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Enjoy a tour of the wider Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve onboard your own coach with Cultural Heritage’s very own Andy Gaunt.
As well as his work at Cultural Heritage, Andy is a Director and Archaeologist at Mercian Archaeological Services CIC. He runs the Sherwood Forest Archaeology Project a long-
An experienced tourist guide and heritage tourism practitioner he is the leading expert on the archaeology and history of Sherwood Forest and is renowned for his unrivalled knowledge of the landscape, history, archaeology and heritage of the Sherwood Forest landscape.
On this fun and educational tour Andy will teach you all about the history of Sherwood Forest including, tales of medieval outlaws, Kings, hunting, Foresters and everyday life in the time of Robin Hood. He will also tell you about the ballads and legends of Robin Hood and their links to the landscape.
The 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…
Guided tours of the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve and Major Oak
Andy regularly talks and presents on archaeology to groups and at conferences, and is passionate about teaching and education.
He has made a number of TV appearances as an expert on Sherwood Forest, including in the UK on the BBC, Channel Four (Walking Through History, and site consultancy for Time Team), and Channel Five (Secrets Beneath Britain), as well as internationally including for ARTE (France & Germany), He has been interviewed a number of times on BBC Radio 4 including the ‘Making History’ show, and provided consultancy for BBC Radio 3. He has also been interviewed in magazines and for newspapers including in the United States, and UK.
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