Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre/Major Oak, Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire - Sept. 2018
Stacey & Myk visit Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire to explore the Sherwood Forest visitor centre and the main attraction there, the Major Oak. Meeting place of Robin Hood and his 'Merrie Men'.
New Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre
Our Leader, Cllr Kay Cutts, and Committee Chair for Communities & Place, Cllr John Cottee, were among those celebrating the official opening of the all-new RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, with other guests including The One Show's Mike Dilger, Friar Tuck and, the main man himself, Robin Hood!
New Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre on BBC East Midlands Today
Take a look at the brand new RSPB visitor centre ahead of the opening in August 2018. BBC East Midlands Today visited the development site as the finishing touches were being made to the new centre.
Sherwood Forest visitors centre
Laying aggregate industries super colour natural tarmac at the new Sherwood Forest visitor centre Edwinstowe
Sherwood forest visitors centre
A visit to the great forest of Sherwood visitors centre
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Sherwood Forest visitor's centre.
Short video of the Robin Hood display at Sherwood Forest Visitor's Centre.
England Trip 2017: Sherwood Forest
England Trip 2017: Sherwood Forest
Sherwood forest virtual walk - searching for Robin Hood's hideout The Major Oak
Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous by its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood.
The area has been wooded since the end of the Ice Age (as attested by pollen sampling cores). Today, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve encompasses 423.2 hectares, 1,045 acres (4.23 km2), surrounding the village of Edwinstowe, the site of Thoresby Hall. It is a remnant of an older, much larger, royal hunting forest, which derived its name from its status as the shire (or sher) wood of Nottinghamshire, which extended into several neighbouring counties (shires), bordered on the west along the River Erewash and the Forest of East Derbyshire. When the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086, the forest covered perhaps a quarter of Nottinghamshire in woodland and heath subject to the forest laws.
The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1000 years old. In a 2002 survey, it was voted Britain's favourite tree. In 2014 it was voted 'England's Tree of the Year' by a public poll by the Woodland Trust, receiving 18% of the votes. Its name originates from Major Hayman Rooke's description of it in 1790.
There are several theories as to how it became so huge and oddly shaped.
The Major Oak may be several trees that fused together as saplings.
The tree was possibly pollarded, a system of tree management that enabled foresters to grow more than one crop of timber from a single tree, causing the trunk to grow large and thick. However, there is only limited evidence for this theory as none of the other trees in the surrounding area were pollarded.
Since the Victorian era, its massive limbs have been partially supported by an elaborate system of scaffolding.
In 2002, someone attempted illegally to sell acorns from the Major Oak on an internet-based auction website.
In 2003, in Dorset a plantation was started of 260 saplings grown from acorns of the Major Oak. The purpose was to provide publicity for an internet-based study of the Major Oak, its history, photographic record, variation in size and leafing of the saplings, comparison of their DNA, and an eventual public amenity.
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Places to see in ( Edwinstowe - UK )
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Edwinstowe is a large village in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, with associations to the Robin Hood and Maid Marian legends. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,188.
The village name meaning Edwin's resting place recalls that King (and Saint) Edwin of Northumbria's body was hidden in the church after he was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase, near Doncaster, probably in 633. The battle against King Penda of Mercia occurred near the present-day hamlet of Cuckney, some five miles north-west of modern Edwinstowe.
Edwinstowe is referenced twice in the Domesday Book. It records that there were five households, in addition to one priest and his four bordars, living in the hamlet in 1086.
Legend has it that Robin Hood married Maid Marian in St Mary's Church. Edwinstowe's present-day popularity is due mainly to the presence near the village of the Major Oak, a feature in the folklore of Robin Hood.
Thoresby Colliery served as Edwinstowe's main source of employment until July 2015, when the mine was permanently closed. The loss of the colliery, one of the last remaining and part of a national closure of the British deep-mined coal industry, has left tourism as the primary branch of the local economy. Nottinghamshire County Council's nearby Sherwood Forest Visitors' Centre is scheduled for redevelopment and improvement, with a contract awarded to RSPB, intended for completion by late 2017 at a projected cost of £5.3 million.
Edwinstowe has six pubs: the Black Swan, the Dukeries Lodge, Forest Lodge, Hammer and Wedge, the Manvers and the Royal Oak. Other catering facilities include the Edwinstowe Bistro Restaurant, the Cottage Tea Rooms, and Launay's Restaurant.
Environmental concerns are addressed at the Maun Valley Project Conservation Area.
Edwinstowe had a railway station between 1897 and 1955. A goods line remains. The nearest railway station today is at Mansfield (6 miles, 10 km). The village is served by twice-hourly, daytime Monday–Saturday bus services to Mansfield and Ollerton, six buses Monday–Saturday to Worksop, and one bus Monday–Friday to Nottingham. Services run twice a week to Newark and once a week to Lincoln.
( Edwinstowe - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Edwinstowe . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Edwinstowe - UK
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The new Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre ( Please Read Description)
What’s can I say, no it’s not good, it’s boring and terrible. I did not go inside to eat, I used the nice craft centre across the road. A real shame. Filmed for those who couldn’t visit there. Timings, 1st video, filmed on the Saturday, uploaded on the Tuesday. Second video, filmed on the Saturday, uploaded on the Sunday. 3rd And 4th video, filmed on the Saturday uploaded on the Sunday. And this video, filmed on the Saturday uploaded on the Sunday. Thank you for reading, please leave any ideas for future videos in the comments as I don’t know what to film. Thank you for watching.
