Private Tours · East Midlands
Private Tours of the East Midlands
Magnificent cathedrals, medieval castles, the most beautiful Georgian town in England, legendary pork pies, Stilton cheese and all things Robin Hood — England’s most underrated region.
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Our guide lives here — and if it’s good enough to move to, it’s good enough to visit
Our founder Stephen has personally relocated to Oakham in Rutland — said to be the ‘new Cotswolds’ — and is surrounded by wonderful places to explore on his doorstep. There’s no one better placed to show you the real East Midlands.
This is a beautiful but comparatively overlooked part of the country, and that’s precisely what makes it so special. Tens of thousands of Londoners are discovering it and moving here. We can meet you locally if you’re staying in a city or market town, or at the train station for day-trippers from London — it’s an easy trip, and Stephen makes the reverse journey several hundred times a year!
Beautiful Stamford — a hidden gem of the East Midlands
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Seven extraordinary counties — each completely different
Each county is fabulously different in geography, building style, history, culture and even food. Click to explore all tours in each destination.
Cambridgeshire
One of the world’s great university cities, Ely Cathedral, Peterborough and Burghley House — a county of extraordinary depth.
View Tours →Lincolnshire
Lincoln Cathedral and Castle, beautiful Stamford, Burghley House, and Oakham — the Lincolnshire countryside is vastly underrated.
View Tours →Nottinghamshire
Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest, Nottingham Castle and its cave network, and one of England’s greatest historic pub tours.
View Tours →Rutland
England’s smallest and most charming county — Oakham, Rutland Water, unspoilt villages and that famous ‘new Cotswolds’ feel.
View Tours →Leicestershire
The home of King Richard III — Leicester’s extraordinary story including the discovery of his remains under a car park stunned the world.
View Tours →Derbyshire
Chatsworth House — one of England’s most magnificent stately homes — or Hardwick Hall, the Elizabethan masterpiece.
View Tour →Private Pilgrimage to Walsingham
England’s most important pilgrimage site — the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk, visited by royalty and pilgrims for over 900 years. A deeply moving and unique experience.
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Just ask — we know this region inside out
Whether you’re a day-tripper from London, staying locally, or looking to combine several destinations into one perfect itinerary — we’ll help you plan the ideal East Midlands experience.
✉ Get in TouchFor 2024 Ye Olde England Tours is happy to announce a whole new range of Private Tours of the East Midlands in this beautiful but comparatively less visited part of the country. In fact I have personally moved to Oakham in Rutland, said to be the ‘new Cotswolds’ and surrounded by wonderful places to explore. So if it is good enough for me to move to then maybe it’s good enough for you to visit!
Check out our new range of tours below. We can either meet you locally if you’re staying in a city or beautiful market town or at a train station for day-trippers from London. It’s an easy day trip too considering I make the reverse journey several hundred times a year!
Home to magnificent cathedrals and castles, country estates, the most beautiful Georgian town in the country, medieval markets, a haven for food lovers including the home of the legendary Melton Mowbray Pork Pies and Stilton Cheese…. not forgetting all things Robin Hood.
Tens of thousands of Londoners are moving here, find out why with a day tour in one of these fabulously beautiful counties.
