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Newstead Abbey – Waterfall at Newstead Abbey loop from Mansfield

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Newstead Abbey – Waterfall at Newstead Abbey loop from Mansfield

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Newstead Abbey – Waterfall at Newstead Abbey loop from Mansfield

07:33

28.1km

330m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.64 km

Fountain Dale Ponds

Highlight • Forest

Fans of English folklore heed this well, for it was at Fountain Dale where the first meeting of Robin Hood and Friar Tuck took place. Legend goes that they fought at the moat, the remains of which are sadly all but gone.

Interestingly, Sir Walter Scott wrote his famous novel Ivanhoe here. The novel is partly to thank for the modern perception of many of the principal characters of Robin Hood folklore, including the Prince of Thieves himself.

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18.4 km

French Garden

Highlight • Historical Site

18.6 km

Newstead Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Once a prosperous priory, today Newstead Abbey is a magnificent setting with beautifully curated gardens. A particular highlight is the Japanese water garden.

Back in medieval times, outlaws would often target the shipments coming in and out of the priory. Royalty were no strangers to the place either, with both King Richard I and King John using it as a base when hunting in Sherwood.

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18.7 km

The Spanish Garden

Highlight • Viewpoint

18.9 km

The Monks Stew Pond

Highlight • Lake

A nice pond in the middle of Newstead Abbey gardens which you will find not far from the main building

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19.2 km

Waterfall at Newstead Abbey

Highlight • Monument

Lovely feature in the grounds of Newstead Abbey.

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20.5 km

Gunthorpe Hagg Wood

Forest

21.4 km

Priory Wood Ravenshead

Highlight • Forest

Newstead Priory Wood is a peaceful place nestled between a small town and farmland. Newly planted woodland and semi-mature pine wood provide different areas of interest throughout the site.

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22.8 km

Thieves Wood

Highlight • Trail

Walking trails, picnic benches and a definite folklore ambience await at Thieves Wood. Once the hunting ground of robbers and highwaymen and with associations to folklore legend Robin Hood, if the trees could talk, they'd surely have great tales to tell. There's a refreshment cabin at the car park for that all important refuel after a ramble.

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28.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

6.73 km

5.82 km

2.24 km

2.22 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

5.11 km

5.10 km

2.99 km

2.55 km

1.76 km

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

14°C

6°C

64 %

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Newstead Abbey – Waterfall at Newstead Abbey loop from Mansfield

Fountain Dale Ponds

French Garden

Newstead Abbey

The Spanish Garden

The Monks Stew Pond

Waterfall at Newstead Abbey

Priory Wood Ravenshead

Thieves Wood

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