Rutland may be small but it is home to many restaurants demonstrating the pinnacle of culinary expertise.  Hambleton Hall has held its Michelin Star for over 20 years and is one of Britain’s finest country house hotels, with a spectacular lakeside setting it is a haven for gourmets and wine lovers.

There are numerous other high quality hotels which offer fine restaurants to tempt a range of occasions (and price brackets), Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, The Falcon, and Rutland Hall Hotel.

Award winning farm shop, butchery and eatery just south of Rutland, New Lodge Farm has been owned by the Singlehurst family for over 100 years, focusing on cattle and sheep production by using traditional organic methods of farming.