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Igraine Says: A few miles from Oakham lies Barnsdale. Viewers of BBC Gardeners world will be familiar with this name. Its here that Geoff Hamilton lived and developed and maintained his gardens. Now after his death you can still visit the gardens and see all the familiar things he did on...
sourbugger Says: Oakham is the county town of the county of Rutland, if you see what I mean. The word 'county' is never added before of after the word 'Rutland'. it is lways just 'Rutland' by itself. Got that sorted ? Good. Now what to do in the county - one easy answer : Rutland water.When...
Igraine Says: Of course this village has also its own cathedral. It is huge, to me it looked typical english.
Igraine Says: The most famous part of Oakham is its castle. By some degree every peer of the realm has to give a horseshoe to this castle when he/she visits this place. So all the walls are covered with horseshoes from members of the royal family and other nobilities.The castle is...
mrandmrsdevlin Says: Oakham has a really small town, traditional feel to it, and it seems that people like where they live. There are a lot of small specialty shops as well as restaurants and pubs. The streets are bustling, however, and at rush hour the traffic comes to a stand-still.We were...
mrandmrsdevlin Says: The castle in Oakham is less like the picturesque fortresses you will see elsewhere in England, and more like a simple stronghold built to fit the scale of the rural community it rests in. There is a lot of history, however which the curators of the castle are eager to...
mrandmrsdevlin Says: At Barnsdale there is a 9 hole pitch and putt golf course overlooking the lake which is a really fun way to pass a couple hours inbetween the days activities and dinner time.The Leisure Center requires a $4 deposit which is fully refundable provided you don't lose your clubs...
mrandmrsdevlin Says: There are a lot of things to do in and around the Rutland Water area. Besides hiking and biking, one of the activities close by is sailing.
mrandmrsdevlin Says: We hopped a fence off of the Rutland Water pathway in order to get closer to the water, and ended up in a sheep pasture. So we spend a little time at the water and then ran from the encroaching sheep herd.
Barnsdale Lodge Hotel and Restaurant
7 Reviews and 138 Opinions Barnsdale hall has slowly build up an excellent reputation over the past couple of decades. i must...
Barnsdale Lodge: Favorite Dish
mrandmrsdevlin Says: The consensus is that this dish was the all-time favorite of the dishes that we tried at the Barnsdale Lodge. Trio of Lamb Cutlets with Spring Vegetables
mrandmrsdevlin Says: Nate had the seafood cocktail, which he LOVED; and likewise for my cold cucumber and salmon soup!
Barnsdale Lodge: Favorite Restaurant in England!
mrandmrsdevlin Says: We loved this place so much we ate there twice! The restaurant is located in a all-glass atrium looking out over a beautiful flower garden. In the garden they have put a patio where you may also eat, or just sit for a cocktail. The wine list was 10 pages long and divided by...
mrandmrsdevlin Says: If you miss the train and bus from Peterborough or Leischester (as we did), you will either have to get a hotel, or a taxi. The Taxi drivers in London are superb....the taxi drivers out of Peterborough are horrid! Our driver charged us, what we later found out to be, over...
mrandmrsdevlin Says: You can get to the Oakham Station from Leichster or Peterborough most commonly. There are not a lot of other connections, and fewer times. The trains run on the hour to and from both of those places though.
mrandmrsdevlin Says: People in Rutland County seem to be very proud of being the smallest county in England. We not only read it several places about town, but also heard references to it on the public radio. This is a plaque hanging on an old thatched-roof house with a teeny-tiny door.
mrandmrsdevlin Says: When royal or otherwise dignified visitors came to visit the Oakham Castle, they would be presented with a horseshoe, and a corresponding horseshoe plaque with their name on it would go on the walls at the Oakham Castle. There were many, many plaques including a Churchill...
Igraine Says: You need a car to visit this place and since I had one, we visited this castle. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland (stil) live here, in fact I saw them even when we left the grounds. They have opened their property partly to the public. I liked to wander around the rooms and...
sourbugger Says: Rutland water dominates the county of...erm...Rutland. When it was built it was the largest man-made lake in Europe. Probably still is. It's just the right size for a bike ride. A circuit of the lake (including the peninsula) is about 25 miles. The majority of the route is...
sourbugger Says: As Rutland is the smallest of the English counties, it is sometimes used as the butt of some comedt characters. Blackadder, (as played by Rowan Atkinson), for example, says this great line :" If we lose, I'll be chopped into pieces. My arm'll end up in Essex, my torso in...
sourbugger Says: Rutland has traditionally been England's smallest county. It disappeared for a while with local government re-organisation. It has now thankfully been restored to it's righful place on the map (although unfindable on VT - and hence i've put this under the county town)Located...
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There is a 22 mile path that goes around the lake and is perfect for a hike or just an after dinner stroll.The path is accessible from the Barnsdale turnoff or...
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Though we had only planned on stopping for a night at the Barnsdale Hall we ended up falling in love with the place and staying 5 days instead! Oakham is the closest town to where we were staying,......
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Good size village in the Midlands.
Great town in the midlands with a tiny castle- more like a manor house-fantastic farm museum, pretty cathedral, good pubs, and plenty of essential services.
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Rutland water is just outside Oakham it is a man made reservoir, which has a nature reserve at one end. It is a very good bird watching site. There is a large visitors centre, where you can get info...
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