# Things to see in Mansfield (United Kingdom): 31 places and when to go

> Mansfield is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 31 places in and around it, mainly Nature (11), Wildlife (9), Temples (8). The best known are Sherwood Forest, Major Oak and Creswell Crags. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 19. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mansfield/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 53.1856, -1.1686
- **Places:** 31 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (11) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (9) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (8) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (7) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (4) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, 76 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Mansfield

The places in and around Mansfield, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Sherwood Forest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sherwood-forest-nnr/): Royal forest · 6.3 km
- [Major Oak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/major-oak/): Tree in Sherwood Forest · 6.8 km
- [Creswell Crags](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/creswell-crags/): Limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England · 8.8 km
- [Hardwick Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hardwick-hall/): Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England, UK · 9.6 km
- [Bolsover Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bolsover-castle/): Castle in England · 10.0 km
- [Thoresby Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thoresby-hall/): Grade I listed hotel in Perlethorpe cum Budby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · 9.8 km
- [All Saints' Church, Steetley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/all-saints-steetley-chapel/): Church in Bolsover, UK · 13 km
- [Church of St Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clumber-chapel/): Church in Bassetlaw, UK · 11 km
- [King John's Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-john-s-palace/): Former palace in Nottinghamshire, England, UK · 4.8 km
- [St Lawrence's Church, Whitwell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-lawrence-whitwell/): Church in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England, UK · 12 km
- [St Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-marys-norton-cuckney/): Church in Bassetlaw, UK · 5.8 km
- [St Paulinus' Church, New Ollerton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-paulinus/): Grade II listed church in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · 11 km
- [St Peter and St Paul's Church, Mansfield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-peter-and-st-paul-s-church/): Church in Mansfield, UK · 5.0 km
- [St Winifred's Church, Holbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-winifred/): Church in Holbeck, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · 7.6 km
- [Worksop Priory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worksop-priory/): Church in Bassetlaw, UK · 14 km
- [Mansfield Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mansfield-museum/): Local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom · 4.7 km
- [Mr Straw's House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mr-straw-s-house/): Property in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom · 15 km
- [Pleasley Colliery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pleasley-pit-country-park/): Former coal mine near Pleasley, Derbyshire, England, UK · 6.2 km
- [Robin Hood Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/robin-hood-way/): Footpath in the Midlands of England · 9.7 km
- [Stainsby Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stainsby-mill/): Grade II listed watermill in Stainsby, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, England, UK · 10 km
- [The Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-queen-s-royal-lancers-museum/): Military museum near Ollerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom · 9.9 km
- [Ashover Brew Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ashover-brew-co/): Brewery · 17 km
- [Bentinck Banks Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bentinck-banks-nature-reserve/): Protected area · 12 km
- [Ginnners](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ginnners/): Distillery · 18 km

And the other 7, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Market Place](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/market-place/)
- **Nature**: [List of Wildlife Trust nature reserves](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/meden-trail-nature-reserve/), [Rainworth Heath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rainworth-heath/), [Snipe Bog](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/snipe-bog/), [Teversal Pastures Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/teversal-pastures-nature-reserve/), [The Bottoms Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-bottoms-local-nature-reserve/), [The Railway](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-railway/)

## When to go to Mansfield

The best time to visit Mansfield is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 49 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 33 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 42 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 36 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 41 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 14 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 33 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 16 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 19 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 19 |

In June there are 16 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 19. In April, 31 of the 31 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Mansfield

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN, Manchester, Greater Manchester), 76 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.1856%2C-1.1686)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.1856%2C-1.1686)

## Other towns nearby

- [Nottingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nottingham/): 93 places · 24 km
- [Retford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/retford/): 14 places · 24 km
- [Newark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newark/): 33 places · 24 km
- [Matlock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/matlock/): 53 places · 27 km
- [Sheffield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sheffield/): 130 places · 30 km
- [Derby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/derby/): 66 places · 37 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Mansfield?

The best known: [Sherwood Forest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sherwood-forest-nnr/), [Major Oak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/major-oak/), [Creswell Crags](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/creswell-crags/), [Hardwick Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hardwick-hall/), [Bolsover Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bolsover-castle/). In all, 31 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Mansfield?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 19.

### How do you get to Mansfield?

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 76 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.1856%2C-1.1686) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Mansfield as the destination and these 31 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).