| breakfast is included. other amenities include free parking. there's also a bar/lounge and a restaurant with original features including beamed ceilings and a fireplace serving a modern british menu featuring local produce. the simple, country-style rooms have en suite bathrooms with rainfall showers, plush beds, 32-inch tvs with satellite channels, free wifi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. 3 miles from rutland water nature reserve. set in a former hunting lodge dating from 1604, this family-run, town-centre hotel is a 5-minute walk from oakham castle, an 11-minute walk from oakham train station and 1. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Heathrow Airport 2 hr 2
Rutland County Museum (1 min)
Archaeological, agricultural & crime exhibits are featured at this county-history museum. Rockingham Castle (22 min)
Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. Normanton Church (13 min)
Church saved from the water, open to public on selected dates, available for weddings and concerts. Rutland Farm Park (3 min) Twinlakes Park (24 min)
Family-friendly zoned theme park with rollercoasters, rides, a water park and falconry displays. Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre (7 min) Rutland Water (12 min)
Man-made lake providing a serene retreat for boating, fishing, hiking/biking & birdwatching. Burghley House (28 min)
Italian-influenced tudor-era mansion in Capability Brown-designed gardens. Closed in winter. Barnsdale Gardens (7 min)
Horticultural site designed to offer inspiration for gardeners plus a plant nursery and tearoom. Oakham Castle (3 min)
The Great Hall is rare example of 12th century architecture, decorated by sculptures from same era. Easton Walled Gardens (25 min)
Terraced, landscaped gardens with hedges & orchids on the site of a bygone 16th-century manor house. Woolsthorpe Manor House (23 min)
This 17th-century farmhouse was once the home of Isaac Newton & features artifacts from his life. The Anglian Water Bird Watching Centre (6 min) Aqua Park Rutland (10 min)
Water park Rutland Water Nature Reserve (10 min)
Vast protected wetland area with lagoons and islands, breeding ospreys and 31 birdwatching hides. | 
