Heathrow Airport 1 hr 59
Rutland Water (32 min.) man-made lake providing a serene retreat for boating fishing hiking/biking & birdwatching. The Mallard Ph (12 min) Barnsdale Gardens (18 min.) horticultural site designed to offer inspiration for gardeners plus a plant nursery and tearoom. Oakham Castle (25 min.) the great hall is rare example of 12th century architecture decorated by sculptures from same era. Normanton Church (18 min.) church saved from the water open to public on selected dates available for weddings and concerts. Sacrewell (22 min.) Easton Walled Gardens (19 min) garden Burghley House Gardens U0026 Deer Park (24 min.) garden Simon Tebbutt Falconry (15 min) Grimsthorpe Castle Park U0026 Gardens (12 min.) estate with oak forest gardens and quadrangular historic house with central courtyard. shut winter. Station Road (11 min) Brownes Hospital (13 min.) charitable housing founded in 1485 now containing private flats & a public museum with site tours. Church Lane (10 min) Fineshade Wood (26 min) cycling Woolsthorpe Manor House (17 min.) this 17th-century farmhouse was once the home of isaac newton & features artifacts from his life. Aqua Park Rutland (22 min.) water park Rutland Water Nature Reserve (29 min.) vast protected wetland area with lagoons and islands breeding ospreys and 31 birdwatching hides. |