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Sherwood Voices Storytelling Audio Walks

Various locations across Sherwood Forest area, We recommend start at Bestwood Country Park, Park Road, Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8TQ

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Put on your walking shoes and step into Sherwood Voices! Get your headphones ready, put your best foot forward, set your own pace, and join the journey into the heart and soul of the Sherwood Forest area.

As the saying goes, you can’t truly understand someone, or the place that has shaped them, until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. That’s why this series of six audio walks was created, written and directed by Excavate's Andy Barrett, and led by Sherwood people, who will take you on a journey through the stories and culture of the Sherwood Forest area. These walks have been created through hours of conversation with people from across the area, and alongside the storytellers you will hear from shepherds, anglers, undertakers, park rangers, vicars, schoolchildren, and many others. Each walk responds to the sights and sounds that you will come across on your journeys, and each delves into the past, the present and something of the future.

Each walk lasts around two hours and includes detailed instructions on where to go as part of the audio. You shouldn’t need a map, but you can read a description of the walks in the booklet on this page along with a rough sketch of the route. There are a small number of MP3 players and headsets available at each location that can be used for a small deposit.

You can listen to the first episode of each trail below and click through to Spotify to listen to the rest of the audio stops. 

1. Alan's Story (Bestwood) 1 of 14 tracks.

2. The Scholchildren's Story (Calverton) 1 of 11 tracks. 

3. Emma's Story (Clipstone) 1 of 16 tracks. 

4. Edith's Story (Edwinstowe) 1 of 15 tracks. 

5. The Women and the Writer's Story (Newstead) 1 of 15 tracks. 

6. Sophie's Story (Ollerton) 1 of 11 tracks. 

7. Jenny's Story (Rainworth) 1 of 14 tracks.

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Opening Times

Sherwood Voices Storytelling Audio Walks (31 Dec 2023 - 31 Dec 2024)

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