| set in a 400-year-old thatched country inn with original features, this quaint hotel is a 4-minute walk from the hallaton museum and 8 miles from rockingham castle. other amenities include a beer garden, a shop and fly-fishing tuition. the rustic rooms are housed in converted stables and have wooden floors, beamed ceilings and exposed stone walls. all come with en suite bathrooms, tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. full english breakfast is included, while meals are also available at the hotel's restaurant and a tea room. check-in time: 12:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 59
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French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. Oakham Castle (21 min)
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This 201-hectare reservoir surrounded by trees & farmland features birds & a footpath on the shore. Rutland Water Nature Reserve (24 min)
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Family-friendly walking paths, plus a forest horse-riding trail, kids' playgrounds & an art gallery. Aqua Park Rutland (26 min)
Water park East Carlton country Park (16 min) | 
