Rufford Abbey Country Park
Rufford Abbey Country Park
Ollerton
Nottinghamshire
NG22 9DF
OS grid reference SK644647.
150 acre public park in North Nottinghamshire, open all year round. This attractive site features the ruins of a medieval monastery, a contemporary craft centre, gardens, woodland walks, children's play village and a lake.
Entry to the park, gardens and Abbey remains is free with just a small seasonal charge for car parking.
How to get here
Map showing how to get to Rufford Abbey Country Park (Link will open a new browser window)
For public transport to the park contact Traveline tel:0870 608 2 608 website: www.traveline.org.uk. If you are travelling by car you may find the AA Route Planner helpful in planning your route website: www.theaa.com/route-planner.
Contact us:
General enquiries tel: 01623 821338 daily 10.30 - 16.30
or 08449 80 80 80 (8.00 - 20.00 Monday to Friday and 8.00 to 12 noon Saturday) e-mail: info.rufford@nottscc.gov.uk
Catering: Savile Restaurant and Coach House Cafe: tel: 01623 821310
Things to see and do
- Enjoy woodland and lakeside walks
- Explore the ruins of 12th century abbey and later country house
- Children's Play Village and Children's Garden - for youngsters aged 3 to 8
- Visit the vaulted Undercroft and find out about the life of Rufford's medieval monks
- Admire modern sculpture in the Formal Gardens
- Relax in the Savile Restaurant or Coach House Cafe
- See how light makes pictures in the Camera Obscura
- See modern ceramics in the Apsidal Gallery of the Orangery
- Fabulous free annual events such as the Earth and Fire international ceramics fair or our annual World War II re-enactment weekend
- Visit changing exhibitions of contemporary crafts in the Craft Centre Gallery
Getting around the park
The site is fairly flat and easy to access for pushcahirs, prams, wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Take a look at our plan of the park including accessible routes [PDF 4MB] 
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Need more information about about getting around? Download our access statement [PDF 30KB]
Book mobility scooters & wheelchairs FREE! tel: 01623 821338 10.30am to 4.30pm daily, fax: 01623 824840
What's happening at Rufford this month?
Download our seasonal events programme [PDF 735KB] for events and entertainments taking place at the park. Check the park calendar to find out what's happening on site this month.
Dogs and cycling
Dogs are welcome in our park, but please keep them on a lead.
Cycling is not allowed within the park, but we provide bike racks so you can park up and enjoy the paths and woodland walks on foot.
Award winning
Rufford Abbey Country Park is a Green Flag award winning park. It is also a quality assured visitor attraction under the VAQAS national award scheme.
Join our volunteers
We welcome local people and visitors who want to get involved in the work of the park. Volunteers and helpers at conservation task days or park events are always welcome. Ring the Ranger team for a chat to find out more: tel: 01623 821334 or e-mail: leanne.diver@nottscc.gov.uk
Why not join the Friends of Rufford? It's a group of park supporters with a programme of social events, also offering the chance to get involved in exciting park improvement projects. The group also carries out fund raising, to help make Rufford an even better park for its users. Membership is just £10 per year (discount for two people at same address).
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