Eastwood

Eastwood is a village close to Ashfield that is famous for being the birthplace of Nottinghamshire author D.H. Lawrence. A museum dedicated to his life is found at 8a Victoria Street, which was the writer’s first home, and has today been transformed into a museum and gift shop. The D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum has a permanent exhibition of his life with items from his family and paintings he created.

Learn more about D.H. Lawrence's connections to the area on our Ashfield Stories page.

How to get there
By car: Exit at junction 26 of the M1 and continue on A610. Drive to Mansfield Road/A608 in Eastwood.
By train: Langley Mill train station (1 mile).

Visit Eastwood on a cycle trail

Sutton and Eastwood Loop Cycling Trail