The tree that captured the world's imagination: Sycamore Gap became a Hollywood icon thanks to Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner...and the site of helicopter crash that nearly killed one of our best loved TV stars

Sycamore Gap was a giant of the North-East, a favourite spot for photographs, marriage proposals and the like, after being made famous by 1991 film Robin Hood.

May 9, 2025 - 16:50
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The tree that captured the world's imagination: Sycamore Gap became a Hollywood icon thanks to Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner...and the site of helicopter crash that nearly killed one of our best loved TV stars
Sycamore Gap was a giant of the North-East, a favourite spot for photographs, marriage proposals and the like, after being made famous by 1991 film Robin Hood.