Manchester Airport 1 hr 46
Bolsover Castle (25 min.) intricately decorated romantic castle with discovery centre and extensive scenic grounds and a cafe. National Trust - Hardwick (35 min) architecturally advanced 16th-century country house with notable tapestry and needlework collection. Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre (8 min.) National Trust - Clumber Park (17 min) sizable national trust parkland with woodland walks a scenic lake wildlife and a gothic chapel. Sherwood Pines Forest Park (13 min.) park Rufford Abbey (19 min.) free entry to parkland containing the ruins of a 12th-century cistercian abbey and a later mansion. The Major Oak (8 min.) iconic & ancient oak tree known in local folklore as robin hood & his merry men s shelter. Creswell Crags Museum U0026 Prehistoric Gorge (19 min.) archaeological museum in a limestone gorge caves and fissures with prehistoric tools and art. Portland Row (3 min) Sherwood Pines (5 min.) scenic park popular with cyclists offering bike rentals & trails plus kids play areas & a cafe. Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park (9 min.) children s adventure park with rides themed play zones water park pony rides and seasonal events. White Post Farm (9 min.) farm centre selling garden buildings with greenhouses sheds and kennels plus decking and paving. Newstead Abbey (24 min.) water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of byron s ancestors. Southwell Minster (20 min.) church of england place of worship in a spectacular 1100s romanesque space with regular services. Go Ape Sherwood (5 min.) adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course. |