Summer House

Summer House is a building in Perlethorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Summer House is situated nearby to the forest Ice House Wood, as well as near Nelson’s Grove.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sherwood Forest and Major Oak.

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. Sherwood Forest is situated 2 miles southwest of Summer House.

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 miles southwest of Summer House.

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 Domesday Book in 1086, given by William II to Lincoln Cathedral. St Mary’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Summer House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budby and Ollerton.

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.

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 southeast of Summer House.