The Best Attractions In Clumber Park

Cycle from Clumber Park Club site

Jonathan Manning rides peaceful, traffic-free tracks through woodland and along the side of a lake from Clumber Park Club site ( near Worksop in Nottinghamshire. For full directions and a map see the January 2019 digital edition of the Magazine App or download a gpx file of the route at strava.com/activities/1715080652.

Places to Visit: Caravanning in the Cotswolds

This week we took our touring caravan to The Cotswolds and stayed in a Caravan and Camping Club site near Bourton-on-the-Water. It was our first trip to the area and we were blown away by the ‘chocolate box’ towns. We spent our time stopping around two areas, soaking up the atmosphere and views of the many quintessentially English villages. We started with a top breakfast at The Hollow Bottom in Guiting Power, followed up with a saunter over to Lower Slaughter and then Bourton-on-the-Water. We feel like we barely scratched the surface and will be sure to return.

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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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At Clumber Park on my Birthday.

Thanks to everyone for all the Birthday wishes :D
I went to Clumber Park, just outside of Worksop, where I rode around on my new fold-up bike, and tried out my new 808 #18 key cam mini video camera.

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A walk to the Falls of Acharn - Walks Around Britain Shorts

A quick look at a walk to the mighty Falls of Acharn.

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Carlisle (Cumbria, UK)

Filmed in February 2018

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, aka Carlizzle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages including Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral. The city has a population of 107,524 and an area of 1,039.97 square kilometres (402 sq mi), making it the largest city in England by area (although the majority of its territory is not urbanised, but rural).

The current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and cover an amalgamation of two former local government districts—the City and County Borough of Carlisle and the Border Rural District of Cumberland. The City of Carlisle shares a border with Scotland (to the north), and is bounded on the southwest by the borough of Allerdale, and on the south by the district of Eden. The county of Northumberland is to the east.

Although the present boundaries date to the 20th century, the city traces its origins to a 1st-century Roman outpost associated with Hadrian's Wall. The Brythonic settlement that expanded from this outpost was destroyed by the Danes in 875. Thereafter the region formed part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland, until colonised under King William II of England in 1092. William II built Carlisle Castle, which houses a military museum. Carlisle Cathedral, founded in the 12th century, is one of the smallest in England.

A border city, and the second most northerly city in England, Carlisle predominantly spans the flood plain of the River Eden. Commercially, it is linked to the rest of England via the M6 motorway, and to the Scottish Lowlands via the A74(M) and M74 motorways.

Карла́йл (ранее Карлейль, Carlisle) — город на крайнем северо-западе Англии, столица графства Камбрия (Кумберланд, Камберленд). Карлайл находится всего в 16 км от границы с Шотландией. Расположен при слиянии 3 рек: Иден, Колдью и Петтерил.

Карлайл имеет исторический центр, включающий замок, построенный Вильгельмом (Вильямом) Рыжим, музей, собор и оригинально выполненные городские стены.

У Карлайла интересная судьба. Одно время он был самым близким к границе с Шотландией английским городом. А иногда — самым близким к границе с Англией шотландским городом. Сейчас Карлайл входит в состав Англии.

Начало Карлайлу положило римское укреплённое поселение Лугувалл (англ. Luguvalium). Это название сокращено саксами в Luel, к которому приставлено Caer (город); отсюда и произошло современное название. В IX в город был разрушен датчанами и восстановлен Вильгельмом Рыжим.

Карлайл — индустриальный город с XIX и начала XX века. Этот город специализируется на текстильной и пищевой промышленности.

Карлайл приобрёл известность в связи с т. н. «проклятием Карлайла». Впервые это проклятие прочитал архиепископ Глазго в 1525 году. В то время граница Англии и Шотландии, проходившая в районе Карлайла, была зоной, где ни одна из этих стран не могла обеспечить порядок. Посетивший эту местность тогдашний Папа Римский назвал её «самым беззаконным местом на земле». Когда Папа отбыл, архиепископ Gavin Dunbar проклял всех местных разбойников, промышлявших кражей скота, насилием и грабежами.

В ходе подготовки к празднованию Милленниума муниципальный совет решил установить в городе камень со старинным проклятием в адрес злодеев. Дизайн памятника выполнил художник Andy Altman. Проклятие на староанглийском языке длиной в 1069 слов высечено в гранитном монолите, который весит 14 тонн. В 2001 году камень установили в одном из музеев Карлайла. (По другим источникам, надпись была выгравирована в том же XVI веке, а в 2001 году камень с окраины Карлайла перевезли в центр города и сделали центральным экспонатом музейной «Выставки тысячелетия»)

В марте 2005 года Джим Тутл, член городского совета от либеральных демократов внёс предложение убрать камень из города или совсем ликвидировать. Основанием послужило мнение местных жителей, что этот камень навлек на их город множество несчастий: после установки камня Карлайл пострадал от эпидемии ящура, его жители гибли в наводнениях и массово теряли работу, и даже местная футбольная команда пришла в упадок. Грэхам Доу, протестантский епископ Карлайлский, поддержал мнение местных жителей.

Решением собрания городского совета 8 марта 2005 года это предложение было отклонено.

Discover The Peak District with The Camping and Caravanning Club

Calling all outdoor enthusiasts! If you love nothing more than long rambling walks in the countryside, with lunchtime pub stops and perhaps a hill challenge or a scenic excursion along the way, a camping break in the Peak District will be right up your street.

England’s first National Park is a haven of rolling landscapes, rocky moors and winding paths, which makes it the perfect stop for adventure-loving campers. With 8 Club Sites based in and around the Peak District region, you’re bound to find your perfect pitch.

Serious hikers will love the challenge of Crowden. Based on the Pennine Way at the northern end of the Peak District National Park, it’s a remote yet beautiful spot that’s light on facilities but big on landscapes. A little further south are Conkers and Hayfield - two lovely Club Sites in Derbyshire that offer unique experiences; Conkers is a family favourite based next-door to the award-winning Conkers Discovery Centre, while Hayfield is within striking distance of the famous Snake Path, offering fantastic walks around Kinder and the dramatic Dark Park area.

Also in Derbyshire is beautiful Bakewell, a lovely little site within the Peak District National Park, and Ashbourne - a fantastic family-friendly site near Dovedale. For more family fun and adventure, Teversal and Alton the Star tick all the right boxes and boast plenty of local attractions. Last but not least, lovely Leek is located in the Staffordshire Moorlands and promises plenty of leisurely walks and scenic days out.


Links to Club Sites

Ashbourne: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/ashbourne
Teversal: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/teversal
Alton, The Star: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/altonthestar
Bakewell: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/bakewell
Hayfield: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/hayfield
Leek: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/leek
Crowden: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/crowden
Conkers: campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/conkers

Nostell Priory, Nostell, West Yorkshire

Video of this excellent National Trust property.