Rufford Country Park

Places of Interest Nearby

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.

Major Oak

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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 2½ miles northwest of Rufford Country Park.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Rufford Country Park.

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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 1½ miles north of Rufford Country Park.

Wellow

Village

Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 444, increasing to 470 at the 2011 census, but falling slightly to 463 at the 2021 census. Wellow is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rufford Country Park.

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.

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