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Recommended Towns & Villages near Southwell

Newark Castle

Newark-on-Trent (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Nottinghamshire (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction E)

As it's name implies, this town enjoys a fine position on the River Trent. The great castle where King John died in 1216 lies in ruins on the banks of the river...

A picture of Edwinstowe

Edwinstowe (14 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW)

In the heart of Sherwood Forest sits the historic village of Edwinstowe. Legend has it that it was here in Edwinstowe that Robin Hood married Maid Marian at the local Church of.....

Rest a while

Collingham (7 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)

This is a small Nottinghamshire village pleasantly located on the banks of the River Trent. It offers all the usual village amenities, church, couple of shops, butchers, newsagents and three public houses...

Market place, Mansfield

Mansfield (66 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW)

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

ALL SAINTS CHURCH, STAPLEFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE

Stapleford (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E)

Stapleford is a village lying in the picturesque valley of the River Witham...

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

Nottingham (210 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Nottinghamshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)

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)...

All Saints Parish Church, Swinderby, Lincs

Swinderby (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

Swinderby is located in spacious countryside close to where the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire borders meet...

Church

North Scarle (14 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NE)

The village is small and unspoilt, it has pleasant leafy lanes and a quiet High Street. Of its most picturesque aspects apart from the church, is a George V Post Box...

A picture of Carlton-le-Moorland

Carlton-le-Moorland (26 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

Lovely Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book and possibly beyond...

The Five Bells pub

Bassingham (8 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction E)

Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is a large, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, a few miles south-west of the Cathedral City of Lincoln...

Church of All Saints, Eagle, Lincoln, Lincs

Eagle (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

The village of Eagle is situated in spacious countryside a short distance away from the historic city of Lincoln...

The lovely village of Babbington, near Awsworth, Nottinghamshire.

Babbington (4 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 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...

Beeston Lock

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction SW)

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...

Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (15.9 miles, 25.7 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...

Town Hall and Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

Ilkeston (38 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 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...

A picture of Belton

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SE)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Bolsover Castle

Bolsover (90 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction NW)

Bolsover is a small town lying 5 miles east of Chesterfield. It occupies a picturesque valley setting, watched over by 17th century Bolsover Castle which stands on the site of a former fortress of Norman times...

Gothic Revival Chapel at Clumber Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Worksop (237 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction NW)

The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton...

King's Grammar School, Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SE)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

St Lawrence Church

Skellingthorpe (10 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction NE)

This is a large village lying around three miles from Lincoln which is fringed by the Fosdyke Navigation. Visitors will find a few shops, pubs and an interesting Anglican church...

Recommended attractions near Southwell

Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster (40 Pictures)

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

Historically a monastery was probably founded here in the 10th century, with the church being begun around 1108. The building.....

A picture of Wonderland Pleasure Park

Wonderland Pleasure Park (2 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NW)

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The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle (47 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction E)

The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....

The Great Oak, Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest (39 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction W)

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Museum

Newark Air Museum (7 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction E)

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Walled flower garden at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

Newstead Abbey (64 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

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

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum (16 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

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

Young Buck

Wollaton Hall (58 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Pleasley Pit Country Park

Pleasley Pit Country Park (8 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction NW)

Pleasley Pit Country park is a reclaimed colliery site, which now offers nature lovers the chance to see record numbers of.....

July 2010

Clumber Country Park (148 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction N)

The peaceful landscape of this delightful country park gives visitors lovely summer memories of time spent ambling around.....

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction SE)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

The D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum (2 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.2 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.....

Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall (134 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

This magnificent Elizabethan house was begun by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) in the year 1591. For the.....

Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire

Doddington Hall (3 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NE)

This is a superb, large Elizabethan house with a truly impressive roofline. It was built in around 1600 by Robert Smythson, with.....

Garden view of the Erewash Museum on High Street, Ilkeston

The Erewash Museum (2 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

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American Adventure Theme Park

American Adventure Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction W)

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Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction SE)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

1983 - Sundown Kiddies Adventureland - Then known as Pets Corner. - At the tudor houses

Sundown Kiddies Adventureland (16 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction N)

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Osborne's Pond, Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire

Shipley Country Park (30 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

Shipley Country Park occupies a landscape of superb countryside with lakes, ponds, stunning woodland walks and a wealth of.....

The Senses

Bolsover Castle (100 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction NW)

The early morning sun streams down on a piece of Derbyshire's proud heritage, as into view come the magnificent ruins of Bolsover.....


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