East Midlands - Heritage Travel Guide
Historic Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland
Find historic places to visit and stay in the East Midlands. Explore Robin Hood Country and the remains of Sherwood Forest, and the delights of Rutland, England's smallest county and proud of it! From the historic cities of Nottingham with its miles of underground caverns, to Lincoln with its magnificent castle and cathedral, history is never far away.
Top Heritage-Rated
Hardwick Hall 
Kedleston, All Saints Church
Creswell Crags Caves
Lincoln Cathedral
Exton Church
Ancient
Sites
Arbor Low
Nine Ladies Stone circle
All ancient sites in Derbyshire
Castles
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
Bolingbroke Castle
Kirby Muxloe
Lincoln Castle
Newark Castle
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Churches
Lincoln Cathedral
Southwell Minster
all historic churches in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
Countryside
Peak District National Park
Historic Houses
Aubourn Hall
Belton House
Belvoir Castle
Doddington Hall
Gunby Hall
Holme Pierpont Hall
Newstead Abbey
Wollaton Hall
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Gardens
Hodsock Priory
all gardens in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
Manors
Gainsborough
Old Hall
Tattershall Castle
Woolsthorpe Manor - Isaac Newton's family home
Museums
Alford Manor House Museum
Boston Guild Hall
Gordon Boswell Romany Museum
Wollaton Hall Natural History Museum
all museums in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
Robin Hood - the story of the fabled outlaw of Sherwood Forest.
The name of Bardney village gives a clue to its past. The 'ey' ending means 'island', an indication that the area on the bank of the River Witham was once marshland, and the village site little more than an island in the marsh. Bardney was the site of a 7th-century … ... more
Self Catering Cottages
Derbyshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Buxton
- Glossop
- Hathersage
- Hope
Valley - Matlock
- Louth
- Market
Rasen - and
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2. The Lace Centre in Nottingham
3. The Lincolnshire Wolds
4. Sherwood Forest Country Park - even with the tourists
5. The round towers of Belvoir Castle
