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.

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
The ‘spiders web’ Sherwood Pines

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

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.

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