Not everybody can boast of living in a village sandwiched between two vast areas of country parkland, but this is just one of the major pull factors in the area which has been crowned as Nottinghamshire's best place to live. Edwinstowe is classed as a village, but it comprises more independent shops, pubs and eateries than you would expect to find in most comparably-sized areas.
Edwinstowe is located near the towns of Ollerton and Mansfield and is part of Nottinghamshire's Newark and Sherwood district. A prominent lifestyle publication recently named the village as the best place to live in Nottinghamshire, beating areas including Wollaton and West Bridgford to the title.
But this honour is one which has come as no great surprise for the people who are proud to call Edwinstowe home. Yvonne Lester, 72, lives in the village with her husband Laurie, 73, and has been there all her life.
