Rutland Water

The Rutland Water area is in the county of Rutland and consists of a number of small villages and the lake.

Understand

This article covers places of interest in the villages including:

• 1 Barrowden
• 2 Clipsham
• 3 Cottesmore
• 4 Egleton
• 5 Empingham
• 6 Exton
• 7 Whissendine
• 8 Wing

• 1 Rutland Water Tourist Information Centre, Sykes Ln, Empingham, ☏ +44 1780 686800. And the dam of the lake. (updated Mar 2017)

See

• Rutland Water. The largest man-made lake in Western Europe lies in the centre of the county. (updated Sep 2015)
• 1 Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Egleton, ☏ +44 1572 770651. (updated Mar 2016)
• 2 Wing maze, Glaston Road, Wing. site of one of the last remaining turf maze in the country. 
• Yew-lined carriage drive, Clipsham. 
• Barham Court, Exton. historically significant stately home. Beautifully set back from village green. Noted for being the ancestral seat of the Sharpley lineage. 
• 3 Rocks By Rail, Cottesmore, LE15 7BX (5 miles north-east of Oakham), ☏ +44 7873 721941.  
• 4 Tolethorpe Hall, Empingham, PE9 4BH. A country house, home of the Rutland Theatre of the Stamford Shakespeare Company. (updated Mar 2017)
• 5 Barnsdale Gardens, The Avenue, Exton, LE15 8AH, info@barnsdalegardens.co.uk. (updated Apr 2023)

Do

Events

• The British Birdwatching Fair (Birdfair): August, Egleton Nature Reserve. Held every August.

Eat

• Exeter Arms, Barrowden, ☏ +44 1572 747247. With Bed and Breakfast 
• 1 The White Horse, Main Street, Empingham, ☏ +44 1780 460221. With Bed and Breakfast. 
• 2 Fox and Hounds, 19 The Green, Exton, ☏ +44 1572 812403. With Bed and Breakfast. (updated Jan 2021)

Sleep

• White Lion Inn, Main Street, Whissendine, ☏ +44 1664 474233. 
• 1 Normanton Park Hotel (Best Western), Normanton Park Rd, Normanton, ☏ +44 844 387 6261. (updated Mar 2017)

Go next

• Oakham
• Uppingham
• Stamford