24/09/19: Don't get me wrong, it's OK. Just a huge disappointment. Just use the craft centre. Thank you. A few tourists may enjoy it. If you forget the old one was there, you'll really enjoy it.
Sherwood Forest and the Major Oak - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Nottinghamshire, UK)
Taking a trip to Sherwood Forest and seeing the Major Oak! It's literally 800–1000 years old! That's three times older than America! haha! It's still living, would you believe, and was voted Tree of the Year in 2014 (Whatever that may entail!).
Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous by its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood.
The area has been wooded since the end of the Ice Age (as attested by pollen sampling cores). Today, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve encompasses 423.2 hectares,1,045 acres (4.23 km2), surrounding the village of Edwinstowe, the site of Thoresby Hall.
The forest that most people associate with Sherwood Forest is actually named Birklands and Bilhaugh. It is a remnant of an older, much larger, royal hunting forest, which derived its name from its status as the shire (or sher) wood of Nottinghamshire, which extended into several neighbouring counties (shires), bordered on the west along the River Erewash and the Forest of East Derbyshire. When the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086, the forest covered perhaps a quarter of Nottinghamshire in woodland and heath subject to the forest laws.
The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1000 years old. In a 2002 survey, it was voted Britain's favourite tree. In 2014 it was voted 'England's Tree of the Year' by a public poll by the Woodland Trust, receiving 18% of the votes.
It received its present name from Major Hayman Rooke's description of it in 1790.
There are several theories concerning why it became so huge and oddly shaped:
The Major Oak may be several trees that fused together as saplings.
The tree was possibly pollarded, a system of tree management that enabled foresters to grow more than one crop of timber from a single tree, causing the trunk to grow large and thick. However, there is only limited evidence for this theory as none of the other trees in the surrounding area were pollarded.
Since the Victorian era, its massive limbs have been supported partially by an elaborate system of scaffolding.
In 2002, someone attempted to illegally sell acorns from the Major Oak on an internet-based auction website.
In 2003, in Dorset a plantation was started of 260 saplings grown from acorns of the Major Oak. The purpose was to provide publicity for an internet-based study of the Major Oak, its history, photographic record, variation in size and leafing of the saplings, comparison of their DNA, and an eventual public amenity.
The Major Oak was featured on the 2005 television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the Midlands.
The formation sign of the 46th Infantry Division of the British Army in the Second World War was the Major Oak. Among the units of the division was a battalion of the Sherwood Foresters.
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Sherwood Forest is a famous ancient forest located in the village of Edwinstowe, in Nottinghamshire, England. It was designated a Royal Forest during Medieval times, and during that time it became associated with the legend of Robin Hood, a legendary outlaw that robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. Today, people can visit the forest and look a ancient oak trees, some going back 800 years. This includes The Major Oak, a tree that is believed to be over a thousand years old and is claimed to be the spot where Robin Hood and his Merry Men would meet. Near the Forest is St. Mary's Church, a 12th century church that is said to be the place Robin Hood married Maid Marian.
Among the ancient trees, people claim that the forest is haunted by phantom bandits and travelers. Are these stories true? Join Charles and his friend Andrew as the hike around Edwinstowe and Sherwood Forest to see if that is true.
Bonus scene at the Butterfly House at Berkeley Castle
What is Sherwood Forest at :58
Welcome To Edwinstowe at 5:37
St. Mary's Church at 7:54
Sherwood Forest at 13:24
Possible EVP at 17:55
The Major Oak at 20:14
Bonus: The Butterfly House at 25:42
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Episode 47: Sherwood Forest and The Major Oak
On the way back from Barnsley we had just enough daylight to meet a request from a good friend. So off we went to the home of Robin Hood to see some of the finest and most glorious Ancient Oaks you will find anywhere, and of course The Major Oak itself!
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DAY20. SHERWOOD FOREST. THE MAJOR OAK.
We made it to the Sherwood forest! Even if the weather was weirdest today, it didn't stop me and Lynn from having fun and exploring it.
Sherwood forest is one of the top must see places near Nottingham and Mansfield! really recommending it!
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Sherwood Forest Robin Hood VLOG 16 March
Visiting Sherwood Forest has been on my wish list for years. It is a very long drive away from our home so Russ and I made a weekend of it over Easter in our camper called Gramps.
A new visitor centre opens in the summer for Sherwood Forest sonic hope to be able to go back and visit that.
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The Real Sherwood Forest
'The Real Sherwood Forest ' tells the epic tale of how a mighty and majestic forest has been a royal hunting forest, a hideout for outlaws like Robin Hood, the setting for great monastic estates and later ducal palaces before mining and modern industry saw a reduction of the wildwoods.
It also celebrates the current conservation and restoration of this beautiful woodland which today attracts Robin Hood fans and tourists from all over the world, to relax, to play and to connect with an ancient and mystical world.
Sherwood Forest and the Major Oak
The Major Oak is a large English Oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1000 years old.
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Sherwood Forest: A Walk In The Woods to the Major Oak and learn about Robin Hood
We took ourselves to Sherwood Forest to see the home of Robin Hood, the Major Oak. We checked out the Visitors Centre in this vlog and had a lovely family day out. Bailey the Jackhuahua had a exciting day too, quite the adventure for her. If you're ever looking for something to do while staying in Nottingham, Worksop or Nottinghamshire the Major Oak Visitor Centre in Edwinstowe is a great way to spend the day. Huge tree, scenic walks, family fun in the woods and plenty of fresh air.
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