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Nottingham

At age 10, George Gordon Noel Byron (soon to be Lord Byron, the great Romantic poet) arrived in Nottinghamshire with his widowed mother. The family took lodgings on St. James's Street in Nottingham, at...

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Colwick Hall Hotel

Colwick Hall dates back to 11th century and was recorded in Domesday book. It was first owned by Sir Reginal DeColwick. On the death of William de Colwick in 1362, the estate passed by the marriage of...

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Annesley Old Church

The Annesley area was referred to in the early works of Lord Byron, in particular 'Hills of Annesley' and 'The Dream'. The latter is assumed to be located on Diadem Hill, from which there was once...

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Hucknall

A place of pilgrimmage for Byron devotees is the St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Hucknall, where the poet's body was interred in the family vault, following his death in Missolonghi, Greece. Visitors...

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Newark

This attractive town has many Byron associations - the poet often stayed at the Clinton Arms Hotel and his first collection of poems, Fugitive Pieces, was printed by Ridges of Newark, on a printing...

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Southwell

Byron's mother later took up residence in this charming small town, dominated by its Norman Minster, and here the poet spent many of his school vacations. Burgage Manor, the elegant house rented by...

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Newstead Abbey - a guided tour pt2

This romantic Gothic house, incorporating the ruins of a medieval abbey, was the ancestral home of the Byrons. Visitors can see paintings and memorabilia connected with the poet, and enjoy the...

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Newstead Abbey - a guided tour pt1

This romantic Gothic house, incorporating the ruins of a medieval abbey, was the ancestral home of the Byrons. Visitors will have the chance to see paintings and memorabilia connected with the poet,...

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