Usually, when it comes to Hollywood films, it is the actors who take the plaudits. But when Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman came to film the blockbuster “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” in Northumberland in the early 1990s, another star soon emerged: Sycamore Gap.
The locale features prominently in one memorable scene, which features the two actors walking along Hadrian’s Wall, making their way under the tree with Costner’s character proclaiming “I’m home!” before plucking a sprig of mistletoe from the tree. Shortly after, the Sycamore tree serves as a hiding place for a boy who is running from a pack of dogs before Costner’s Robin Hood saves him.
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It is surely the beloved tree’s turn in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” that has made it so recognizable and a point of pilgrimage for photographers, picnickers, and nature lovers. In fact, the “Robin Hood Tree” — as it has been widely known since featuring in the film — has even been the recipient of prestigious awards, such as English Tree of the Year, which it received from the Woodland Trust in 2016. Until recently, the Robin Hood Tree was believed to have been one of the most photographed trees on the British Isles.
