East Midlands - Heritage Travel Guide
Historic Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire
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
Lincoln Cathedral 
Chatsworth
Burghley House
Hardwick Hall
Lincoln
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
all castles in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
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
all historic houses in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire
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.
St Margaret's is a striking 13th-century church on the site of an earlier 7th-century building. Highlights include the alabaster effigy of Bishop Penny (d. 1520), one of the last abbots of Leicester Abbey. Look for a 14th-century sedilia and ornate carvings of Green Men and other grotesque faces. ... more
Self Catering Cottages
Derbyshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Buxton
- Glossop
- Hathersage
- Hope
Valley - Matlock
- Louth
- Market
Rasen - and
many more locations >>
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
