Edith’s story digs deep into the magic and history of the Forest as she
looks back on her life, and reflects on the importance of stories as we
try to make sense of transformation.
This walk is around 2.5 miles and should take around 2 hours to complete. It begins as the Visitor Centre and ends at the Charter Pole (just behind the centre).
You can download the route instructions and map below and print it out to take with you on the walk, although the instructions on the audio are very clear and – as long as you start in the right place – you shouldn’t get lost. (If the map is currently visible on your device you can zoom in and out using the – and + keys above it).
The audio can be streamed here (or on a variety of other platforms as listed at the very bottom of this page). You can also download these tracks to your device from the links below (just click on those three dots to the right) if you’d rather do that (and save your data!)
1. The Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre
2. The Charter Pole
3. The (badger) bench towards the beginning of the Major Oak trail
4. The Major Oak
5. Picnic benches by the old trees
6. Bench facing a handful of trees
7. The Bee Tree
8. The five trees
9. The cricket ground
10. Forest Corner
11. Thoresby Colliery Memorial
12. St. Mary’s Church Grounds
13. The Fair
14. The Youth Hostel
15. The Charter Pole
Edith’s Story was written by Andy Barrett and read by Mavis Moore. It was recorded by Phil Booth at J.T. Soar and the sound design was by Adam McCready. The erhu music was composed and played by Ling Peng. Thanks to Carol Hallam; Pam Bird and everyone who shared their stories; and to all those who helped with the research for this walk.
The audio can be streamed from the following links (and, if you have subscriptions with any of these, you should be able to download them as well):
https://open.spotify.com/show/3R0qqM2WA69jFHZtK3cqYI?si=715c463966724a6b
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sherwood-Voices-Podcast/B0BPTQTZ9C
https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/d585029f-8481-4619-af1a-3288300bf655/sherwood-voices
You can also access the audio and maps at http://www.inspireculture.org.uk/sherwoodvoices
Sherwood Voices 