Southwell

Explore Southwell town centre with two self-guided heritage walks with a treasure hunt theme. Discover Southwell's ``hidden treasures`` whilst having a fun day out with family and friends. Southwell is a Nottinghamshire town with chocolate box streets and a stunning minster or cathedral with pepperpot spires, dating back to the 12th century. It is also home to the Bramley apple and boasts the most complete workhouse in existence, and the place where the poet Byron lived. There are a number of impressive prebendal houses, and the town's Methodist church has the unusual feature of an old right-of-way running underneath it, necessitating a larger seating capacity upstairs than downstairs. National Hunt racing on a turf course also takes place at Southwell. In 2007, the Great Yorkshire Chase (now Skybet Chase) was held at Southwell, while Doncaster Racecourse was closed for redevelopment. Southwell racecourse will always be associated with female jockey Hayley Turner, who grew up locally and had her first job in racing with a trainer based adjacent to the track.