Sherwood Forest (Nottingham)

...contrasting flat, wooded area of Sherwood Forest to the East. Sherwood Forest covers a vast area, which occupies approximately one third of the County of Nottinghamshire. This is an area characterised by its patchwork of Woodland interspersed with ancient heath lands, which are scattered with settlements and farms, many of these have survived the ages and even today remain largely unchanged. Within its geographical location within England this habitat ...
...ninety Royal Forests of which Sherwood was the largest. In their heyday of the thirteenth Century these Forests covered about a third of the total area of England. Sherwood Forest covered an area from near Mansfield in the North southwards towards the present day boundaries of the City of Nottingham. This is an area of about 25 miles long, whilst in the other direction it stretched for upwards of 10 miles. The word Sherwood means Shire Wood and this ...

micksheff 04.09.2005 · Read full review
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...promising to go and see Sherwood Forest, which is only a 45 minute drive away from me. After many weekends of planning to go and never quite getting there, I finally went about a month ago, and had a thoroughly good time. Sherwood Forest is, as you’ve no doubt guessed by now, an extremely large forest in Nottinghamshire. The name will probably sound familiar to you as it’s rumoured to be the haunt of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Sherwood Forest ...
...reason I decided to visit Sherwood Forest in the first place. Upon arriving at the Sherwood Forest visitor centre, which is well signposted from all major roads, the first thing you need to do is park your car which, in hot weather, isn’t always as easy as it sounds! On the day we went it was lovely and sunny and parking spaces were few and far between, especially in the shade. We paid a grand sum of £1.50 which allowed us to leave the car parked ...

shorn_the_sheep 15.07.2003 · Read full review
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...Parcs, in the heart of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. There is a very well laid out, clean visitors centre near to the tree, and from the visitors centre as well as the walk to the tree, there are a number of other very well marked walks through the forest of different lengths. Most of these walks are wheelchair friendly, and one particular walk has been set out for visually impaired people. There is a large car park at the centre, which is ...
...park fee at weekends (currently £1.50). About a quarter of a mile from the visitors centre is a fun fair which is open all the Summer months. Due to its location this does not distract from the beauty and quiet of the forest, but does give somewhere for children to have an extra bit of fun. Near to the fun fair is a collection of craft workshops. These are well worth a visit, with about twenty different units selling a wide variety of goods, a large ...

daseaford 05.06.2001 · Read full review
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I come from and live in this area, so my review might be a little biased. I can remember the forrest before the visitors center existed. If you enjoy nature and walking, then this is the day out for you. It is cheap, car parking is free during the week and £1.50 at weekends, there are no other admission costs. The paths around the forest are clearly marked and I would say that it is suitable for a disabled person to get around. The visitors center ...
...is a visual display of the history of the forrest, with ambient sound effects. It is orth checking out before hand if there are any festivals or displays on the day you want to visit. If you visit during the week long annual Robin Hood Fastival, there is more to see and do, with mock battles ect. If you choose a quieter time, the visiters center can be a bit of a disappointment to children expecting a theme park type adventure. The center includes ...

RoseButterfly 25.04.2005 · Read full review
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...in the heart of the Sherwood Forest area for the majority of my life i am likey to also be quite biased about it. Although the whole area is amazingly beautiful it helps a lot to go in good weather as there is not that many places to shelter whilst still having a good look round if it's raining. You can't get too close to 'Robin hood's' major oak though as it is barriered off and held up by lots of posts because of it's age. This could pose quite ...
...6 years ago and the feedback was very positive from it. Sherwood forest is very cheap to get into and does host excellent parking facilities. Again these can get very busy in the summer, and the town being quite difficult to drive through. Overall it is definately worth a visit. ...

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...happen while i was in SHERWOOD FOREST - most well known for its legendary hero - Robin Hood. I rented one of the bicycles from the shops that rent them out at the Park sites and did the 8 km route and was totally tired out. You do feel the clear clean air cutting through your lungs after a while and you smell the difference between the foul London air and the unpolluted environment. The weather was excellent for the cycle trip and all of us had so ...

yingli.lim 14.12.2000 · Read full review
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