Sherwood Forest and Edwinstowe

Last month I went to Sherwood Forest. It seems like an obvious place to visit when you live in Nottingham, and as it's my third year here, I thought it was about time that I went!

I've always really liked the story of Robin Hood, especially the BBC TV series and the Disney film with the animals! I even played Maid Marian in the musical version my school did. So it was very cool to see the place where the story took place.

To get to Sherwood Forest, you have to take the bus from Victoria bus station in Nottingham city centre. The journey takes an hour, and is quite twisty and turny - not ideal when you get motion sickness like I do! But on the plus side, it was only £6.50 for a return ticket.

The bus arrives at a visitor centre, where there is a café and shop, as well as some Robin Hood themed decoration.

The forest itself is only a few minutes' walk away.

There are some fun decorations on the trees!

It doesn't take long to reach the main attraction in the forest, the major oak. It is said that Robin Hood and his Merry Men used to hide inside it. However, this is unlikely to be true, because apparently the tree had not yet been planted at the time! But it is still an impressive tree to see.

After looking around the forest, I went to the nearest village, Edwinstowe. It's well known for being the place where Robin Hood and Maid Marian supposedly got married.

There is a very nice statue of them in the centre of the village.

It was really interesting to visit such a historical place, and I'm very glad I finally went.

I don't know when I'll next be posting on this blog, as I don't really have any plans right now other than getting through the last semester of my degree. But hopefully I'll have the chance to do some more travelling soon after graduation!