The Tales of Robin Hood was from May 1989 to February 2009 an indoor
visitor attraction and
medieval banqueting centre based on the
Nottinghamshire legend of
Robin Hood. The centre was located on Maid Marian Way in
Nottingham City Centre, in the vicinity of
Nottingham Castle, and brought an estimated £2 million in tourism revenue to the city each year.
Visitors were taken on a chair-lift ride through a recreation of medieval Nottingham with its sights, sounds and smells in addition to Robin Hood's hideout in
Sherwood Forest.
Archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
and
brass rubbing were also on offer and a
cinema show investigated the legend of Robin Hood. The centre's 'Great Hall' offered medieval
banquet
A banquet (; ) is a formal large meal where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors. Modern examples of these purposes i ...
s through the year.
The attraction was forced to close in February 2009, after being open for nearly 20 years, due to difficulties with rent payments to its landlord,
Tesco.
References
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Robin Hood
Nottingham
Defunct tourist attractions in Nottinghamshire
1989 establishments in England
2009 disestablishments in England