Edwinstowe Travel Guide

 
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High Wire Forest Adventure!

High Wire Forest Adventure!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  I haven't tried this myself..YET! but It is becoming a popular attraction.Voted Rural Tourist Attraction of 2003"Go Ape! Over 2 hours of adrenalin-fuelled fun, laughter and adventure" advertises the flyer. This is an aerial assault course, where you are attached by a... 

Thoresby Colliery Band

Thoresby Colliery Band, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Thoresby Colliery Welfare Band was founded in 1948, following the disbanding of the nearby Welbeck pit band, who used to accompany the Edwinstowe Armistice Day Parade. The colliery manager embarrasingly had to lead the procession with a gramophone player! It wasn't long... 

Buy A Pie!!

Buy A Pie!!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  The Lime Tree Pie shop sells wonderful pies, both sweet and savoury. They are packed full of quality meat, or veg, or fruit. The mouth watering light shortcrust pastry is hand rolled. It's hard to believe that the bakery produces 10, 000 - 15, 000 quality pies each week!This... 

Arts and Crafts Centre

Arts and Crafts Centre, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Ten workshops housed in a newly built light and airy pleasant building.Pine Furniture, glassblowing (with chance to decorate your own paperweight), Coppersmith, signcasting, faux stone lampmaker, fossils; crystals and gemstone crafts,glass candlework, paintings, rubber art... 

Saint Marys Church

Saint Marys Church, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the site where King Edwin of Northumbria was buried prior to his final burial in Whitby Abbey, and the alleged place where Robin Hood and Maid Marion were wed, this church has much of historical interest. However, the oldest part remaining is... 

The Major Oak or Queen Oak or Cockpen Tree!

The Major Oak or Queen Oak or Cockpen Tree!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  This is the oldest Oak Tree in the forest. A Map dating around 1791, marks a tree called Major Rooke. Apparently Major Hayman Rooke was an expert on Sherwood, this being his favourite tree. I always assumed it was called The Major Oak due to it's size. Upto the mid 19th... 

Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre

Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Ok, if you're not as lucky as me, to have parents living very near (within walking distance) you'll have paid exorbitant parking fees and probably queue for an age to get in.So, nows the time to make the most of it! The Sherwood Forest Visitors centre is fairly compact, but... 

Fun Fair

Fun Fair, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Not to everybodys taste, but this small fun fair on the edge of the forest offers a distraction for children. There has been an annual Fair in Edwinstowe since 1381! A Royal Charter granted that this yearly event be held on the Vigil and Day of Saint Eadwin, which was around... 

Woodland walks

Woodland walks, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Around Edwinstowe, theres miles of woodland walking opportunities. Either just do your own thing, or there are guided walks from The Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre.In the tourist Info office, there are booklets which offer a variety of trails for walkers/cyclists etc. 

Cornfield Maize Maze

Cornfield Maize Maze, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Again, I'm afraid that I haven't actually visited this attraction, but have passed the sign many times, and found a flyer yesterday, for this family attraction.Set in Thoresby Park , The maze consists of 4 miles of pathways, this year set in the shape of The Major Oak, where... 

Hotels  

Sherwood Forest YH: YHA in the centre of Sherwood Forest!

Sherwood Forest YH: YHA in the centre of Sherwood Forest!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Not stayed here, (as my parents home is very near) but has excellent references!Modern purpose built Youth Hostel. Opened in 1998, on the site of the old Coal Board Laboratories, overlooking the cricket pitch and forest. Built at a cost of £650,00, this hostel employs the... 

Nightlife  

Pubs: Not a lot really!

Pubs: Not a lot really!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  If you're planning on staying overnight at a B&B/ hotel/YHA theres not a lot to do in Edwinstowe usually. The pubs offer a slight diversion, there may even be a quiz night.There are occasional walks in the forest (details at the visitors centre).The Church has evening... 

Shopping  

LA Femme: Retail Therapy Heaven!

LA Femme: Retail Therapy Heaven!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  I understand that this establishment has moved now - will find new addressClothes, bags, Shoes and Jewellery- all at reasonable prices- displayed on 2 stories in 4 rooms ( although this could be in the process of being expanded)A good selection of fashionable clothes and... 

Goffs: Foodie Heaven!

Goffs: Foodie Heaven!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Quality Butchers shop- prize wining sausages etc- everything for a barbecue. Also quality chutneys/ pickles.Mr Goff also has a butchers shop in nearby Warsop, and a Restaurant at Langwith, which I'm told is well worth a visit! Sausages, meat products. 

Edwinstowe Post Office: Post Office

Edwinstowe Post Office: Post Office, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  The place to buy your stamps/post cards lottery tickets etc. Also stocks stationery, toys, sweets, souvenirs etc.Check out the notices in the window for forthcoming events in and around Edwinstowe. 

Robins Den: Robin Hood souvenirs

Robins Den: Robin Hood souvenirs, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  Crammed full of gifts and souvenirs of Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire. Along with the usual trinkets, are cards and prints by local artists and Nottingham lace, crafted into mats, cushion covers etc.So if you can't live without a Robin Hood tea towel, or a... 

Tourist Traps  

Robin Hood

Robin Hood, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  For some visitors to Sherwood Forest, there must be a point when they imagine THEY are Robin Hood!Some may just restrict this to robbing the rich to pay the poor, but some will go as far as dressing as their hero, some will just stop at the nifty headwear (as seen in the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Wellow...The Maypole!

Wellow...The Maypole!, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  On the A616 road 1.30 miles SE of Ollerton.Wellow boasts the tallest permanent Maypole in England, at 55 ft high, with a cockeral weather vane perched on top!Although the present one is made of steel, it replaced the wooden versions in 1976. This maypole is an important part... 

Budby

Budby, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  The hamlet of Budby settles either side of the A616 road 3 miles NW of the Ollerton roundabout. Off the busy A57, that passes through Sheffield, Worksop & Newark.Surrounded by forest and farmland, with a stream meandering by. The only shop here is an Antiques centre, which... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Sunday Cricket

Sunday Cricket, Edwinstowe

 suvanki Says:  After exploring the attractions of Edwinstowe and Sherwood Forest, sit and enjoy a picnic while watching a local cricket match.What could be more English than this?Benches surround the pitch, or find a spot on the nearby grassy slope.Nearby there is space for your own game... 

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Edwinstowe, The Heart of Sherwood Forest

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 This is where I go to relax and be looked after, it's where my parents live, and where I spent my teen years. Edwinstowe is famous for its connection with Robin Hood, and attracts many visitors from... 

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