AA 2 Rosettes
AA Breakfast Award
We're Good To Go
AA Gold Stars 4The Olive Branch is the Rutland & Leicestershire County Dining Pub of the Year and was the Good Pub Guides pub of the Year 2021.
Spanhoe Lodge
Spanhoe Lodge is situated in the East Northamptonshire Village of Laxton, just 2 miles from the Rutland Border and the Welland Valley Viaduct. Close to market towns of Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford, and near to Rutland Water Nature Reserve. Whether for a romantic break, time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, a special occasion or business, Spanhoe Lodge offers everything you want and more.
Price from £75.00
The Blue Ball at Braunston – Country Pub & Kitchen
Cask MarqueAwarding Winning C17th thatched country Pub & Kitchen with lovely decked garden terrace overlooking the village church opposite.
Price from £10
The Falcon Hotel
The Falcon Hotel is a stunning 16th Century coaching inn that is the pride of Uppingham’s historic Market Place. The charming hotel is situated just four miles from the shores of Rutland Water in the heart of the natural splendours of Rutland.
Rutland Nursery
This family-run garden nursery and café is situated on the south shore of beautiful Rutland Water.
The Barnsdale
AA 1 Rosette | 
Recognition of Service Excellence | 
Welcome Pets
A refined yet relaxed boutique hotel in the heart of Rutland’s beautiful countryside. Close to Rutland Water and the undulating hills of England’s smallest county, this former 17th Century farmhouse is an idyllic retreat for anyone wishing to escape.
Price from £85
The Stag and Hounds
A Stunning, traditional country pub dating back to the 16th century, with a roaring fire in the winter and a suntrap of a garden to the rear. Settle in amongst the locals and their dogs for a pint, cocktail or a bite to eat.
Price from £4.50
Welland Vale Garden Centre
Rutland’s best kept secret!
In 2014, we celebrated 40 years in business as a wholesale plant nursery, so we decided to open our most ambitious project yet – the Garden Centre and Café. Focusing on a wide range of plants and core elements of gardening.
Rutland Nursery’s ‘The View’ Restaurant
In May 2023 we opened ‘The View’, a new 100-seater restaurant with panoramic views across stunning Rutland Water to the hills beyond.
The Barnsdale Brasserie – 1760
Originally a 17th century farmhouse on the Exton Estate, home to the Noel family (Earl of Gainsborough) for generations at the head of a horse chestnut tree-lined avenue, The Barnsdale is now a superb 44 bedroom hotel and restaurant, named 1760 after the year the original lodge was built.
