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With the best-preserved Cistercian west cloister range in England, a lake, woodland and free entry, Rufford Abbey Country Park makes an easy autumn day out in Sherwood Forest country.
On the edge of Sherwood Forest, Thoresby Park has opened a new adventure play park and an 18-hole disc golf course in 2026, with countryside holiday homes for longer stays.
Housed in a listed former fire station on the Welbeck Estate since 2009, the School of Artisan Food teaches baking, butchery, cheesemaking and more to beginners and future professionals.
Two miles of lime trees, a Gothic Revival chapel and a four-acre walled kitchen garden make Clumber Park a glorious autumn day out, with free Apple Celebrations this week.
The first Aqua Sana opened at Sherwood Forest in 1987, and today its forest spa offers 25 nature-inspired experiences, including a Treetop Sauna with views across the canopy.