Worksop is a town in Nottinghamshire, England.

Understand

The name Worksop is likely of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from a personal name "We(o)rc" plus the Anglo-Saxon placename element "hop" (valley).

Get in

By train

• 1 Worksop station. On the Sheffield-Lincoln line, as well as the northern terminus of the Robin-Hood line to Nottingham via Mansfield and Shirebrook. (updated Jan 2020)

See

• 1 Worksop Priory. church and former priory dating back to the 12th century (updated Mar 2016)
• 2 Clumber Park, S80 3AZ, ☏ +44 1909 544917, clumberpark@nationaltrust.org.uk. National Trust owned country park (updated Mar 2016)
• 3 Mr Straw's House, 5-7 Blyth Grove, S81 0JG, ☏ +44 1909 482380, mrstrawshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk. National Trust property. Edwardian semi-detached house and its contents, remained largely unchanged since the 1920s (updated Mar 2016)

Eat

There is a greasy spoon and two Subways. You can also go to one of the two Gregg's bakeries on the same street.

Drink

If you are thirsty you can go to Costa Coffee.

Sleep

• Lion Hotel (Best Western), 112-114 Bridge St, ☏ +44 844 387 6173. 
• 1 Riverside Caravan Park, Central Av, ☏ +44 1909 474118. 
• 2 Trentfield Farm, Riverview, Church Laneham, Retford, ☏ +44 1777 228651. 

Go next

Routes through Worksop

Doncaster ← merges with ←	N  S	→ Newark-on-Trent → London
Sheffield ← ←	NW  E	→ merges briefly with → Lincoln
Doncaster ←	N  S	→ Mansfield → Nottingham