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2020 Public tour dates Thursday 28 May, 9 July & 27 August
Times 9.30am - 5.30pm
Tickets: Adults - £25 | Children 15 and under - £18
All aboard the Robin Hood Express 1960’s Routemaster London Bus for the Sherwood Forest Archaeology and History tour!
Cultural Heritage Ltd invite you to join expert Archaeologists and Historians aboard a vintage 1960s London Bus on a tour of legendary Sherwood Forest
The tour combines unrivalled local knowledge of historic Sherwood Forest with an opportunity to ride on-board a vintage RouteMaster bus.
The tour stops at the famous Sherwood sites of Rufford Abbey, The Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve & Legendary Major Oak, King John’s Palace, and Newstead Abbey.
You will also explore many of the sites and villages along the way that make up this magical landscape.
The tour stops for an hour at Rufford Abbey, a former Cistercian Anbbey and later country house, to allow for a visit around the site and for refreshments stops at the various cafes at the site, and to visit the shop and exhibitions. There is an optional guided walk around the ruins provided.
The tour stops at the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve to allow visitors time to explore and also to purchase lunch or eat at the visitors centre, and to visit the shop and exhibitions. There is an opportunity for an accompanied guided walk to see the Major oak.
In the afternoon the bus visits King John’s Palace with a guided tour of the site including the history, archaeology and medieval landscape of the former royal hunting palace at the heart of Sherwood.
The final visit of the day is to Newstead Abbey, a former Augustinian Priory, and later home of the poet Lord Byron. This visit includes an external tour of the buildings. The cafe is available for afternoon teas.
The tour departs from Wellington Circus in Nottingham at 9:30am and returns by 17:30 depending on traffic.
No food or refreshments are provided on the journey. Toilets are available at three of the sites as outlined above- there are currently no toilet facilities at King John’s Palace.
Places can be booked online via the web link above.
| Sherwood Forest Bus Tours (1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021) |
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* Visit www.culturalheritageuk.com/sherwoodbustours for 2019 dates. All tours depart from Wellington Circus (near Nottingham Playhouse) in Nottingham City Centre at 9:30am and returns by 17:30 depending on traffic.
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