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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.
As part of our Cultural Heritage Tours, Mercian developed various packages including:
The Legend of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest -
This tour was created in conjunction with Visit Britain and Visit England as part of the “England’s Literary Greats” initiative, alongside Visit Nottinghamshire.
Teaming up with the multi-
The excellence of this tour and it’s innovative nature gained recognition as winner of the 2018 Nottinghamshire Hospitality Star Awards, for Best International tour package.
Project page links:
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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-
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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Fieldswork at St Edwin’s Chapel
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St Mary’s Norton-
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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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Researching Edward IIs fortification at Clipstone Peel
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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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About Medieval Sherwood Forest
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Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest
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Mercian’s Cultural Heritage Tours also came runner up in the New Tourism Company category in 2019.
A Multi-
The Walking Tour of Sherwood Forest: The Sherwood Forest Explorer Tour-
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-
From 2014-
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 through their Cultural Heritage Tours -
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