Sherwood Forest

A stunning ancient forest connected to the legend of Robin Hood. There are so many stunning things to see and explore. The walking trails were the highlight for me. They vary in length and I chose The Major Oak trail and the Greenwood Trail. They totalled around 4 miles and I saw many species of birds and fungi on my walk.
There is also a cafe, visitor centre and toilets on site. The car park is quite small and costs £4 (unless you’re a member of the RSPB and then you can park for free!).
Highly recommended for all age groups and some of the trails are buggy friendly too!

This is a special place and although busy near the visitor centre and the major oak you can soon walk away from the crowds into unspoilt ancient woodland. It can get very quiet indeed but it's relatively easy to negotiate around the miles of good paths.

Autumn is a favourite time with its blaze of colour and often mist shrouded woods

Had wanted to visit Sherwood Forest for ages and so glad I did. It is huge and even if you were to do the same trail over and over you would still find little detours to go down. We did the Wildwood walk (think this was the name) which was the red route and it said it would take 2 and a half hours but me and my dog did it in an hour less than that, so I don't know if I missed a bit. There weren't many poo bins around, but there was surprisingly little doggy doo considering. The usual rubbish bins have been taped up, which has only led to rubbish being put on top or around the bins. There was a food van selling hot and cold drinks, as well as sandwiches, wraps and other snacks - reasonably priced, though if you were coming as a family it could be pricey. I liked that there were signs around referring to Robin Hood and teaching you about him. There were also nature signs too. £4 all day parking was decent too, if you're spending some good time there that is. I would come back if I was in the area.

We just wanted to say a big thankyou to Eve The General Manager at Cafe Rouge Sherwood Forest. We return each year to Sherwood and always book Cafe Rouge the food atmosphere and staff are all fantastic. Eve made us feel extra special with fantastic customer service over what will have been a very busy festive season for all the team. She made us feel like we had come home we dined at Cafe Rouge four nights and love the relaxed atmosphere, she is a credit to the company.
Thankyou
Jo Winder Maple 21

The cabin is everything we expected after we stayed only a couple of years ago. Cabin 65 is a three bed (one double bed, two rooms with 2 single beds) large cabin with a large hot tub, large 4 corner sofa and a two seater too. Lovely wratten outside furniture with a dishwasher, coffee machine and large fridge but please be aware the freezer department is one tray only. The cabin gets really hot so please dont put all the floor heating elements on because it will soon get very hot. I would take advantage of the log burner because the heat from this heats the cabin. Showers: honestly, it is not the best but we had no issues with the shower in the main bedroom.
Decor: no concerns at all, the cabin is fresh with only slight wear and tear, nothing you would really notice. Very expensive good solid tables to use with a rather nice table lamp.
Crockery, pots and glasses are plentiful. With allot of kitchen space.
Downfall: The service provider only give you one set of towels pp. 3 toiletries and 3 toilet rolls to see you over your stay.
When we arrived the cabin was not exactly clean. Oven still had the previous payers food stains along with dirty cutlery and the floor was not exactly clean. We had to vac, mop and wipe down the kitchen area before we started our stay.
We went to use the gas bbq and soon realized this was empty which was rather annoying as we did pay for the cabin with the understanding the gas would be readily available for us to use.
No sky sports red button option despite the payment for sky sports entertainment purchased.
Games should be provided such as scrabble etc. But none were here to use.
I would recommend bringing your own bedding as they are not exactly brilliant.
A shelter over a hot tub - I know this is something people can decide is not exactly a huge issue but the option to have one would be good.

I enjoyed a lovely walk around the forest exploring all the many trails and tracks that run through it. You can walk for as little or as much as you like. The shortest trail is around 1.5 miles though you can make up your own or do longer walks too.
Plenty of flora and fauna to see including the ancient oaks, fungi and wildlife. It's great for all ages and I'd highly recommend a visit if you're in the area.
There's a small car park across the road from the visitor centre and it's free to park if you're a member of the RSPB (otherwise it's £4). The main site has a cafe for takeaway food and there are toilets.

We visited on a rainy day so it was quiet in terms of other visitors. We didn’t see much wildlife probably because of the weather but had a lovely walk along the 4 mile red route.

Visited the cafe at the visitor centre afterwards and enjoyed the Mexican bean rolls as well as a giant slice of cheesecake! A very nice warm up treat after our walk, thank you.

Easy parking over the road, costs £4 and cardless is accepted.

You enter past a number of craft and artisan shops, worth a look. Visitor centre is modern with well managed and clean toilets operated by a traffic light system. Cafe with indoor and outdoor picnic tables.

A number of easy walks all well signposted with lots of information boards as you walk around. Benches at regular intervals and picnic tables and seating near ‘Major Oak’. Trails are well managed and easy to walk on.

Lots of interest points with activities as you walk around. The Forest is the star.

Village of Edwinstow is a very short walk away and worth an amble down. Try Smoke and Ice for lunch a much better bet than the on-site cafe/restaurant, the food has a lovely Asian twist and the Ice Creams are something else. Nice terrace and excellent service too.

We spent several hours in Sherwood Forest. We firstly walked the short trail which leads to the Major Oak - incredible to think this tree has stood there for so long.
We then returned to the cafe where we bought sandwiches and cold drinks then followed one of the longer trails which led deep into the forest. It was a very hot day and we were glad of the shade but despite being in the middle of the forest it wasn't dark and gloomy; the paths are wide and sunlight filters through the trees making it really pleasant. What really struck us was the silence; it's unusual nowadays to not hear any form of human behaviour, when we stopped and stood still it was completely silent except for birdsong - a lovely experience! There were no benches here ( though there are nearer the cafe) but we found a fallen tree trunk to sit on to eat our picnic.
We had a thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable time.

Went to Sherwood Forest on a trip to Nottingham from South Wales, having visited many times before we were very disappointed with the whole experience as it had altered such a lot. The famous tree was hidden by unkept land surrounding it, eg, long grass and vegetation growing over the famous hole in the tree, also overgrown round the cafe nearly missed the sculpture of the outlaws on a bridge Not the welcoming and interesting tourist site it used to be. Won’t be returning.