Forest Retreat
Forest Retreat is a café in Clipstone, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Forest Retreat is situated nearby to the park Forest Holidays Sherwood Forest, as well as near Sherwood Pines Forest Park.- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Café
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King John’s Palace and All Saints Church.
King John’s Palace
Ruins
Photo: Kisha Tracy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King John's Palace is the remains of a former medieval royal residence in Kings Clipstone, north-west Nottinghamshire. The name "King John's Palace" has been used since the 18th century; prior to that the site was known as the "King's Houses". King John’s Palace is situated 3,200 feet north of Forest Retreat.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Forest Retreat.
Rufford Abbey
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, two miles south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. Rufford Abbey is situated 2½ miles east of Forest Retreat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edwinstowe and Rufford.
Edwinstowe
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.
Rufford
Hamlet
Rufford, in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, is the site of two villages whose inhabitants were evicted in the 12th century. Cistercian monasteries were established and the monks wished to ensure their isolation. Rufford is situated 2½ miles east of Forest Retreat.
Forest Town
Suburb
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forest Town is a suburb within Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Forest Town used to be a village but after continuous development it is no longer a separate entity, nowadays being simply an area within Mansfield. Forest Town is situated 3 miles west of Forest Retreat.
Forest Retreat
Latitude
53.16848° or 53° 10′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.09351° or 1° 5′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C5W5W94+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3537013699OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cafeOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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