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Recommended towns & villages near Bestwood Lodge Country Park

Beams

Papplewick

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction N)

This delightful village lies close to the forest made famous by the legendry Robin Hood and his sweetheart Maid Marian...

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King Street, Nottingham - view from Market Square, May 2005

Nottingham

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction S)

The City of Nottingham is famed for fine lace, the romance of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and as the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth (1829-1912)...

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The lovely village of Babbington, near Awsworth, Nottinghamshire.

Babbington

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SW)

This pretty Nottinghamshire village is situated around 7 miles from the centre of Nottingham. It is typical of rural England, with cottages interspersed along quiet leafy lanes...

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Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW)

Modern day history records that this was the village chosen as The Festival of Britain Village, at the time it was considered to epitomise the spirit of British rural community life...

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Town Hall and Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

Ilkeston

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SW)

Within this pretty hilltop town you will find the ancient church dedicated to St.Mary, it was built around 1150 and has a beautiful clock-face tower...

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The Green Man, Dovecote Lane Park

Beeston

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)

Beeston is mostly remarkable for being the place where the Ist Lord Trent started work in his mother's herbal shop at the age of 14...

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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. A View above tescos.

Mansfield

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction N)

During the war, both Mansfield and the surrounding region provided sanctuary for Midlander's fleeing the destruction of Hitler's bombs...

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At Trent Lock, Long Eaton, Derbyshire

Long Eaton

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SW)

Long Eaton is a small town lying on the River Trent around 8 miles east of Derby. The town has a history stretching back to the 7th century, but was for many centuries naught but a sleepy agricultural village...

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The Rose & Crown at Smalley Crossroads, Smalley,  Derbyshire

Smalley

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction W)

A delightful place with attractive village buildings including a church, village hall, several small shops and three village inns...

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Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

Southwell

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

Southwell, surrounded by lovely open countryside, offers an interesting choice of guest accommodation and has a good range of shops, inns and restaurants...

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Recommended attractions near Bestwood Lodge Country Park

The Park

Burntstump Country Park

(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction NE)

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The Great Oak, Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction N)

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Walled flower garden at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

Newstead Abbey

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

A beautiful historic house set in a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire, England......

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NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

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Young Buck

Wollaton Hall

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)

From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir.....

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The D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)

Admirers of D.H.Lawrence (1885-1930) should visit this place, the great 20th-century writer and poet once said of it " The scene.....

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The Suspension Bridge on the River Trent, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

Trent Bridge

(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction S)

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National Watersports Centre (Holme Pierrepoint)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SE)

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On a Roll

Holme Pierrepont Country Park

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SE)

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Garden view of the Erewash Museum on High Street, Ilkeston

The Erewash Museum

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)

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