The Dozing Duck

The Dozing Duck is a pub in Rufford, Newark and Sherwood District, England. The Dozing Duck is situated nearby to the miniature golf course Family Putting, as well as near the recreation area Den building and decorating.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Center Parcs Sherwood Forest and Rufford Abbey.

Center Parcs Sherwood Forest

Resort

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Center Parcs UK and Ireland is a short-break holiday company that operates six holiday villages in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with each covering about 400 acres of woodland. Center Parcs Sherwood Forest is situated 2,000 feet northeast of The Dozing Duck.

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 1½ miles northeast of The Dozing Duck.

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 1½ miles northwest of The Dozing Duck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edwinstowe and Bilsthorpe.

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.

Bilsthorpe

Village

Photo: Tom Courtney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bilsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,076, increasing to 3,375 at the 2011 census, and dropping slightly to 3,365 at the 2021 census. Bilsthorpe is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Dozing Duck.

Eakring

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census. Eakring is situated 3 miles east of The Dozing Duck.

The Dozing Duck

Type: Pub
Also known as: “Foresters’ Inn”
Location: Rufford, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1628° or 53° 9′ 46″ north

Longitude

-1.06561° or 1° 3′ 56″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C5W5W7M+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169049271

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

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Highlights include Family Putting and Den building and decorating.

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