Sherwood Forest - Local Info
Edwinstowe village has excellent facilities for shopping, eating and relaxing:
- Co-op supermarket open 7am-10pm 7days a week
- Chemist
- Doctors Surgery
- 1 restaurant
- 1 bistro
- 5 take-aways
- 8 pubs
- Leisure centre with swimming pool
- Library with free internet access
- Post Office with cash machine
All are within a few minutes walk of the hostel! There is also a large Tesco supermarket, with fuel, in Ollerton, only 2 miles away.
Following you will find a comprehensive list of some of the best local attractions:
Essential guide of local information and events:
http://www.ollertonandvillages.co.uk/
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre - The discovery point of the forest
Tel: (+44) 01623 824490
Sherwood Pines Visitor Centre - Cycle Hire, easy cycling and great singletrack mountain biking and GO APE
Tel: (+44) 01623 822855
GO APE- Tree to tree zip lines in Sherwood Pines:
Sherwood Forest Farm Park
Tel: (+44) 01623 823558
Sherwood Forest Art and Craft Centre
Rufford Country Park- Abbey ruins, sculpture garden and craft centre
Tel: (+44) 01623 822944
Clumber Park - A varied area of woods and parkland, great for easy cycling
Tel: (+44) 01909 476592
Hardwick Hall - One of Britain's greatest and most complete Elizabethan houses
Tel: (+44) 01246 850430
Southwell Workhouse - Visit the best preserved workhouse in England
Tel: (+44) 01636 817250
Mr Straw's House - Fascinating glimpse into the past of a 1920s tradesman's home
Tel: (+44) 01909 482380
Newstead Abbey - The poet Lord Byron lived and was inspired here, famous for its Japanese Garden
Tel: (+44) 01623 455900
Making it Discovery Centre - An amazingly delightful creative centre. Discover it!
Tel: (+44) 01623 473297/473200
Tales of Robin Hood - A time travel experience to medieval Nottingham, to the time of Robin Hood
Tel: (+44) 0115 948 3284
Galleries of Justice - The national centre for citizenship and law
Tel: (+44) 0115 952 0555
Tip Top Events Limited - Great activity centre
Tel: 01623 883067
Archery:
Pines Park Archers
Tel: (+44) 01623 843562
(+44) 07913 909851
Keith Gascoigne, Master Bowyer
Tel: (+44) 01623 824877
Horse Riding Centres:
Wellow Park
Tel: (+44) 01623 861040
Hill Farm Riding
Tel: (+44) 01623 882000
Kirkfield Equiestrian Centre
Tel: (+44) 01623 794831
Millhouse Stables
Tel: (+44) 01636 610550
If you need any further help or information about things to see and do in this area contact our local Tourist Information Centre on (+44) 01623 824545