Recently won the prestigious GCA award for Best Destination Garden Centre in the Midlands Region for the second year running and, this year, was also voted in the top three in the entire UK.
Explore stylish boutiques, discover the delight of hand crafted gifts, uncover the hidden treasures of antique shops and stock up on locally produced gourmet delicacies.
Rutland is proud to support such varied talent and entrepreneurial spirit of its shopkeepers, market traders and craftsmen and women. It’s wonderful to spend time browsing amongst the historical buildings that house many of our shops and indulging in the very British pasttime of afternoon tea to revive flagging spirits!
Discover the Secrets of our Market Towns
Nestled amongst the myriad of streets and side-alleys, Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford offer a treasure trove of independent fashion boutiques, stylish gift shops, cosy cafe’s, high class art, exquisite antique shops and everything your home and family could need.
If you love a Garden Centre outing, you can fill a whole week with Rutland’s choice of Garden Centres!
Shopping Villages
Rutland Garden Village
Located in the heart of Rutland near Oakham and close to Ashwell, The Rutland Garden Village is home to a fantastic garden centre, restaurant, cakery, a large children’s play structure and a small collection of retailers, including;
Barefoot Sunday, a beautifully curated interiors and lifestyle store – Calveo Aesthetics, Pets Corner, Rigby & Rover Dog Grooming, GMO Interiors and Shōsha Koi
Rutland Village, Ashwell Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7QN
Wymondham Windmill
Tucked away in the quaint and picturesque village of Wymondham, just north of Rutland, is Wymondham Windmill. With it’s welcoming tea room and lovely collection of shops, it’s a splendid place to pop in to with the children. There’s a playground, playhouse and large grassy area, a small vehicle track for younger children and a woodland puzzle trail through their two acre woodland of Native British Trees.
Butt Lane, Wymondham, LE14 2BU
Featured Listings
A family-owned, independent garden centre with a restaurant and cakery on the outskirts of Oakham, located within a selection of tempting shops at Rutland Garden Village courtyard with children’s play area.
Crowning a hill outside the county of Rutland, the Castle’s turrets and towers rise over the Vale of Belvoir like an illustration in a romantic fairy-tale. There is something for everyone with our parklands, Retail Village, Adventure Playground & more!
Rutland is a county bursting with flavour! The variety and quality of produce made in this area is astonishing.
A new and beautifully curated interiors and lifestyle store – stocked with a stylish range of items to create a relaxed Hamptons vibe; soft furnishings, contemporary accessories, carefully selected furniture and rattan basket ware will ensure that you are inspired by the laid-back style of ‘Barefoot Sunday’.
With a focus on offering the finest produce, sourced locally wherever possible, Gates Farm Shop promises customers a true foodie experience.
From snowdrop season in February when flowers carpet the ground, to blossom time in May when the trees are awash with colour and our famed sweetpea summers, Easton Walled Gardens’ seasonal highlights offer endless inspiration.
Mallard Point is a family-run Single Estate Vineyard and Distillery located in Essendine, Rutland, offering tours and creating a range of local gins and still and sparkling wines.
Heidi specialises in bespoke, handmade commissions for that piece of jewellery you have always desired, specialising in rare and unusual high grade gemstones, and the highest quality pearls. You will find beautiful Tanzanite’s, stunning Aquamarines, rare Ceylon Sapphires and rare white Diamonds.
Hambleton Bakery on Cottesmore Road, Exton sprung into life in 2008, since then the little shop at one end of the Bakery has surpassed all of our expectations. Traditional bread, made slowly with top quality English or French stone ground flour, makes up a significant part of our output.
Visit one of Rutland’s best kept secrets!
Award winning family run Garden Centre for all things plants, food, lifestyle, garden and home. Open 7 days a week.
Start Date: 01/01/2017
Situated in the heart of the ancient market town of Uppingham, you will find a feast of inspirations to give your home a refreshing new look.
Creators of stunning bespoke metal, from staircases, furniture, gates and much more.
Connie makes beautiful items for every day home and table ware – designed with function, purpose and beauty in mind. Using simple forms which Connie enhances with different techniques such as carvings, patterns, colours and textures.
Connie has a very clear vision of her pieces in her mind, which constantly challenge and drive her.
Bat and Bottle are Rutland’s only specialist importers of Italian wine. Truly multum in parvo, we wear Decanter’s Retailers Awards title for Best Italian Wine Merchant, and runner up Best Subscription Wine Club , as well as having been awarded the inaugural (2020) London Wine Fair Wine Buyers Award for: ‘Best Online Specialist Wine Buyer’. We have even represented UK small businesses at Downing Street…
Our small warehouse on Oakham Enterprise Park is packed with artisan italian wines – shoppers are welcome to drop in whenever we are open; we sell directly to the public and there is no minimum purchase.
