ANGLO SAXON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Until 1610, Nottinghamshire was divided into eight Wapentakes. Sometime between 1610 and 1719 they were reduced to six – Newark, Bassetlaw, Thurgarton, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe and Bingham, some of these names still being used for the modern districts. Oswaldbeck was absorbed in Bassetlaw, of which it forms the North Clay division, and Lythe in Thurgarton.

Nottinghamshire is famous for its involvement with the legend of Robin Hood. This is also the reason for the amount of tourists who visit places like Sherwood Forest, City of Nottingham and the surrounding villages in Sherwood Forest.

Nottinghamshire contains the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey, which he sold in 1818. It is now owned by Nottingham City Council and open to the public. The author D. H. Lawrence was from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. The North of the County is also noteworthy because of its connections with the Pilgrim Fathers. William Brewster, for example, came from the village of Scrooby and was influenced by Richard Clyfton who preached at Babworth church. William Morthole is a current resident as well.

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is a first class cricket club who play at Trent Bridge in West Bridgford. They won the County Championship in 2005. Nottingham Forest is a Championship football club and Notts County and Mansfield Town are in League Two. Other notable teams are Nottingham Rugby Football club and Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Club.

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Ashfield

 Ashfield District Council , Urban Road , Kirkby-in-Ashfield , NG17 8DA  Tel: +44 (0) 1623 450000
Email: d.g.hill@ashfield-dc.gov.uk  Website: http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk

Hucknall visitor information point

Hucknall Library, Market Place, Hucknall NG15 7BSe: sanda8@tiscali.com   Visit the The Hucknall Tourism and Regeneration Group websiteOpening times: open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 7.30pm. Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm. Saturday 9am - 4pm. Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

Mansfield District Council

 email: tourism@mansfield-dc.gov.uk   Visit Mansfield website  Opening times: Mansfield operates a telephone helpline service from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information.Mansfield Museum & Art Gallery (for visitor literature) Leeming Street, Mansfield NG18 1NGOpening times: weekdays and Saturday 10am to 5pm. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

 Galleries of Justice , High Pavement , Nottingham , NG1 1HN  Tel: +44 (0) 115 915 9244
Email: sward@profilenottingham.co.uk  Website: http://www.visitnottingham.com

Ollerton tourist information centre

Sherwood Heath, Ollerton Roundabout, Ollerton, Newark NG22 9DR  e: sherwoodheath@nsdc.info   Visit Ollerton (Newark and Sherwood) website Opening times : open seven days a week 9am - 4pm, including Bank Holidays, from October - March. Open seven days a week 9am - 5pm, including Bank Holidays, from April - September. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information NEWARK & OLLERTON CLICK 

Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre

 Edwinstowe, Mansfield email: sherwood.forest@nottscc.gov.uk   Visit Newark and Sherwood website Opening times: seasonal - please telephone before visiting. Call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

Southwell visitor information point

 The Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell NG25 0HD  email: southwelltourism@btconnect.com 

Bagthorpe and Underwood

Felley Priory was founded in 1156. The Priory has close links with Annesley Hall because the church at Annesley (the Old Church) was given to the Canons of Felley in 1158 to save it from destruction. There is an enchanting garden, started in 1976, which contains a large selection of new and interesting plants. All the plants and shrubs sold there are grown in the garden so they can be seen flowering before purchasing.In the spring the whole of the orchard is carpeted with an incredible variety of daffodils and is really worth a visit. Refreshments are always available and the site is only a 3-minute drive from Junction 27 of the M1 on the A608.
At the end of Felley Mill Lane North is Felley Mill Farm and Pond, which is denoted as Strelley Mill in DH Lawrence's novel 'The White Peacock'. At one time a watermill on this site was used by the monks of Felley Priory. Felley Mill Farm is the ideal starting point for an attractive walk around the area.

