Things for families to do

There are a lot of activities to keep children entertained whatever the weather. Listed below are useful website to help you plan your visit.

For young children

• Captain Jack’s Adventure – Retford – indoor play activities
• Rufford Abbey Country Park play village and children’s play village
• Sherwood Forest Railway – Kings Clipstone – miniature railway & playground – free entry – pay for rides on railway – highly recommended.
• Sherwood Pines Forest Park – Kings Clipstone – walks, rides, adventure playground
• Sundown Adventure Land  – Rampton, Retford
• White Post Farm Park  –  Farm park near Farnsfield
• Tropical Butterfly and wildlife Centre – North Anston near Worksop

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  The ‘spiders web’ Sherwood Pines

Plus for older children/teenagers

• Adrenalin Jungle -has junior activities
• Galleries of Justice – Nottingham – Goal, trials
• Sherwood Pines Cycle Hire
• Sherwood Pines GO APE – minimum size limit
• Wheelgate Park –  Farnsfield – amusement park
• Mansfield Super Bowl – 10 pin bowling
• Robin Hood Treasure Trail – Edwinstowe
• Sherwood Forest Fun Park – Edwinstowe – small fun fair near the Art & Craft Centre
• Vicar Water model club

Country Parks, Grand Houses, Castles

• Bolsover Castle – fairy tale castle – adventure play area, dressing up box
• Clumber Park – Lake, large park, gardens, cycle hire, discovery centre, woodland play park
• Creswell Crags – Prehistoric cave site, museum, picnic area
• Hardwick Hall – Historic house, gardens, estate and lake(not to be confused with Hardwick Village, Clumber Park)
• Newstead Abbey – Gardens, lakes, historic house, ruins, attractions
• Nottingham Castle  and Museum of Nottingham Life – next to each other so see both together
• Rufford Country Park – Gardens, lake, ruins, mill, attractions
• Sherwood Forest Country Park – Walks & rides, old oaks, Robin Hood Visitors Center
• Sherwood Heath Nature Reserve – Ollerton roundabout – small nature reserve
• Thoresby – park, small military museum(marvel how small the uniforms were), craft workshops
• Vicar Water Country Park–  quiet, sheltered, very attractive, lake, hill with very good views, play area.
  

  The excellent Cuckney Parish Council Playing Fields, well worth a visit if you have children.

Villages and Museums

• Cuckney – Interesting village, large playing field, mill-pond, walk
• Edwinstowe Village – Robin Hood Connections
• Wellow Maypole day – Maypole day & other things of interest
• Laxton – Only surviving  medieval ‘Open Field System’
• Mr Straw’s House – National Trust time capsule from 1920s, Worksop
• Southwell Tourist Information – Workhouse Museum + Minster
• Welbeck Estate, Garden centre, art gallery, tropical fish – combine with Creswell Crags