But the Mansfield and Ashfield area is hardly sleepwalking into summer either. It is alive and kicking with a variety of events, things to do and places to go.
So we have drawn up our usual guide to ideas on how to spend the upcoming weekend.
Whether you’re into music, dance, theatre, culture, local history, bike rides or world-class sporting action, there is something for everyone within the area or a bit further afield.
By popular request, we are also revisiting our series on Mansfield’s local nature reserves, with a special focus on one per week over the next couple of months.
Please remember to visit the individual websites of each venue before you set off to check opening times and admission prices.
Have a great weekend!
5. Open-air theatre at abbey
You'll have to wait until next Wednesday for this one, but with the weather shining brightly, it could be a lovely evening out. Newstead Abbey is hosting its second open-air theatre performance of the year with a production of 'Pride And Prejudice'. Take a rug or a deckchair and relax amid the manicured gardens and beautiful ruins of the abbey. Photo: Submitted
6. Discover town's hidden gems
This summer is an ideal chance to enjoy Mansfield's hidden gems, a network of nine local nature reserves that enhance the environment. One of them is The Carrs in Warsop, which features a stunning mill pond, home to swans, ducks and fish, a small island that is an important haven for wildlife and thriving woodland. Brown trout can be seen in the River Meden that flows through the nature reserve. Photo: Submitted
7. Summer concert at minster
The renowned Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Southwell Minster on Saturday evening for an exciting summer concert of music. It includes Shostakovich's powerful and moving Fifth Symphony, which was written during Stalin's reign of terror when musicians' lives were in danger. The two-hour concert also features acclaimed horn player Ben Goldscheider. Photo: Submitted
8. World-class freestyle canoeing
There are few more exciting spectacles in sport than freestyle canoeing where the competitors defy the whitewater of a river to show tricks and moves, similar to those of snowboarders, surfers and skaters. So the world championships, being hosted by the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont from next Tuesday for five days, are not to be missed. Photo: Submitted