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Award winning Heritage Tourism from Mercian Archaeological Services CIC and the Sherwood Forest Archaeology Project.

The Sherwood Forest Archaeology Project has many fantastic ways of involving the public in the the Archaeology and History of Sherwood Forest.

Perhaps the most innovative form of outreach is through Heritage Tourism.

Mercian have ran tours of Sherwood Forest on foot since the start of the project, and added bus tours to their repertoire in 2014.

Mercian in conjunction with a number of partners have created award winning tourism packages and tours which have promoted the unique history and heritage of the Forest to tourists from around the globe.

On behalf of Heritage Tourism provided Cultural Heritage Ltd, Mercian developed their tour offerings (as part of outreach for the Sherwood Forest Archaeology Project).

Cultural Heritage then brought together other partners and tourism opportunities including public and private tours were created to bring the magic of the Forest and its heritage to life.

In partnership with Ezekial Bone- aka Robin Hood, Mercian and Cultural Heritage created the “Legends of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest” Tours.

This tour was created in conjunction with Visit Britain and Visit England as part of the “England’s Literary Greats” initiative, alongside Visit Notts.

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The Sherwood Forest
National Nature Reserve Archaeology Survey

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Long term Research at 
King John’s Palace:
Ancient Royal Heart of Sherwood Forest

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The Sherwood Forest Archaeology Training Fieldschool

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“Scirwuda- Mapping the Greenwood”: Place-names,
Ghost and Shadow woods of Sherwood Forest Project

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Investigating Thynghowe Viking
Meeting Site

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Searching for the 
The Battle of Hatfield

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Edwinstowe Church Survey

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 Fieldswork at St Edwin’s Chapel

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St Mary’s Norton- Cuckney Church Survey

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 Mapping Medieval Sherwood Forest

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The Sherwood Forest LiDAR
Project

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Warsop Old Hall
Archaeological Project

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The Sherwood Villages Project:
Settlement Development in the Forest

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Sherwood Heath Survey

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 Clipstone Village Dig

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Researching Edward IIs fortification at Clipstone Peel

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Ransom Wood Survey

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Thoresby Estate Survey

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 Robin Hood’s Village Dig

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The Cistercians of Rufford Project:
Settlement Development, Dynamics and Desertion.

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Sherwood Forest Environmental Survey

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World War II in Sherwood Forest - Mapping the camps, munitions and more

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World War I in Sherwood Forest - Mapping the camps, munitions and more

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About Medieval Sherwood Forest

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Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest

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 Outlaws & Villains

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 Historical Research

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 Stories from the Forest

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 Robin Hood Challenges

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Heritage Tourism Outreach

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This tour was winner of the 2018 Nottinghamshire Hospitality Star Awards, for Best tourism package.

Mercian also worked with Cultural Heritage Ltd to create a whole series of tourism options, which together came runner up in the New Tourism Company category in 2019.

A Multi-stop touring route through the cultural & historic heart of a nation.

The Walking Tour of Sherwood Forest: The Sherwood Forest Explorer Tour- showcasing the archaeology of the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.

The tour was developed as part of the Explorer’s Road, campaign with Visit Britain.

Photo: Awards event 2018

The following tours formed part of reason for that short-listing:

From 2014- 2019 Mercian Archaeological Services CIC took the Sherwood Forest Archaeology Project outreach on the road via the Robin Hood Express Sherwood Forest Bus Tour. This tour was then ran in conjunction with Cultural Heritage Ltd, before retiring in 2019.

This epic all day tour revealed around the sites of Sherwood Forest with expert commentary provided by Mercian’s Andy Gaunt

All on board 1960's Routemaster Red London Bus!

Mercian continue to provide their expertise to Cultural Heritage Ltd., and others, offering coach tours and walking tours, which bring the landscape and legends of Sherwood Forest to life… as part of the outreach for the Sherwood Forest Archaeology Project.