Hucknall Library, Market Place,

 Hucknall NG15 7BS

email: sanda8@tiscali.com  

Visit the The Hucknall Tourismand

 Regeneration Group website

Opening times: open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 7.30pm. Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm. Saturday 9am - 4pm. Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

Tel: 08444 77 5678

Mill Lakes and Bestwood Country Park

Mill Lakes once used to power the textile mills, and is now an attractive recreational area, rich in wildlife and a gateway to Bestwood Country Park. Bestwood, once a Deer Park, is now a 650 acre park including woodlands, heath, grasslands and wetlands as well as formal gardens. The park also hosts the Winding House, to commemorate the industrial heritage once prevalent in what is now an area for conservation.

St Mary Magdalene Church

  email: tourism@mansfield-dc.gov.uk   

Visit Mansfield website  

Opening times: Mansfield operates a telephone helpline service from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. 

Tel: 08444 77 5678

Edwinstowe is a village in the heart of Sherwood Forest Its name means Edwin's resting place because King (and Saint) Edwin of Northumbria's body was hidden in the church after he was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase,   in 633. References to Edwinstowe can be found in the Domesday Book. Legend has it that Robin Hood married his sweetheart Maid Marion in St Marys Church,Thoresby Colliery serves as Edwinstowe's main source of employment. However, since the downfall of the British coal industry, tourism is now becoming a major influence on the local economy due to the popularity of the Robin Hood legend and the alleged location of his base at the Major Oak.(See The Statues of Robin & Marion here)

Sherwood Forest Art and Craft Centre
is situated in the former Coach House and Stables of Edwinstowe Hall in the heart of the legendary Sherwood Forest. In this idyllic location the buildings have been converted into one of the most creatively designed craft centres in the country.There are eleven studios enclosed by a glazed atrium ensuring that even the most inclement weather cannot spoil your visit. Outside the main building there are five more studios centred around another courtyard with a small picnic area nearby.Alternatively, you can choose one of the mouth-watering dishes freshly cooked to order in the café. The Centre is a working art and craft centre with an extensive variety of arts and crafts where you can see craft workers putting the finishing touches to those unusual gifts that you have been searching for or you can choose from a wide range of practical items eminently suitable for the home or garden.

Opening Times: Summer (1st April to 30th September) 10.00 - 17.00 Tuesday -Sunday n.b some studios may be open mondays.

Winter (1st October to 31st March) 10.00 - 16.00 Wednesday to Sunday
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Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Forestry Commission, Edwinstowe, Nottingham,

NG21 9JL 
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Newark’s market place is overlooked by the Georgian Town Hall. The town has become famous for its six annual antiques fairs, held at Newark County Showground, and thousands of antique hunters from across the world descend on the fair’s 4,000 stalls in search of a bargain.Other attractions in the town include the Newark Air Museum – home to 65 aircraft and cockpit sections. Nearby North Clifton is also home to a relaxing meditation centre and Japanese garden.And of course renowned for being the home of Gulliver in Gulliver's Travels.

In 956, one hundred and ten years before the Norman conquest, King Edwy donated the land on which the present Upton Hall now stands, to Archbishop Oscytel of York. The record of a Hall on the site cannot be found before 1335 and this Hall was occupied by one Robert Bagenham. During the time of the Civil War, circa 1645, Martin Oglethorpe was Squire of Upton and lived in Upton Hall; a small part of Oglethorpe's Elizabethan Hall can still be seen in the present structure. By 1795 the land was owned by the then Lord Carrington.The main part of the present Hall was built in 1828 by Thomas Wright (1773-1845) a banker who was also High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1811. He employed W J Donthome to design a tall stately building exhibiting neo-Greek characteristics in smooth stucco with low pitched slate roofs behind corniced parapets, with a central leaded dome and tetrastyle Ionic portico with pediment.In 1895, John Warwick, a brewer of the Newark firm 'Warwick & Richardson' which used to be in Northgate, Newark, purchased the Hall for his family home. He added a large West Wing incorporating a Ballroom, a Billiards Room, and six further bedrooms with their accompanying dressing rooms. He remodelled the interior of the late Georgian building adding Jacobean style decoration to the Main Hall.In 1936 Sir Albert Ball, one time Mayor of Nottingham and father of the famous holder of the VC, bought the property but never actually took up residence.The Institute bought the Hall from St Joseph's Roman Catholic Theological College in 1972. Since 1952 the Hall has been a listed building and more recently it was classified Grade II* which places it within the top 5% of all listed buildings in the United Kingdom.

