A contemporary of Tennyson, Lord Byron spent his days at the venerable Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, which he inherited from his uncle. In these time-burnished surrounds, he penned his most memorable lines, such as “And like music on the waters is thy sweet voice to me,” from his poem “Stanzas for Music.” A former monastery, Newstead boasts enormous rooms, warmed with dark paneled walls and ornate fireplaces, as well as ancient ruins dating back centuries.
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