Discover Rutland have long been saying that the county is an ideal place for meeting loved ones who are scattered around the UK, offering a central rural escape with things for the whole family to enjoy, and holidaycottages.co.uk have recently confirmed this.
Highlighting that Oakham is the perfect central point of interest between London and Leeds, author Courtney Kelly recommends that “The historic market town of Oakham is your perfect meeting point, offering a slice of classic English countryside charm.”
The article highlights their top-ranked things to do in Oakham, and we cannot argue with their list;
- One Way out Escape Rooms
- Hitchen’s Barn Restaurant
- Oakham Castle
- Walking routes to Rutland Water and the Hambleton Peninsula
But it’s not just the A1 and the North-South access that Rutland benefits from, Oakham station is on the Birmingham New Street to London St Pancras line, making it ideal for visitors from the West Midlands too.
Luckily Rutland has a variety of accommodation ideal for larger groups meeting up, either in one of our welcoming local hotels, caravan and camping sites, or in a self catering option, weather you want to be all under one roof, or prefer a bit of your own space whilst being on the same site:
Rutland Hall is always popular with families as their facilities include a heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room, eBike hire, crazy golf, pitch & put, squash, badminton and state of the art gym, not to mention their Four Roots Wellbeing experience and Blossoms restaurant – plus they are on the shores of Rutland Water, opening you up to the activities there including cycling, watersports, fishing, birdwatching, AquaPark, Rutland Belle (some of these are seasonal). Rutland Hall have a choice of accommodation to suit all requirements and budgets, from hotel rooms to numerous chalets and apartments individually sleeping up to 8 people.
Big Self catering properties large enough for a group of 6+ in 1 unit include;
America Lodge sleeps 9
Dicks Cottage have 2 units which both sleep 8
Cuckoo Barn Lodge sleeps 6
Lodge Farm Cottage at Rutland Water Golf Course sleeps 6
Rutland View sleeps 6
Rutland sites which have multiple units next to each other;
Broccoli Bottom has 6 units which together sleep 23 (there are also B&B rooms in the main house)
Rutland Lodges at Greetham Valley offer 8 eco log cabin style lodges, each sleeping 6 people, on the site of their golf course, hotel and restaurant
Rutland Luxury Lodges offer 6 log cabin style lodges sleeping 2-4people, each with hot tub and sauna, plus the site has a heated indoor pool and an established caravan & campsite with children’s play area.
Rutland Retreats has 17 environmentally friendly retreats each sleeping 4/6, with the facilities of The Barnsdale hotel & restaurant just a stones throw away
Stretton Lakes has 7 lodges on the edge of fishing lakes, adjacent to fields and woodland, each lodge with it’s own hot-tub, plus there is a touring site there too.
Clematis Cottage has 4 units which together sleep 17
Go Glamping with In the Stix luxury domes, each of the 4 domes sleeps 4 and have a hot tub
So get on the family WhatsApp chat and start making plans!