 1-4 Smithy Row , Nottingham , NG1 2BY
 The centre is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sundays and Bank Holidays 10am to 4pm. They'll be happy to provide information, make bookings on your behalf and you'll get the chance to browse our new improved range of merchandise.
Email:tourist.information@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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Annesley Castle is located south of the village in Annesley Plantation, off Annesley Road. 9 miles north of Nottingham, on the A611.
The site is visible from the road.

An area of scenic beauty, Burntstump Country Park is a beautiful melange of woodland and grassland glades. It makes an excellent location for woodland walks and observing native flora and fauna.Situated in the park is the Burntstump Inn, providing licensed drinking and food.Other attractions include an ornamental pond and the chance to watch a lazy afternoon's cricket. During winter the grassy slopes are transformed into a sledging dream!

Greasley Castle is located in the village centre, off the B1345. 7 miles north-west of Nottingham, on the A610-B600.

The site is visible from the road.

Greenwood Bonsai Studio

This attractive bonsai nursery is one of Britain's longest established bonsai centres, drawing visitors from all over the world.Greenwood is set in 12.5 acres of attractive countryside, with the site once being owned by Nell Gwynn, the mistress of Charles II. Offers courses and workshops on all aspects of bonsai.

Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre

There can be no better introduction for kids to learn the skills of the roads than with jumicar on its exciting real mini road circuit.
On arrival we brief them on:-

On completion:-all new drivers receive a free provisional driving license

All cars have seat belts and some cars can even take passengers. So Mum and Dad, Grandma or Grandpa can help the little ones to drive and experience jumicar too.

Lakeside Arts Centre, Djanogly and Weston Galleries, Nottingham

Malt Cross
Welcome to the Malt Cross Café-bar, found on St James' St, just off the Old Market Square in Nottingham City Centre. We're a friendly, relaxed kind of venue based in an old Victorian Music Hall (built in 1877 don't you know!), offering quality coffee / juice / beer (all of our juice and coffee is fairtrade) and great food.Check out the 'What's on' page for upcoming gigs & exhibitions and browse the 'Photo Galleries' to get a feel for this lively old place.Oh and we do a great Sunday Lunch on ........er sundays.

If you have any enquires about nights/gigs/exhibitions/events,  please email tom@maltcross.com

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The Central Library is spread over 5 floors :

Ground Floor -Floor 1 - Sound & Vision Library

Floor 2 - Floor 3 - Floor 4 - Local Studies Library

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws.The club plays most of its home games at the attractive Trent Bridge Ground in West Bridgford, just outside Nottingham, which is also a venue for Test matches. The club has also played games around and outside the county at Worksop, Cleethorpes and Newark.
drawing with each other in the last round of matches.In the 2005 season, Notts won Division One of the County Championship, this being the club's fifth title since 1890. However, in 2006, they were relegated from the County Championship First Division after an innings and 245 run defeat to Sussex combined with Yorkshire and Durham Notts were close runners-up in the 2006 Twenty20 cup, losing to Leicestershire after a thrilling finals day at Trent Bridge.

Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham,  , and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional.The club currently plays in Football League Two of the Coca-Cola league section of the English football league system. "The Magpies" play their home games at the Meadow Lane stadium in black and white striped shirts, which were the inspiration for Juventus's strip of the same design, after an English player at the club brought over some Notts County shirts from England.The club have had several spells in the top division of English football, the most recent in 1991–92, when they played in the last season of the old First Division before creation of the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at The City Ground in West Bridgford a suburb of Nottingham,  . The club is currently in League One of the Coca-Cola Football League and has an illustrious history which encompasses winning two consecutive European Cups, along with the domestic title, two FA Cups and four League Cups.Nottingham Forest takes its name from the Forest Recreation Ground just north of the city centre which is where the team first played and is now the site of the annual Nottingham Goose Fair. The club is often referred to simply as Forest (not to be confused with the entirely unrelated older amateur side, Forest F.C., which is better known as The Wanderers F.C.), the name the club carries on its badge.Notts is the correct abbreviation of Nottinghamshire (hence Notts County), but not of Nottingham itself. Therefore Forest fans dislike the club being referred to as Notts Forest. The appropriate abbreviation of Nottingham Forest is Nott'm Forest. Relegation to English football's third tier made Forest the first European Cup-winning club ever to fall into its country's third division. Many of today's footballing rules and features, including floodlighting, shinpads, and even lettering on the stands have been pioneered by Forest.

  Maid Marion Way, Nottingham
Tel: 01773 719490
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The Nottingham Playhouse  was first established as a repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema. Directors during this period included Val May and Frank Dunlop.The current Modern movement theatre was opened in 1963. The architect was Peter Moro. It was initially controversial as it faces the gothic revival Roman Catholic cathedral designed by Augustus Pugin. Despite the modern external appearance and the circular auditorium walls, the theatre has a conventional proscenium layout, seating an audience of 770. Since 1996, it has been a Grade II* listed building and in 2004, the theatre was sympathetically restored and refurbished with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The sculpture Sky Mirror by Anish Kapoor was installed between the theatre and the adjacent green space of Wellington Circus in 2001. It is one of the main features of the 160 seat patio area of CAST Restaurant and in autumn 2007 won the Nottingham Pride of Place in a public vote to determine the City's favourite landmark.

Wellington Circus, Nottingham, NG1 5AF
 
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Nottingham Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing Nottingham, . The club are currently members of National League One.Nicknamed the Green & Whites in reference to the club's kit, the first XV play at Meadow Lane, the home of Notts County. The club has new facilities at Lady Bay in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, having played at Ireland Avenue in Beeston until the end of the 2005/06 season.
The club was established in around 1877 by Alexander Birkin after returning from Rugby School where he was introduced to the sport. The Birkin family later purchased the land at Ireland Avenue that would be the home of the club until 2006.The club's heyday was in the late 80s with a number of top international players representing the first XV.

Patchings Farm Restaurant & Arts Centre 

Patchings has been described by The Artist Magazine as 'one of the foremost art centres in the country'. Restored farm buildings set within 60 acres contain art and craft galleries with monthly exhibition changes, art materials, framing and licensed restaurant. There is a range of resident artists working in textiles, pottery and various painting mediums.A full Art School programme for all levels and an annual 4-day Art and Craft Festival takes place each June.Patchings is open daily throughout the year apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day from 9.00am to 10.00pm. Free admission. Grounds are open

The Visitor Centre, opened in October 1994, is an environmentally friendly building and a centre of excellence for energy conservation.
As well as the outstanding walks within the Park the centre is an ideal starting point for the Three Centres Trail, plus the many other adjoining walks. The centre and many of the park's routes are accessible to wheelchairs, and an electric scooter is available for hire.

Set in the beautiful south Nottinghamshire countryside - about half a mile south of Ruddington - Rushcliffe Country Park is an ideal place to get away from it all. With a network of over 8 kilometres of footpaths, grassland, conservation and landscaped areas, the park is excellent for walking, jogging, cycling, spotting wildlife and exercising your dog (please don't forget your poop scoop!).Bring your family and a picnic and encourage your children to let off steam either by visiting the extensive play area, which has some 20 pieces of modern and exciting equipment, or simply use the open spaces to fly a kite.

St Mary's church,

Tumble Town, 

The Garden Centre has a great horticultural heritage and was formally operated by the world famous rose grower, Harry Wheatcroft's son, Christopher.The centre offers a unique gardening experience with an extensive range of gardening accessories, plants, furniture, barbecues, gifts and lifestyle ranges and our Gourmet range of locally sourced produce.

