*SHERWOOD FOREST* - Robin Hood

Also at the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre very close to the statue in the previous post, is this classic image of Robin Hood, standing tall in the forest, bow in hand. It's located off the path in the middle of some greenery and is very lifelike, particularly if you view it with nothing but forest behind (see below).

There was no visible info about this classic statue but after a quick Google search I found on this page the following:- "at the nearby Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre there is a fibreglass statue of Robin fighting Little John on a bridge; and there is also a more recent one of Robin firing his bow – formerly a central feature of the food court at the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Village, off junction 28 of the M1."

So this used to be at a food court in a shopping center (this one I think). Getting moved to Sherwood Forest from here must have been like a killer whale getting rescued from an aquapark and released back in the Arctic Ocean.

Whatever its origins this is a fantastic statue, capturing the essence of the Robin Hood character and making him look suitably macho (he tends to be a bit camp in some TV and film depictions - all that sleeping around in the forest with his merry men).

Overall:- 8.5/10