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Harlow Wood

Harlow Wood

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Harlow Wood

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Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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1. Thieves Wood & Harlow Wood loop

7.73km

02:01

60m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Fountain Dale Ponds – Harlow Wood loop from Berry Hill

5.90km

01:34

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Fountain Dale Ponds – Harlow Wood loop from Berry Hill

7.97km

02:08

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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kevens64

May 18, 2020

Great place for a walk or bike ride. Lots of trails to get yourself lost on for an hour or two :)

Damian

April 5, 2021

Supposedly haunted woods.

The Story....

Location of the haunted place: Harlow Wood, nr Mansfield, Nottingham.

Origin of the haunting: 19th Century

Background: At the bottom of the rise leading up to Harlow Wood on the road between Nottingham and Mansfield (near the site of the Orthopaedic Hospital), there is a memorial stone for Elizabeth Shepherd. Her ghost tells the story.

Ghost story: On the 7th July 1817, I left my home in Papplewick to look for work in Mansfield. I was making my way home in the evening when a man attacked me. I was so frightened and tried to fight him but he was too strong. He killed me and left me by the road.

My mother had come to look for me and seen me in the distance. She turned for home expecting me to catch up; but I never did. There was outrage when my body was found and soon they captured the man who had murdered me. His name was Charles Rotherham and he was executed.

A stone was erected where my body was found. I only come back and visit if the stone is moved.

The inscription on the stone reads: This stone is erected to the memory of Elizabeth Shepherd, of Papplewick, who was murdered while passing this spot by Charles Rotherham, July 7th, 1817. Aged 17 years.

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Elevation 140 m

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Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Harlow Wood

1. Thieves Wood & Harlow Wood loop

2. Fountain Dale Ponds – Harlow Wood loop from Berry Hill

3. Fountain Dale Ponds – Harlow Wood loop from Berry Hill

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