Robin Hood tourism
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Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw and skilled archer in English folklore, known for the phrase "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor". While there is no proof he actually existed, he is one of the most powerful, enduring legends of Medieval England.
Each generation grows up with their own imagery of Robin Hood, his followers and enemies, and what they stood for. His stories have inspired at least 12 novels, 8 stage adaptations, 7 TV series, 8 films plus 8 cartoon and 9 feature-length spoofs and 7 musicals – and probably more of each since this list was compiled. Up to a million people visit Sherwood Forest each year, and it seems safe to say that very few of them come primarily to see some ancient vegetation.
UnderstandKeep your chin up. Soon there'll be happiness in Nottingham again, you'll see.
Historic locationsThere are a number of locations associated with the legend in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
Movies and TV locationsThe 1991 film starting Kevin Costner has a rather improbable journey to Loxley, crossing the English Channel in a rowing boat to Dover and walking in one day via a convoluted route that takes in the Seven Sister,…
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Robin Hood tourism" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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