Things To Do

NEARBY

OUT AND ABOUT

Our cottages are nearby to the River Trent.

Crossing Cottage is in the small hamelet of Staythorpe.

The area is ideal for walking and cycling with many marked footpaths and bridleways including the Trent Way .

In the nearby villages and towns there are golf courses, leisure centres with swimming pools and a full range of sporting activities, horse riding and boat trips along the river.

There are a range of family activities and attractions .

The race course at Southwell with its all weather track hosts racing across the year.

The Roman City of Lincoln with its castle and museums and the wonderfull Catherdral is 19 miles away.

Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre, Home to the Major Oak is just 15miles.

Golf

Southwell Golf Club is siturated on the racecourse site with the front nine holes in the centre of the course.

Horse Racing Southwell

Southwell Racecourse offers a unique blend of charm, excitement and comfort, making it one of the premier sporting venues in the East Midlands. With racing on both All-Weather and Turf tracks taking place throughout the year.

Showground

Newark Showground hosts the biggest and best events within Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. Set in 120 acres, the site can host practically any event.

Workhouse and Infirmary

Built in 1824, The Workhouse in Southwell is the best preserved workhouse in England. A place of despair or a beacon of hope? Run by the National Trust . Visit and decide for yourself.

National Holocaust Centre and Museum

The National Holocaust Centre and Museum promotes an understanding of the roots of discrimination and prejudice, and the development of ethical values, leading to a greater understanding within society. The Centre uses the history of genocide as a model of how society can break down, and emphasizes how current and future generations must carefully examine and learn from these tragedies. The Centre promotes respect for human rights, equal opportunities and good citizenship, which has greater resonance than ever in our culturally diverse society.

Doddington

Doddington Hall perfect locacation for walk round the house and gardens, or visit for a coffee and lunch

Sherwood

Legendary home of Robin Hood and an awe inspiring nature reserve of ancient oak trees.

Once part of a royal hunting forest, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve covers 450 acres and incorporates some truly ancient areas of native woodland where slender birch trees grow alongside more than one thousand veteran oaks, most of which are over 500 years old.

Southwell Minster

Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated six miles from Newark-on-Trent and thirteen miles from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Dating from Roman times it boasts a dramatic history from Anglo Saxon times and particularly during the civil war.

Sundown Adventure

Almost every childhood fantasy, including cowboys, fairytales, Robin Hood, and Santa Claus, is represented at Sundown Adventureland. These themes are arranged across vast acreage that you can navigate prior to your arrival via an online map, complete with animated figures populating the attractions.

North Leverton Windmill, Retford

The North Leverton Windmill was built in 1813, and though it has been repaired since then and parts rebuilt the present-day structure looks much the same as it always has.