Belton House (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Houses, Lincolnshire, Other buidlings, The National Trust

Wonderful 17th-century house set in extensive parkland with beautiful gardens. Belton House featured in the BBC’s adaptation of Jane Eyre. Read More

Calke Abbey (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, Derbyshire, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Houses, Holiday cottages, Nature reserve, Park, The National Trust

Enjoy Calke Abbey, a historic house which has stood still in time. Calke Abbey, set in extensive parkland with nature reserve and walled gardens is wonderful to explore. Read More

Canons Ashby House (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Houses, Northamptonshire, Park, The National Trust

Elizabethan Manor set in beautiful gardens. Canons Ashby has been home to the Dryden family since it was built in 1710. Read More

Clumber Park (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, Countryside, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Britain, Nottinghamshire, Other buidlings, Park, The National Trust

Extensive parkland including open heath, woods and farmland in total 3,800 acres. Read More

Grantham House (No Comments)

Posted in East Midlands, Gardens, Historic Houses, Lincolnshire, The National Trust

Handsome town house. Read More

Gunby Hall (No Comments)

Posted in East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Historic Houses, Holiday cottages, Lincolnshire, The National Trust

Beautiful red-brick house dating from 1700, with walled gardens. Read More

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Lincolnshire, The National Trust

late 17th-century Baptist chapel Read More

Hardwick Hall (No Comments)

Posted in Countryside, Derbyshire, East Midlands, English Heritage, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Houses, Holiday cottages, Park, Ruins, The National Trust

Fantastic Elizabethan house built by Bess of Hardwick. A must to visit. Read More

High Peak Estate (No Comments)

Posted in Archaeological, Countryside, Derbyshire, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Holiday cottages, Nature reserve, The National Trust

Area of outstanding country walks in the international important Pennine moorlands. Read More

Ilam Park (No Comments)

Posted in Countryside, Derbyshire, East Midlands, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Holiday cottages, Park, The National Trust

Beautiful open park and woodland next to the River Manifold. Read More