Standing on a natural hill 3 miles west of Nottingham City Centre, Wollaton Hall is a flamboyant 16th century Robert Smythson building set within 500 acres of historic park. Wollaton Hall is one of the finest Elizabethan houses in England and is now home to Nottingham‚s Natural History Collection.The Hall holds the Natural History Museum whilst the Wollaton park 18th Century Stable is home to the Visitors Centre, Industrial Museum and the Yard Gallery. The Yard Gallery is a vibrant exhibition space with a changing programme for visual arts exhibitions exploring art, science and the environment.The park is home to a diversity of habitats and species. Where herds of free-roaming red and fallow deer. Visitors have the choice of a variety of walks or can simply stroll around the lake or relax in the formal gardens.

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• Ravenshead history
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The Hutt at Ravenshead

Built opposite Newstead Abbey, the original building was recorded in 1400 as one of the Royal Huts put up in Sherwood Forest by King John, used to house the men patrolling the forest to protect the King's deer.A tunnel leading from the Hutt to Newstead Abbey was used during the late 17th Century and it is said that the ghost of a monk remains who travelled through the tunnel before being chained to a wall and left to perish!Today the Hutt is a pub and restaurant but still has traditional character and charm - a perfect place for those seeking refreshment and relaxation.

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Wetlands primary objective is to enable people of all ages to view and get close to animals they wouldn’t normally have the chance to see. Our 23-acre parkland also provides a fantastic location for a relaxing stroll in the countryside.

 The Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell NG25 0HD 

email: southwelltourism@btconnect.com

Whether you are a serious sports person, an occasional visitor or looking for family fun, Southwell Leisure Centre is the perfect place to visit.

E-mail southwell@nsdc.info

 SOUTHWELL LEISURE CENTRE CLICK  

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• Sutton-in-Ashfield Information Online
• Ashfield District Council
• Full details of Ashfield parliamentary constituency, including 2005 election results
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• A History of Sutton-in-Ashfield

Thieves Wood Visitor Centre

Ideally situated for easy access, Thrumpton Hall is an exquisite Jacobean stately home 4 miles from Nottingham East Midlands Airport.Tranquil and elegant, Thrumpton retains the magical atmosphere of a private family home. Flexible and friendly, the Thrumpton team are ready to help advise you on how to make the most of it.

Believed to have been in existence since Anglo Saxon times, this unique market town in the north of Nottinghamshire is aptly dubbed the ‘gateway to the Dukeries’. This influence is even reflected in the town centre. At Bridge Street and Bridge Place – the heart of Worksop’s thriving retail community – coloured stone is set into the paving on the pedestrian streets, depicting the local heraldic crests. There is also a paved maze featuring a heraldic lion and unicorn, giving the town a sense of real historical character.The Augustian Priory of St Cuthbert and St Mary was founded in 1103 and the surviving part consists of the nave, western front and twin towers, built in the late 12th century.

 Worksop Library , Memorial Avenue , Worksop , S80 2BP    worksop.tourist@bassetlaw.gov.uk

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The award-winning Harley Gallery has a national reputation for excellence and innovation. Situated on the Ducal estate of Welbeck in North Nottinghamshire, this free entry venue offers a unique mix of contemporary exhibitions, craft shop and museum.The diverse programme of events and exhibitions includes displays of contemporary craft, visual art, photography and design; Christmas Art Market, Open Studio Days; Lectures and Practical Workshops, aiming to appeal to all audiences from family groups to those with specialist interests.Additional attractions on site include The Lime House cafe with its sleek interior and stylish menu, The Portland Collection of fine and decorative arts on show in the Harley Museum and work for sale by leading British craftspeople in the Harley Craft Shop.

Hodsock Priory is the home of Sir Andrew and Lady Buchanan. The 5 acre garden and adjacent 12 acre wood are uniquely only open in the winter with a magnificent display of carpets of snowdrops, hellebores and many other winter flowering plants and shrubs.

Worksop Priory and Gatehouse