Visit Ravenshead Places

Welcome to Visit Ravenshead Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ravenshead

  

Ravenshead Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ravenshead

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Ravenshead history

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Ravenshead is located in the Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. The name of the area is first encountered on a 15th-century map. In the Middle Ages the priory was a stopping place for pilgrims. The legend of Robin Hood centres on the area in which Ravenshead was the birthplace of the legendary Robin Hood.

You can visit Ravenshead places with Walkfo Ravenshead to hear history at Ravenshead’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ravenshead has 18 places to visit in our interactive Ravenshead map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Ravenshead, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Ravenshead places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ravenshead & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Ravenshead places in an interactive Ravenshead map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ravenshead Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Ravenshead tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ravenshead

  

Best Ravenshead places to visit

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Ravenshead has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ravenshead’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ravenshead’s information audio spots:

Misk Hills The Misk Hills consist of a gently undulating sandstone plateau between Hucknall and Annesley in the county of Nottinghamshire. They are locally considered to be the first hills in the Pennine Chain, and rise to a high point of 170 metres above sea level.

Papplewick Hall Papplewick Hall is a Grade I listed English country house in Nottinghamshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed country house. The hall is located in the centre of Nottinghamshire and is on the outskirts of Papplewickshire.

The Hutt The Hutt is a public house located in Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. The pub was built on the site of The Royal Hutt in 1400 as part of the Newstead Estate, which was given to Sir John Byron in 1540.

Ravenshead Ravenshead is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire. It borders Papplewick, Newstead Abbey and Blidworth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636, reducing marginally to 5,629 at the 2011 census.

Notts Golf Club Hollinwell is an 18-hole members golf club in Nottinghamshire. It has hosted a number of leading amateur and professional competitions. The course has been reviewed as one of the top 50 courses in England and the British Isles.

Annesley South Junction Halt railway station Annesley South Junction Halt railway station is a former station on the Great Central Railway. The station was opened in July 1923 and closed in September 1962.

Blidworth The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,457. Its history can be traced back to the 10th century. Many of the current houses were built in the first half of the 20th century to provide housing for workers at Blidworth Colliery.

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