robin hood country - Britains robin hood country.

filmed 1990
Nottinghamshire has a long and colourful history, it saw the beginning and the end of the bitter civil war, it produced a poet, lord byron, and the author D.H. Lawrence, whose works were long considered scandalous.
the countrywas the birth place of the pilgrim fathers and the religios leader, William booth, whose faith ledto the founding of a lasting institution - the salvation army.
nottinghamshire is the leafyheart of peacful england, with its rolling green fields and charming villages, in the middle of the country lies sherwood forest, the haunt of the legendary character, robin hood, who stole from the rich to give to the poor.
we discover the forgotten secrets of southwell minster, visit nottingham castle and explore the ancient market town of newark.
we see nottinghamshire lace makers, traditional craftmen and of course meet robin hood on our fascinating journey through one of englands
historic shires.