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Recommended Towns & Villages near Woodborough

Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell (51 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 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...

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham (210 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Nottinghamshire (6.2 miles, 10.0 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)...

The lovely village of Babbington, near Awsworth, Nottinghamshire.

Babbington (4 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

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...

View from Beeston square looking towards Beeston High Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire.

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 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...

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. A View above tescos.

Mansfield (66 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

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

Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (10.3 miles, 16.5 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...

A picture of Ilkeston

Ilkeston (38 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

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...

Newark Castle and River Trent in Newark-on-Trent - June 2005

Newark-on-Trent (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Nottinghamshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 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 (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

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.....

Long Eaton Lock, Erewash Canal

Long Eaton (98 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 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...

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist at Smalley, Derbyshire

Smalley (5 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)

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

Parish Church, Denby, Derbyshire

Denby (5 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

Denby is famous for its beautiful decorative Stoneware pottery which has been exported all over the world...

The old Co-operative Society buildings at Ripley, Derbyshire.

Ripley (8 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)

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Trees and flowers

Collingham (7 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 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...

Restored six sailed working windmill at Heage, Derbyshire

Heage (3 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)

The village lies a short distance from the beauty spot Carsington Water, between the market town's of Ripley and Belper...

ALL SAINTS CHURCH, STAPLEFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE

Stapleford (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

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

Bolsover Castle

Bolsover (90 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 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...

All Saints Parish Church, Swinderby, Lincs

Swinderby (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

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

View from the back of Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire

Sutton Scarsdale (18 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

This is a village noted for the romantic ruins of what was once one of the grandest houses in Derbyshire...

Crich Tower, Crich, Derbyshire

Crich (63 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction W)

A village on the edge of the Peak District National Park with a Museum dedicated solely to the golden era of the Tramcar. Also famous as being the location for filming Peak Practice...

Recommended attractions near Woodborough

The Great Oak, Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest (39 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NW)

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Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster (40 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NE)

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)

(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

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Walled flower garden at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

Newstead Abbey (64 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.1 km, direction NW)

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)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 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)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

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

The D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum (2 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.3 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.....

Garden view of the Erewash Museum on High Street, Ilkeston

The Erewash Museum (2 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

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

Newark Castle (47 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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

American Adventure Theme Park

American Adventure Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

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Osborne's Pond, Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire

Shipley Country Park (30 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Pleasley Pit Country Park

Pleasley Pit Country Park (8 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

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

Museum

Newark Air Museum (7 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NE)

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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall (134 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NW)

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

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.....

Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle (41 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a.....

July 2010

Clumber Country Park (148 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction N)

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

The Senses

Bolsover Castle (100 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 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.....

This is the front of Sutton Scaresdale Hall, Derbyshire

Sutton Scarsdale Hall (15 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

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National Tramway Museum

National Tramway Museum (50 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction W)

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