Things to do

Sherwood Forest
Once a royal hunting forest, this is the legendary home of the outlaw Robin Hood, today part of a National Nature Reserve because of its national ecological importance. Within the 450 acre site there are 900 veteran oak trees, including the famous Major Oak. This ancient oak, one of Britain’s most famous trees, is located just a ten minute walk from the Visitor Centre. Come and visit one of the world’s most famous woods!
Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey, best known as the former home of the poet Lord Byron, was originally an Augustinian priory founded by Henry II in about 1170. A small religious community existed there until Henry VIII dissolved the monastery in 1539. In the following year, Henry granted Newstead to the poet’s ancestor, Sir John Byron, who converted the priory into a house for his family. West Front of Priory Church.
Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures. Stone tools and remains of animals found in the caves by archaeologists provide evidence for a fascinating story of life during the last Ice Age between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago.
Clumber Park
With an extensive 3,800 acres you can enjoy idyllic walks, cycle rides or leisurely site-seeing at Clumber Park. The estate has a large lake, a double avenue of lime trees from 1840, stables, a church, a palladian bridge from 1770 and a 19th century walled garden with a 450 feet Glasshouse.
Hardwick Hall
Hardwick Hall is one of the finest Elizabethan buildings in the country. A big claim, but we’re confident you’ll agree. Full of architectural and artistic delights from Elizabethan embroidering to Forties furnishing, walking through the hall is always an enjoyable experience.
Rufford Abbey Country Park
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from around 1170. Set in the heart of Robin Hood Country, this country park offers native woodland, lake and gardens, that change with the seasons.
Vicar Water Country Park
Vicar Water country park is just to the south of Clipstone village, on the site of a former colliery, transforming this former industrial site into a Green Flag heath, wood and grassland, offering spectacular views across to Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. At the centre of the park is Vicar Pond, a large fishing lake created by the fifth Duke of Portland in the 1870s.
Maun Valley Park
Maun Valley Park Local Nature Reserve covers 17 hectares of protected habitats alongside the River Maun from Bath Lane to New Mill Lane and comprising ancient oak woodland, grassland, water meadows, riverside and wetland habitats. This site was declared as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004 because of its importance to local people and wildlife.