Empingham

Understand

This article covers places of interest in the villages including:

1 Barrowden 2 Clipsham 3 Cottesmore 4 Egleton 5MISSING WIKILINK 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, [email protected]. (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)