Here are some great attractions not far from The Village Kitchen, pop in before you visit and have a bite to eat first.

Sherwood Forest There are numerous guided walks through the beautiful 450-acre national nature reserve containing some of the oldest oaks in Europe and one of the most famous trees, the Major Oak.

Sherwood Forest hosts the Robin Hood festival annually in August for 2 weeks and has themed events around Christmas and Halloween.  The month of August is full of special events. Check out the Sherwood Forest Website for more details on what is going on during the festival.

The first ever Nottinghamshire Day is on Sunday 25 August.

Nottinghamshire Day is an opportunity to celebrate the identity, heritage, culture, and local traditions of our county. It is a way to champion our local communities, to better understand and celebrate the histories and traditions of the places we live, work and enjoy in our leisure time.

Nottinghamshire Day takes place on the 25 August as this date marks the anniversary of the start of the English Civil War, an event triggered by Charles I raising the royal standard at Nottingham Castle in 1642.

This Nottinghamshire Day we are also celebrating the lives of individuals who brought people together in Nottinghamshire:

There’ll also be an array of family-friendly events including trying your hand at axe throwing, crossbow shooting and catapulting or enjoying a two-part combat show starring Robin Hood, Marian and their band of outlaws.

Festival-goers will get a chance to try out one of the world’s first interactive holographic movies, starring Robin Hood, using multi-media headsets.

Nottinghamshire is famous around the world as the home of Robin Hood, but did you know about our link to America through the Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe at Thanksgiving, or Nottinghamshire’s key role in the English Civil War?

Find out more below, visit Nottinghamshire Archives, or local studies in our libraries to discover more of Nottinghamshire’s history, with collections covering over 800 years.

The archives: historical documents, research, group visits, and more

Nottinghamshire history and heritage

Researching your family history

The history of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, and the Major Oak

Plan your visit to the legendary Sherwood Forest or visit Notts Outdoors for a group trip

Nottinghamshire Remembers: Nottinghamshire’s military past

Source: Nottinghamshire Gov Visit Sherwood