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Learn Something New through Workshops, Courses and Experience Days in Rutland
With a huge selection of skills and activities to train in throughout the year, your next Rutland break could guarantee a chance to learn something new and try something different. Barnsdale Gardens and Rutland Water Nature Reserve offer a year round calendar of events, so plan your next trip to Rutland and choose from watercolour painting to willow weaving, or even try your hand at old countryside skills such as dry stone walling.
Experience Days
Watersports on Rutland Water
Rutland Watersports offer sessions for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing or stand up paddle boarding, from beginner to expert.
Another fun way to get into the water is open water swimming with Inspire2Tri, or as part of the series of Pacesetter Events.
Or for an unforgettable 3 hour sailing experience on one of Europe’s great lakes, Rutland Sailing Club offers the chance for individuals and small groups to have a taster session in a Dinghy or catamaran with an instructor. Prices from £40per person.
Learn to Fly Fish
Rutland Water Fishing Lodge offers everything you need; boats, permits, tackle and tuition by experienced instructors, and is ideally situated under the Waterside Cafe at Normanton! Either head over for some advice, or book onto one of their full day beginners courses, getting to grips with casting techniques, trout behaviour, tackle and safely.
Driver Experiences: Steam Train & Diggers
If you’ve been a fan of the Railway Children or Thomas the Tank Engine and always harboured a dream to be at the helm of a steam train, then it’s time to take a trip to Rocks by Rail: The Living Ironstone Museum (formerly Rutland Railway Museum). You certainly won’t be hitting the buffers with this experience as it’s full steam ahead for an exciting day out!
Take the controls of a vintage Ruston Bucyrus 22RB diesel face shovel to simulate digging ore from the quarry face and loading it into the iron ore wagons on the train. Learn to fire up and manage the boiler of the locomotive and make sure there’s enough steam before taking the controls of an historic engine to propel the wagons up to the quarry and shunt them onwards. This fun packed day out makes a great gift experience or a special gift for Dad!
Workshops and Courses
Hoggy’s Grill: BBQ Academy and pop up restaurant run by the former England cricketer at Rutland Nursery, offering courses including ‘3 course gourmet’ ‘veggie extravaganza’ and providing a great fun environment making an experience to remember.
Springboard Arts offers creative workshops designed to build confidence, encourage social connection, and inspire future opportunities through craft. Springboard Arts runs small group workshops (for up to five people) in a relaxed studio setting, offering activities like lino printing, mandala bottle painting, Gelli plate printing, paper bead jewellery, and more.
Tolethorpe Hall is known for it’s incredible summer theatre, but visitors can enjoy classes and courses there throughout the year. Relax and de-stress at their monthly gong sound bath, weekly yoga classes and weekly art classes
Plus (as mentioned in the intro) Barnsdale Gardens and Rutland Water Nature Reserve never fail to offer an excellent programme throughout the year.
Group Experiences
Enjoy some group activities in Rutland, great for team building or having a laugh with friends and family.
Aqua Park Rutland; Don a wetsuit and jump into Rutland Water during the summer months to experience one of the larges aqua parks in England. With obstacles including the Rutland Mammoth jump and the Rutland Sea Dragon, it’s great fun.
One Way Out Escape Rooms; Great for any time of year, the choice of rooms in Oakham will require your thinking caps to solve the puzzles and beat the clock – this is the best value escape room in the UK and has been cleverly designed by an ex-science teacher.
Nordic Walk It!; organise a group session of Nordic walking, an enhanced walking technique that uses poles to exercise your upper body as well as your legs giving a full body, low impact workout, promoting good posture, muscle tone and flow of movement. A great way to enjoy our beautiful countryside!
And, or course, there’s the range of golf courses in the county to satisfy newbies and experienced golfers. Rutland Water Golf Course has fantastic views of the water and Greetham Valley enjoys two championship courses in rolling countryside. Both also offer par three courses, driving range and fantastic restaurant.
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Horse Riding Experiences
Enjoy the stunning Rutland countryside riding through a patchwork quilt of fields and bridleways on horseback. From half hour lessons, to two hour hacking experiences, or even whole day rides – enjoy a safe, affordable, horse riding experience with fully qualified instructors and expert guidance on hand. Children’s Pony Days, which combine a mix of riding and stable management, are held throughout the year and are always hugely popular.
Stapleford Estate has recently reopened The Haven, our beautiful, tranquil lakeside venue. The Haven is available for hire for corporate or private functions, with options for bare venue hire, as well as full event support including catering.
The 18 hole course is set in scenic countryside just south of Rutland. The course is a demanding challenge for all levels of golfers, which also has a proactive club and offers a varied programme of events and competitions throughout the year.
A unique small business with a highly personalised approach to inspiring remarkable sporting & fitness achievements at all levels of ability from people with ‘real lives’. Operating from a rural setting, Inspire2Tri offers fitness classes, coaching & training for anyone aspiring to reach a fitness or athletic goal.
For those keen to hit the water, the Rutland Water Fishing Lodge is your starting point for boats, permits, tackle and tuition. Rutland Water Fishing Lodge is ideally situated and offers bait, tackle as well as tuition by experienced instructors.
One of the best ways to experience Rutland Water is to enjoy a cruise on the only the Rutland Belle. With space for up to 110 passengers, 60 of those places in the under-cover saloon and the remaining on the open top deck.
We are extremely proud of our brewing expertise at The Grainstore Brewery. But not only do we offer great ales, but great food too!
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Learners sessions, Daily Group walks, One-to-one personal training and private group sessions for visitors and local residents.
At Tresillian House, immerse yourself in a world of hands-on creativity and discovery. From willow sculpture and silver-smithing to luxury wreath-making and beyond, each workshop is designed to nurture your skills, inspire new passions and connect you with a welcoming community of makers.
The magic of Tolethorpe is something special which we highly recommend you experience for yourselves. Enjoy a picnic in the beautiful grounds in front of Tolethorpe Hall, then take your seat in the covered auditorium, and see an open-air stage like no other, with amateur productions from the extremely talented Stamford Shakespeare Company.
Experience the thrill of riding a steam engine, learn about the railway’s history and explore the picturesque surroundings of the Nene Valley area.
RTB Gundog Training & Events offers simulated picking-up Events that take place in sugarbeet, Covers/Woods/Water after shooting season and at Game and Country Fairs throughout the uk and in the Rutland area. Alternatively, if you assemble a team, we can bring the Simulated Event to your location.
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Offering a variety of touring professional shows, comedians, and speakers, as well as performances by local amateur dramatic societies, the stunning performance spaces include a 300-seat proscenium arch theatre, and an adjoining 160-seat black box drama studio (The Williams Studio).
