Landscapes
Market Towns
Speculate on why the stocks in Oakham's market square have five holes for arms and legs! Oakham was the home of Sir Jeffery Hudson, 'Britain's Smallest Man' – a tiny but well-proportioned dwarf who fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War. Enjoy wonderful views from the top of England's tallest working windmill, in Boston. Soak away your worries at the warm springs of Buxton and Bakewell (originally called 'Bathwell'), whose health-giving waters have been appreciated since Roman times. Or follow your stomach on a food odyssey across the market towns of the East Midlands – after all, this is the region that gave England its Stilton cheese, its Melton Mowbray pork pie and its Bakewell tart.
Best Market Towns Around the Region
Ashby de la Zouch
Misbehave in church at St Helen's in Ashby de la Zouch and you'll face the famous finger pillory which is still housed in the historical church today.
Misbehave in church at St Helen's in Ashby de la Zouch and you'll face the famous finger pillory which is still housed in the historical church today.
Buxton
Buxton is an outstanding spa town located in the heart of the Peak District National Park.
Buxton is an outstanding spa town located in the heart of the Peak District National Park.
Spalding
Spalding is the only town in the UK to rival the Netherlands in the cultivation of tulips.
Spalding is the only town in the UK to rival the Netherlands in the cultivation of tulips.
Boston
The tower on St Botolph's Church, affectionately known as the 'Boston Stump' shadows this thriving market town.
The tower on St Botolph's Church, affectionately known as the 'Boston Stump' shadows this thriving market town.
Ashbourne
See the record breaking pub in ashbourne: The Green Man Hotel.
See the record breaking pub in ashbourne: The Green Man Hotel.
