Rufford Abbey Country Park

You can easily spend a whole day at Rufford Abbey; entry to the grounds and abbey ruins are FREE. There is a fee for parking (see key information at bottom of this post).

There is so much to see and do including a programme of seasonal workshops, special events and themed trails. The Abbey’s origins are as a 12th century Cistercian monastery, the ruins of which you can still explore.

Please note: The toilets near the Abbey are open from 10am to 4pm. 

The Coach House Cafe is offering a reduced but generous takeaway menu of hot drinks and food. 

In the park there is:

• A large adventure playground, with sand area, double zip wire, multiple climbing frames, musical instrument area with chime cascade, mock abbey ruins on top of a play hill with rabbit warren style tunnels and nets, slides, bridges, roundabout and much more. (FREE to use)

• Adventure Golf (open daily)

• Archery (open weekends and Nottinghamshire school holidays)- 

• Boating lake (open weekends and Nottinghamshire school holidays, April end of September). 

• Themed walks and trails

• The Abbey ruins to explore

• Ice cream parlour

• Candy cave

• Pizza parlour (weekends and school holidays)

• Shopping

Key information: 

• Open every day except Christmas Day (Christmas Eve opening Hours 9am - 2pm)

• Free admission to park and abbey ruins

• Parking Charges - £7.00 per car all day. £1 from 7am to 9am.

• Car parks open 

• Changing facilities for both babies and adults situated in our Abbey Courtyard toilets.

• Picnic benches/accessible picnic benches throughout play area.

• Dogs welcome on a lead

• Lots of dining options from ice cream kiosks to the Victorian kitchen restaurant

• No cycling

• No BBQ's

• No E Scooters

Rufford Abbey Country Park, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. NG22 9DF.