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The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle in the town of Newark-on-Trent, in the county of Nottinghamshire
The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English...
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July 2010

Clumber Country Park in the town of Worksop, in the county of Nottinghamshire
The peaceful landscape of this delightful country park gives visitors lovely summer memories of time spent ambling around...
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Tissington Hall

Tissington Hall in the town of Tissington, in the county of Derbyshire
Dating from Jacobean times, Tissington Hall has been lived in by the FitzHerbert family for 500 years and is set in the beautiful...
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire

Kedleston Hall in the town of Kedleston, in the county of Derbyshire
The home of the Curzon family for over 800 years. The present mansion was originally designed for Sir Nathaniel Curzon in around...
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Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire

Melbourne Hall in the town of Melbourne, in the county of Derbyshire
This magnificent mansion was once the home of Victorian Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, who as the young Queen Victoria's first...
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Bridge across the Lake

Sudbury Hall in the town of Sudbury, in the county of Derbyshire
This delightful historic house which was built in the early 17th century for the Lords Vernon, has all the ingredients for a...
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall in the town of Doe Lea, in the county of Derbyshire
This magnificent Elizabethan house was begun by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) in the year 1591. For the...
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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle in the town of Elvaston, in the county of Derbyshire
The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a...
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Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House in the town of Bakewell, in the county of Derbyshire
The magnificent Classical mansion that is Chatsworth House, is one of the most celebrated Historic Houses in England. Built in...
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

Calke Abbey in the town of Ticknall, in the county of Derbyshire
Calke Abbey was built between 1701-1703. The building, in the Baroque style, was built for Sir John Harpur. It is an...
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The Senses

Bolsover Castle in the town of Bolsover, in the county of Derbyshire
The early morning sun streams down on a piece of Derbyshire's proud heritage, as into view come the magnificent ruins of Bolsover...
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A picture of Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle in the town of Lincoln, in the county of Lincolnshire
A fine Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in 1068 on the site of a former Roman fortress. It is interesting for its two...
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Grantham House in the town of Grantham, in the county of Lincolnshire
Handsome town house dating from 1380, with architectural features from various eras and walled riverside garden.
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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey in the town of Crowland, in the county of Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a...
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Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park in the town of Leicester, in the county of Leicestershire
Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country...
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Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle in the town of Grantham, in the county of Lincolnshire
A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the...
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Abbey Park, Leicester, Leicestershire

Abbey Park in the town of Leicester, in the county of Leicestershire
Abbey Park in Leicester is an attractive public park through which flows the river Soar dividing the park in two. The park was...
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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall in the town of Corby, in the county of Northamptonshire
Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great...
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Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens

Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens in the town of Kelmarsh, in the county of Northamptonshire
Kelmarsh Hall is a James Gibbs 18th century country house surround by romantic garden and over 3,500 acres of Northamptonshire...
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Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave Manor in the town of Sulgrave, in the county of Northamptonshire
This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of...
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