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 Ravenshead
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Ravenshead
is best known for the splendid Papplewick Pumping Station.
Nearby
is Newstead Abbey, ancestral home of Lord Byron.
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Location
Map of Ravenshead |
What
To See -
Ravenshead Tourist Attractions
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 Longdale
Craft Centre
Longdale Lane, Ravenshead NG15 |
Lying in
the heart of Sherwood Forest, an awarding-winning arts centre
was established in 1972 by Gordon Brown, Royal Sculptor and
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Located in a recreated
Victorian street- all the shop fronts are originals saved from
destruction and rebuilt. History of Antiques and Collectables
exhibition and changing displays. Craft workshops, gallery,
arts and crafts shop and restaurant.
Open: 9:30-18:00 Tel: 01623 794858  |
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Newstead
Abbey Museum
Ravenshead NG15 8GE |
Collections
include decorative and applied art, costumes and textiles, social
history and archives.
Open: Apr-30 Sept 12:00-17:00, last entry 16:00 Gardens:
open all year 09:00-18:00 or dusk if earlier. Tel: 01623
455900 |
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Newstead
Abbey Ravenshead
NG15 8NA |
This striking
house, which incorporates remnants of an Augustinian abbey,
is famous as the home of the poet Lord Byron.
The house, with it great literary connection, now contains manuscripts
and mementoes relating to Lord Byron. 300 acres of grounds.
Open: Grounds: all year except last Friday in Nov and
Christmas Day. House: open Apr-Sept: 12:00-17:00 (last admission
16::00) Tel: 01623 455900 0 |
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Thieves'
Wood Environment Centre
Nottingham Road Ravenshead |
Two carparks
on the B6139 (off B6120 Kirkby in Ashfield - Ravenshead road
) The Forestry Commission's 200 hectare Thieves' Wood is part
of the Royal Forest of Sherwood. The main route north of Nottingham,
known as Kings Way, ran through this area and it is thought
that the fate of travellers passing through gave it its name. Robin
Hood is said to have met Friar Tuck at Fountain Dale, just east
of Thieves' Wood. Today the Robin Hood Way footpath runs through
the wood and there are also trails for walkers as well as tracks.
The Thieves' Wood Centre, on the far side of the woods, has
information about the flora and fauna of the wood. Picnic areas
in the woods.
Open: daily Tel: .01623 822447 (Forestry Commission
Recreation Rangers) |
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Papplewick
Pumping Station Papplewick |
South of
Ravenshead.
Built in 1882 - 84 to supply the growing city of Nottingham,
the Pumping Station is the UK's finest Victorian water works.
Housed in the main building are two massive beam engines, thought
to have been supplied by James Watt & Co. These unique 140
hp rotative beam engines raised water from a 200 ft deep well
and pumped it into the reservoir. After 85 years the engines
ceased operation in 1969 when automatic electric pumps were
installed in the pilot well near the gate. In 1974 a preservation
society took over and in 1975 the site opened to the public. Set
in grounds, the Victorian water works includes the ornate Engine
House and Boiler house, covered reservoir and cooling pond.
Features other steam powered engines from local sites, a model
railway and model boat club. In 2005 the Station re-opened after
a £2.1 million restoration programme.
Open: Sundays only (static display, non-steamin), Oct-Mar
13:00-16:00 ; Apr-Sept: 12:00-16:00 Beam Engine Steaming events
on selected weekends see www.papplewickpumpingstation.co.uk
Tel: 0115 963 2938. |
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Where
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Days Out in and around Ravenshead
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Towns near Ravenshead To Visit - straight line distance:
Kirkby-in-Ashfield Tourist Information (3.37 miles) Hucknall Tourist Information (3.69 miles) Mansfield Tourist Information (4.20 miles) Sutton-in-Ashfield Tourist Information (4.67 miles) |
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