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The Maypole

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The Maypole is a former coaching inn on the edge of the green at Wellow, looking across the grass to the tall permanent maypole the village is known for — one of the tallest in England, still danced round with ribbons each May. A straightforward village pub with the best view in the place.

More places to visit near The Maypole

Photo along the Robin Hood Way, a 105-mile long-distance path running from Nottingham Castle to Edwinstowe, central England.

Robin Hood Way

Long-distance path

Nottingham Castle to Edwinstowe church through Sherwood Forest — the outlaw's county end to end.

2.3 km SW · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Sherwood Forest, a National Nature Reserve near Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, central England.Iconic

Sherwood Forest

National Nature Reserve near Edwinstowe

Ancient oak forest of the Robin Hood legend.

4.5 km W

Photo of The Major Oak, a landmark near Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

The Major Oak

Landmark near Edwinstowe

Vast oak of perhaps a thousand years deep in Sherwood, its huge limbs propped, storied as Robin Hood's hideout.

5.2 km W

Photo of Laxton, a village in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Laxton

Village

England's last village to farm the medieval open-field system, its three great fields still run by a manorial court that meets at the Dovecote Inn.

5.3 km E · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Tuxford Windmill, a windmill in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Tuxford Windmill

Windmill near Tuxford

Restored 1820 tower mill grinding organic flour on the edge of the old Great North Road market town.

8.4 km NE

Photo of Clumber Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near Kirton, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Clumber Park

House & garden near Kirton

Vast parkland with a lake and lime avenue.

9.9 km N