Forests & woodlands · East Midlands
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre
In or near Edwinstowe.
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre — a other in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Neil Theasby — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shirebrook · 9.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is a other located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: SHERWOOD FOREST
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is located in the East Midlands. It serves as the gateway to Sherwood Forest, a historic site known for its association with Robin Hood. The centre provides information on the forest's natural and cultural heritage.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
- Coordinates
- 53.1982, -1.0673
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Newark and Sherwood
- Parish
- Edwinstowe
- Postcode
- NG21 9RN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Nearest railway station
- Shirebrook — 9 km
Sources
- osm: node/6247204085 (ODbL)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre?
- Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is in Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG21 9RN), in the parish of Edwinstowe.
- What is Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre?
- Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre — a other in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Shirebrook, about 9.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NG21 9RN.
- Is Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre a protected site?
- Yes — Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is part of the Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre free to visit?
- Yes, Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NG21 9RN. It sits within the Sherwood Forest parliamentary constituency.