An easy 20-minute drive north of Nottingham is Newstead Abbey, the former family home of poet Lord Byron, whose tomb is in Newstead parish church.
It was originally an Augustinian abbey founded in 1170 by Henry II, and many of the original structures can still be seen, including the west front of the church, the refectory, the chapterhouse (now a chapel), and the cloisters.
Byron's rooms have been preserved as they were in his lifetime, with many of his mementos on display.
