The Heart of England
Taste — The Perfect Break for Foodies
Taste the place — pork pies to distillery pours.
1 night B&B 3 experiences included
From £169 for two
The Heart of England
The Heart of England Break
One night, three experiences, the whole region to play with.
1 night B&B Choose any 3 experiences — included
From £169 for two
Guide price — final live pricing for your dates is shown when you book.
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№ 01What's included
One price.All of this.
One night in a hand-picked Heart of England hotel
Breakfast for two each morning
Your choice of any three local experiences
Extra nights available when you book
Why we recommend it
Total flexibility without the planning spiral: one price for two, three experiences you'd never have found alone, and a hotel we've actually vetted. Works for a spontaneous weekend or a slow midweek escape.
№ 02Your experiences
Pick any 3 —they're included
Choose any 3 — 18 to pick from
Every experience currently offered with this break — the exact, current list is confirmed when you book.
1620s House and Garden
A fully furnished early 17th-century house, in the shadow of the Gunpowder Plot.
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Avon Boating
A cruise aboard a traditional Edwardian passenger launch.
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Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
Walk the ground where Richard III fell and the Tudors began.
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Chutney Ivy
Traditional dishes from across the Indian sub-continent.
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Compton Verney
Award-winning art in a Georgian mansion and Capability Brown parkland.
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Delapré Abbey
Nine hundred years of turbulent history brought to life, in the heart of Northamptonshire.
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East Street Lanes
Boutique bowling on eight Brunswick lanes, with food and drinks.
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Jewry Wall Museum
Leicester's Roman bath house — one of Britain's largest surviving pieces of Roman masonry.
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Jeyes of Earls Barton
History, retail and hospitality in the shadow of a Saxon tower.
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King Richard III Visitor Centre
The last English king to die in battle — and the first to be DNA tested.
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Melton Cheeseboard
Stilton, pork pies and local produce in the heart of a traditional market town.
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Mrs Bridges Tearoom
An indulgent classic afternoon tea for two at the oldest tearooms in Leicester.
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Shakespeare Distillery
Gin and rum tours with generous tastings.
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Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall
Sit in the very room where Shakespeare was taught.
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Sysonby Knoll Hotel
Afternoon tea overlooking the gardens at a handsome Edwardian country house hotel.
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Taylor's Bellfoundry
Home of historic bellfounders John Taylor & Co — a site of global significance.
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Twisted Barrel Ale Tap House
Coventry's own artisan brewery and tap house.
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Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe
The oldest remaining bakers of the authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie.
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№ 03Your hotel
Hand-picked,never just handy
A small collection of comfortable 3 and 4 star hotels across Leicestershire, Coventry, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire — each picked for easy access to the experiences and a decent breakfast.
Our signature break pairs a hand-picked hotel and a proper breakfast with your choice of any three experiences across the Heart of England — kings and battlefields, distilleries and galleries, rivers and gardens. Pick the combination that sounds like you, and leave the arranging to us.
№ 04Good to know
Questions, answered
Which hotel will we stay in?
Choose your dates first — flexible dates are fine — and you'll then see the hotels available for those dates when you book.
Can we stay longer than one night?
Yes — choose your number of nights at the start of booking, and your three experiences can be spread across your stay.
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From £169 for two
1 night · 3 experiences incl.
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