Introduction
This region is a mix of dreary industrial sections and incredible scenery, particularly in the Peak District National Park, centered in Derbyshire. Byron said that the landscapes in the Peak District rivaled those of Switzerland and Greece. He might have overstated his case just a bit, but he wasn't too far off target. In the East Midlands, you'll also find the tulip land of Lincolnshire, the 18th-century spa of Buxton in Derbyshire, and the remains of Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. George Washington looked to Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire as his ancestral home. If you have Pilgrims in your past, you can trace your roots to the East Midlands. Except for Sulgrave Manor and Althorp House, where Princess Di spent her girlhood, Northamptonshire is not on the tourist circuit. If you do decide to stop here, the best place to spend the night is the industrialized county town of Leicester, which is also a base to explore many sights in the countryside, including...
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Sulgrave Manor
American visitors will be especially interested in this small mid-16th-century Tudor manor, the ancestral home of George Washington. As part of...
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Althorp
Built in 1508 by Sir John Spencer, Althorp has brought a sometimes unwelcome dose of fame to the surrounding rural area as the girlhood home of...
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Brunswick Inn and Brewery (The)
- Built by the railway community as a self contained entity in 1842, the premises consisted of shops, the inn and houses for the people to reside...
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