What to see in the East Midlands?

Sight Seeing

Visiting East Midlands is a probably one of the most interesting vacation in every person’s life. Different tourist destination and attractions waits for all those who want to take a journey in this country, starting from magnificent East Midlands castles, historic market towns, majestic gardens and other places that would surely capture our hearts.

Castles in East Midlands is very common to the residents in the area, famous castles have been the trademark of East Midlands and tourists simply just cannot get enough of it. The castles in East Midlands consists of Bolsover castle, Peveril castle, Belvoir castle, Ashby de la Zouch castle, Kirby Muxloe castle, Lincoln castle, Tattershall castle, Grimsthorpe Castle and many more. Each of these castles has its own history and East Midlands citizens are proud because of it. East Midlands is also known for its historic markets, which is also one of the tourist destinations. These include Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, market Harborough, Stamford and many more.

East Midlands is not only known for its historical landmarks it is also known for its majestic gardens, which will surely make you startle. Different locations and historical landscapes in East Midlands have inspired many film directors to film their movies with its heartwarming gardens, castles and other tourist destination. There is no doubt that East Midlands is definitely a romantic place to visit. East Midlands is also known for its famous epic tale such as Robin Hood, East Midlands is considered to be as the land of the great hero. What an unimaginable experience it would be to visit East Midlands, the culture, the place, the people and East Midlands historical background, everyone would definitely have a good time visiting.

Where to Stay

East Midlands is a land of beauty and romance and finding a place to stay is the best way of experiencing it. Most of the hotels in East Midlands are located at the tourist destinations. Hotels and other places to stay in East Midlands is abundant, tourist are simply amazed to hotels that offers cheap prices with many benefits

One of the most famous East Midlands hotels is Crown Plaza. Crown Plaza is situated in the city centre and has modern facilities and good quality services. Crown hotel is also good for exploring the city with all its lively bars, restaurants and shopping malls. Other hotels include Park Plaza Nottingham, thistle East Midlands airport. Other accommodations in East Midlands include Priest House Castle Donington, Lace Market Hotel, City, Hilton Nottingham, Stuart Hotel and many more, which are 4 star hotels. If you are looking for a unique place to stay in, The National Trust is the one that you are looking for. With its state of the art campsites and youth hostels, your stay will surely be a unique one and also comfortable and enjoyable at the same time.

Looking at the pictures on the internet will surely lure you to go to East Midlands and stay at the National Trust for a couple of days. If you are on a tight budget, East Midlands also offers economy type of hotels, which can be found on internet sites and even on the yellow pages of East Midlands directory.

Food and Drink

East Midlands recently celebrated its food and drink festival in October, which was held at Brooksby hall. It brought together a huge and fabulous selection of breads, cheese, pies, beers, spices, juice, chocolate, bison, sausages, cakes, pancakes, and many more. This festival has been held for many years now. Tourist and local resident are having a good impression about it.

Traditional British food has been based on beef, chicken, lamb, pork and fish and most of it are served with potatoes and other vegetables. So expect to have a hard meal every time that you eat in East Midlands. The most typical and common foods eaten by East Midlands locals are sandwich, pies, chips and fish, trifles and roast diners and some of its main dishes have strange names like toad-in-the-hole and bubble-and-squeak, it was even in England that sandwich was invented and as well as the Worcestershire Sauce.

East Midlands locals also love drinking beers and teas. In fact, Britain is a tea drinking nation and everyday it consumes 165 million cups of teas and each year over 144 tons of teas are imported in this country. When it comes to meal time, most served breakfast in East Midlands consists of bacon, sausages, and eggs, mushroom and baked beans. Typical lunch in East Midlands is sandwiches and is packed in a plastic container. In addition, when it comes to dinner, East Midlands and other restaurants are serving curry, pasta dishes and rice. East Midland’s culture when it comes to food is truly amazing and satisfying; with the foods and drinks there is no doubt that East Midlands would be the next tourist destinations in the world