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With everything from exciting nightlife, great shopping cities, historic castles and beautiful gardens the East Midlands has something for everyone. Fly into the award winning East Midlands Airport, centrally located and with good transport links, you're within easy reach of Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln, Sheffield, Birmingham - and London, just one and a half hours by train.
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The East Midlands is home to some of the UK's best shopping destinations - Leicester's new High Cross shopping centre has helped it become one of the top 10 shopping cities in the UK. Nottingham offers everything from high street stores to designer boutiques such as Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith. Or perhaps enjoy a weekend in Lincoln pottering around the antique shops in the Cathedral Quarter.
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Come and enjoy match-day, whichever sport you enjoy! Enjoy Rugby? Come and see Leicester Tigers or Northampton Saints in action. If you prefer football, how about Nottingham Forest or Derby County? The East Midlands is also home to international matches at Trent Bridge cricket ground.
If you prefer to take part yourself, come and experience walking or climbing in the magnificent Peak District, cycling in historic Sherwood Forest or round Rutland Water - Europe's largest man-made lake. You could also have a round of golf at Woodhall Spa, the home of UK golf and Ping.
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If you enjoy great music, the East Midlands is for you! Venues here have hosted huge acts such as Pink, Rhianna and Kings of Leon as well as up-and-coming bands. Our cities are home to a huge array of bars and pubs, with music and food to suit your taste. You can also enjoy a quiet pint and a hearty meal in one of our friendly country pubs.
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Come and learn more about the legend of Robin Hood - perhaps visit Sherwood Forest and imagine life as an outlaw. Visit Lincoln Cathedral, one of the most striking and historically fascinating cathedrals in the UK. You will be spoiled for choice by the number of castles and country houses, each with their own unique family histories. The East Midlands is home to Althorp - ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as Burghley House, one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in the UK.
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If you're looking for some glitz and glamour then the East Midlands could be just what you're looking for. Films such as Pride and Prejudice, The Duchess, The Wolfman and The Da Vinci Code are just some of the blockbusters filmed in the region. See for yourself the beautiful backdrops that have enticed so many award winning film makers to the region.
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