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Heritage Tourism- Walking and Coach tours of Sherwood Forest and the wider region

email: info@mercian-as.co.uk

Expert led Sherwood Forest Group Tours
Find the hidden history and wonder of Robin Hood’s world famous Forest.  

Cultural Heritage Tours by Mercian Archaeological Services CIC

We provide exclusive interactive, experiential, and informative Archaeological and Historical tours for groups, with the leading experts, who help bring the ancient landscape and history to life.

Enjoy an exclusive and unique experience which will fully immerse you in the history and culture
of the Landscape of Legends at the heart of merry England…

Please email andy@mercian-as.co.uk for further information about the tours below,
or to discuss bespoke tour options.

Discover the history beneath the trees.

Leave the crowds behind to explore the hidden history and stories of the beautiful
Sherwood Forest Landscape of Legends.

2 ½ hour to half day walking Tours of Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve., with expert Archaeologists.

Learn about the archaeology beneath our feet - thousands of years of history explained as you wander through ancient oak trees, surrounded by the beauty of nature.

Visit the Major Oak- a 1000 year old epic oak tree and legendary hideaway of Robin Hood.

Learn all about the history and ecology of the ancient woodland, and the wider medieval Forest that was home to outlaws, kings, huntsmen,, and much much more…

A historical and cultural tour that will change your understanding of Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood forever!

Ideal fro school groups, historical or cultural groups, international tour parties and more….

Sherwood Forest History Tours - for coach parties, groups, school groups etc.

Historical and Archaeological Tours of the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve

A full or half day Experience

Includes a tour of the site of King John’s Palace (the former Royal Hunting Palace at the heart of Sherwood Forest), finds handling session (where guests learn about, and get to handle archaeological artefacts including coins, metalwork, pottery, flint and more, from the Prehistoric to Post-medieval), tool-box talk and instructions on how to dig, followed by having a go at digging in a real excavation site, using a trowel and hand shovel.

*Half day session can be combined with a morning Sherwood Forest History Tour above for a full day option*

King John’s Palace is where the King’s of England visited to hunt in Sherwood Forest. All eight kings from Henry II to Richard the II from the mid 12th to late 14th centuries, visited and built at the site.

Known as the Kings Houses, and Clipstone Palace, during the medieval period, it witnessed hunting parties, jousts, feasting, and more. In 1290 Edward I even a Parliament was held there.

Learn all abut the site, and have a go at digging at a real excavation.

Ideal for School parties, overseas tour parties, youth groups, adult interest groups, corporate away days and more!

Archaeological Dig Days - for coach parties, groups, school groups, youth groups, and more.

Half day / full day archaeological digging experiences at King John’s Palace in Sherwood Forest

This tour can be tailored to your needs but can include visits to Rufford Abbey (ruins of a Cistercian monastery), the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve (including the Major Oak, legendary hideaway of Robin Hood), the ruins of King John’s Palace, and Newstead Abbey (former monastery and home of the poet Lord Byron).

Tours will also include commentary on the landscape including stories about Saxon battles, Viking Meeting Sites, ancient Maypoles and sites relating to the stories and characters from the Robin Hood legends

Expert Guides for coach tours - half day / full day tour on-board your coach.

Enjoy a tour of the wider Sherwood Forest onboard your own coach with expert archaeologists

Please contact us for information on any of the above and how they can be combined to make your trip into a memorable, educational, and cultural experience of a lifetime!

Email- andy@mercian-as.co.uk for more information.

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Mercian work alongside the one and only Robin Hood aka multi-award winning tour guide Ezekial Bone to offer the very best cultural and heritage tours for groups of all kinds.

Why not combine the above options with a day in Nottingham and go on the Nottingham Robin Hood Town Tour with the world famous outlaw!

Then have free time in the city to  visit many of the great attractions the Nottingham has to offer in the afternoon.- including Nottingham Castle, The National Justice Museum and the City of Caves.

Outlaw Escapes - for coach parties, groups, school groups, youth groups, and more.

Robin Hood and Mercian Archaeologists - combining the Rebel City of Nottingham and the Legendary Sherwood Forest.

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