Big events in the Mansfield and Ashfield area have been ravaged by downpours over the last month. But the forecast does suggest the next few days might be a bit brighter and warmer.
We have compiled our usual guide to events and activities in and around the two districts, as well as further afield across Nottinghamshire, and there is a wide variety of things to do and places to go to choose from.
Festival fever is still with us, thanks to the third weekend of the Robin Hood Festival at Sherwood Forest Country Park and also the Gloworm Festival at Thoresby Park.
A summer of live music and outdoor theatre continues at Clumber Park, while summer fun for the kids continues at Mansfield Museum and at Mansfield’s three swimming pools.
Workshops focusing on trees and ceramics are hosted by Sherwood Pines and Sherwood Forest respectively, while there are chances for families to try Stone Age jewellery-making at Creswell Crags and pottery at the Harley Gallery in Welbeck.
And those of you yearning for the good old bucket and spade holiday, why not hop on a Robin Hood Line train and plant your deckchair on Nottingham’s Old Market Square, which has been transformed into a beach by the sea?
Wherever you choose to go, please check the venue’s website beforehand for opening times and admission prices. Have a great weekend!
Festival fever is still with us, thanks to the third weekend of the Robin Hood Festival at Sherwood Forest Country Park and also the Gloworm Festival at Thoresby Park.