Thoresby Hall is surrounded by Thoresby Park which is more than 12 miles in circumference. While the north-east edge of the grounds recedes into heather and beech forest, the eastern side develops into a wood of pines and firs, and to the south-west are ancient trees planted many centuries ago. :: On site 

The Centre has been created in a Victorian Coach House and Stables and is now one of the largest and most innovative Art and Craft Centres in the country. There are 16 individual studios where artists and craftworkers hand make or hand finish a myriad of reasonably priced products. :: 10 minutes

Historic site, home to Nottinghamshire's only working Watermill. Includes exhibition area telling the story of the Ollerton Mill from domesday to the present and a delightful tea room overlooking the River Maun. Winner of the Best Nottinghamshire Afternoon Tea award.  :: 5 minutes

Rufford includes a country park with large areas of woodland and parkland at the heart of which are the picturesque remains of 12thC Rufford Abbey. ::15 minutes

A semi-detached house built at the turn of the century, belonging to William Straw and his brother, Walter. The interior has been preserved since the death of their parents in the 1930s with a museum room displaying 1920s wallpaper,furnishings, local furniture and a suburban garden. :: 20 minutes

Over 3800 acres of parkland with a double lime tree avenue, a fine Gothic revival chapel built 1886-89 for the 7th Duke of Newcastle. The house was demolished in 1938. There is a superb 80-acre lake, a stable block with restaurant, shop and information point, a classical bridge, temples, lawned Lincoln terrace and pleasure grounds. :: 10 minutes

Hardwick Hall is one of Englands great show homes, and it stands as a memorial to the power - and ego - of its remarkable founder. A former landscape garden designed by James Paine in the 18thC. Contains the remains of several follies and the serpentine lake. :: 45 minute

Chatsworth, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is one of the great Treasure Houses of England, set in the heart of the Peak District National Park. :: 1 hour

Two historic and captivating cities with great shopping. :: 45 minutes

Nottingham Goose Fair
Nottingham Robin Hood Pageant