Hinckley Times

60 top sights and landmarks in the East Midlands

- CAROLINE KAY hinckleyti­mes@trinitymir­ror.com

THE East Midlands is blessed with hundreds of fantastic sights and landmarks.

From Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, to Southwell Minster in Nottingham­shire, and from Lincoln Cathedral to even the King Power Stadium, in Leicester, visitors to the area have so much to choose from for a great day out.

However, it is not just visitors to the East Midlands who can enjoy everything it has to offer - residents can visit some of the most beautiful landmarks in the country here in Leicester- shire.

These include the National Trust property Stoneywell, which is the largest of a small group of cottages designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Ernest Gimson.

Welford Road Stadium even appears within the top 60 landmarks in the area so Tigers’ fans can rejoice!

So here we have the top landmarks in the East Midlands according to TripAdviso­r. 1 Lincoln Cathedral 2 Catanger Llamas, Towcester 3 Lincoln Castle 4 Steep Hill, Lincoln 5 Tanks-A lot, Helmdon 6 Hardwick Hall and Gardens, Chesterfie­ld 7 Wollaton Hall and Park, Nottingham 8 Stoneywell, Leicesters­hire 9 Southwell Minster 10 Calke Abbey 11 78 Derngate, Northampto­n 12 Gainsborou­gh Old Hall 13 Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham 14 Chesterfie­ld Parish Church/ Crooked Spire 15 Bosworth Battlefiel­d Heritage Centre and Country Park, Sutton Cheney 16 St Botolph’s Church, Boston 17 Foxton Locks 18 Rufford Abbey Country Park, Ollerton 19 Burghley House, Stamford 20 Belton House, Grantham 21 Leicester Cathedral 22 Bolsover Castle 23 Tattershal­l Castle 24 Cromford Canal, Matlock 25 Silverston­e Circuit 26 Bransby Horses, Lincoln 27 Solomon’s Temple, Buxton 28 Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Market Harborough 29 The Workhouse, Southwell 30 Kedleston Hall, Derby 31 Leicester Guildhall 32 Woolsthorp­e Manor, Grantham 33 King Power Stadium, Leicester 34 Doddington Hall and Gardens, Lincoln 35 Canons Ashby, Daventry 36 Hardwick Old Hall, Chesterfie­ld 37 Dambusters Memorial, Woodhall Spa 38 Newark Castle 39 West Lodge Rural Centre, Desborough 40 White Post Farm, Farnsfield 41 Tattershal­l Farm Park 42 Newstead Abbey, Ravenshead 43 Lincoln Guildhall 44 City of Caves (tigguo cobauc), Nottingham 45 Old Market Square, Nottingham 46 Lumsdale Valley, Matlock 47 Coloured Cob, Nottingham 48 Derby Cathedral 49 Hardys Animal Farm, Ingoldmell­s 50 Skegness Pier 51 Mercia Marina, Willington 52 Grimsthorp­e Castle, Bourne 53 National Ice Centre and Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 54 Mr Straw’s House, Worksop 55 Lyveden New Bield, Oundle 56 Elvaston Castle, Derby 57 Gunby Hall and Gardens, Spilsbury 58 Stonehurst Family Farm and Museum, Mountsorre­l 59 Sudbury Hall 60 Welford Road Stadium, Leicester List accurate as of December 2017

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Lincoln Cathedral
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Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, reputed to be the oldest pub in England

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