. Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre (27 min.) Southwell Minster (4 min.) church of england place of worship in a spectacular 1100s romanesque space with regular services. Newark Air Museum (15 min.) iconic jet fighters and bombers displayed outdoors and in hangars plus cockpits to climb inside. |