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in the county of Rutland

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Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures) in the county of Rutland

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SE of Whissendine)

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity...

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NW of Whissendine)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

St Michael and All Angel's Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction S of Whissendine)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E of Whissendine)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

St Wulfram's Parish Church, Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction N of Whissendine)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SE)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction N)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction W)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

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Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction E)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....


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