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Dark Region: East Midlands

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Counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland

The East Midlands feels quiet on the surface, but its history runs deep — cursed forests, ancient battlefields, eerie plague stones and abandoned industrial relics. Derbyshire’s misted peaks, Nottinghamshire’s outlaw legends and Lincolnshire’s vast empty landscapes give the whole region a strangely unsettling pull.

Full view of Phil Taylor's grave, showing the headstone, flowers, and Jack Daniel's.

Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, Motörhead’s relentless drummer, may have left the stage for the final time, but his legacy pulses strongly for fans of heavy music and dark tourism alike. Resting in Hasland Cemetery, Derbyshire, Taylor’s grave is a quiet, unassuming site — a stark contrast to the roar of the […]

Cemeteries Derbyshire

Pilgrimage to Phil Taylor: Motörhead’s Powerhouse Drummer in Hasland Cemetery

Moody landscape view of Winnats Pass in Derbyshire with a red car driving through the winding gorge under dark storm clouds.

The Legend of the Winnats Pass Lovers In the steep, shadow-shrouded gorge of Winnats Pass, the landscape seems to hold its breath as if remembering what transpired centuries ago. According to legend, in the mid-1700s a young Scottish couple, Alan and Clara, travelled through the narrow limestone ravine on their […]

Dark Tales Derbyshire