Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest will provide the backdrop to the Tour of Britain cycle race when it returns to the county later this year. Stage four of the showpiece event will start at Forest Corner in Edwinstowe – a short distance away from the Major Oak and RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre – before finishing in Newark-on-Trent on Wednesday September 6.
The full route will be launched soon, but the world-class field of riders will pass through several towns and villages in the districts of Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood along the 170-kilometre stage. Gemma Howarth, RSPB Area Manager for the East Midlands , said: "We are thrilled that RSPB Sherwood Forest has been selected as the starting point for this stage of the Tour of Britain. Sherwood is such a culturally iconic British location, which attracts thousands of visitors from across the globe.
“So, to have the world's top cyclists coming to Robin Hood's Forest makes it a perfect fit and a very exciting occasion for the RSPB, the county and the community of Edwinstowe." Popular visitor destinations Southwell Minster and Clumber Park will also feature on the stage as Nottinghamshire gears up to host the Tour for a fourth time since 2017.
