Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is in Edwinstowe, Newark and Sherwood District, England, and is located on Forest Corner. Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is situated nearby to the tourism office Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, as well as near Craft Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Sherwood Forest.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Edwinstowe. The church was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, given by William II to Lincoln Cathedral. St Mary’s Church is situated 920 feet southeast of Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre.
Sherwood Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Javier Carro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Major Oak
Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The Major Oak is a large English oak near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept. Major Oak is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ollerton and Budby.
Ollerton
Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ollerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries. Ollerton is situated 2 miles east of Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre.
Budby
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Budby is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Perlethorpe cum Budby, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Budby is situated 2 miles north of Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre.
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 2 miles southeast of Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre.
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: Forest Corner
- Category: tourism
- Location: Edwinstowe, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.19821° or 53° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.06726° or 1° 4′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5W5WXM+73OpenStreetMap ID
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