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Heritage

DH Lawrence Heritage – brings to life the works of the famous novelist, poet and artist David Herbert Lawrence, writer of such works as ‘Lady Chatterleys Lover’. Discover how his hometown of Eastwood shaped his creative, and often controversial, works.

DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum – See the first home of DH Lawrence where he was born approximately 120 years ago. Today the museum is an astounding re-creation of a Victorian family home, which is brought to life through informative and friendly guides. Explore the very heart of a working class Victorian life through the home of the Lawrence family.

Durban House Heritage Centre – The former HQ of the local coal company Barber, Walker & Co, where as a boy DH Lawrence would pick up his fathers wages. Durban House successfully depicts the Victorian past of Lawrence’s mining hometown.

Eastwood Hall Conference Centre – A beautiful and historic listed building, which was previously the HQ of British Coal. The hall is now a large conference centre consisting of 150 bedrooms and 36 meeting rooms and is set amongst its own grounds of 25 acres.

The Sun Inn – which stands on the corner of Mansfield Rd and Derby Rd is claimed to be the birthplace of the Midland Railway, for it was here in 1832 that a meeting local colliery owners took place and decided to build a railway line from Pinxton to Leicester to facilitate the transport of coal.

St Marys Parish Church – The original church was replaced by a brick building in 1764 although some parts date back to 1250. The church was enlarged in 1826 from public funds before being replaced in 1858 as the town expanded. The building was nearly all destroyed by fire in 1963. Only the tower remained and the present building was added in 1967.

The Blue Line Trail – Take a walk along the Blue Line Trail around Eastwood which links the DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum with three other houses that Lawrence lived in and eight other related sites. See first hand the beautiful countryside and the real locations that inspired his works. Completing the trail you are able to share his inspred view of industry and landscape and gain an extra appreciation of the novels, characters and sites that once graced this area.

Leisure

Eastwood Community Sports Centre – The 1.3 million sports centre facility was officially opened in October 2002 by Geoff Hoon MP. This is the final flagship project of the Phoenix Project and was made possible by funding from Government, lottery, local authorities and local business sponsorship. The centre comprises a four-court sports hall, floodlit multi use games area and a refurbished school gym.

Eastwood Town Football Club – more commonly known as ‘The Badgers’ was founded in 1953. They are in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play their home games at the newly renovated Coronation Park ground, off Chewton Street in Hilltop. For details of fixtures visit www.eastwoodtownfc.net

Coronation Park – This delightfully picturesque park located towards the Hilltop end of Nottingham Rd is a hidden haven of tranquillity. It hosts a flat green bowls lawn, basket ball pitch, skateboard park, multi sports artificial practice pitch a children playground and some of the most beautiful seasonal planting that Eastwood has to offer.



Colliers Wood – Created on the site of the former Moorgreen Colliery, Colliers Wood is a community woodland which forms part of the Greenwood Community Forest. The area was created through a restoration scheme between 1996-1997. An extensive footpath network has been created using reclaimed shale from the site, and since its creation, has been a valuable habitat for wildlife.


Eastwood Town Cricket Club - situated off Greenhills Road, is a high quality cricket field, and a well maintained cricket pavilion. The Cricket Club is well managed and has teams playing in a number of different competitions.

Shopping

Shopping in Eastwood – Eastwood and Hilltop have an excellent and diverse range of shops. The variety and choice are easily equal to those of a city centre shopping arcade, and all within the proximity of the main street, Nottingham Rd.

Eastwood Market – Situated on The Hollies, Nottingham Rd, the market runs every Thursday and Friday and boasts a wide range of fresh foods, clothes, household supplies, books and plants.

Arts and Entertainment

DH Lawrence Craft Centre – Situated next to the DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum the centre is a complex of working studios, which promotes a range of fasciniating work. Each unit offers its own form of arts and crafts to meet the needs and interest of enthusiast and novices alike.

Stages - A varied programme of quality professional touring theatre at Eastwood Theatre (off Mansfield Rd) with an Autumn / Winter and Spring / Summer programme. Everything from family shows to Greek Tragedy.

Eastwood Arts Festival – Each July a three-week programme of creative arts events and activities in and around Eastwood, including participatory arts opportunities, music, drama, family fun days and much more.

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