Things to do & places to visit in Rutland, United Kingdom

Rutland #81 destination in United Kingdom 2023. The average rating score is 4.44 based on 5.423 traveler reviews, of 30 attractions. Timezone: Europe/London, current date and time: Monday, May 06, 2024, 8:45.

Top things to do (23)

Top places to visit (30 attractions) view more »

5.0 One Way Out Escape Rooms (499 reviews)
- Our first festive treat of the year
Monday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

One Way Out is a fantastic escape room experience located in Oakham, Rutland. Use strategy, team work and brain power to crack codes, solve puzzles and complete the game in 70 minutes. During the event your game master will guide you if you need a hint. Work together, think together and most importantly, laugh together. Our games are also the best value anywhere, with prices between £14 and £20 per head depending on group size and for that you get 70 minutes of play, often more. See more..
5.0 Whissendine Windmill (31 reviews)
- An interesting site to visit
Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks

We had spotted the windmill on a tourist map and drove up to have a look, expecting no more than to see the exterior. Soon after we arrived Nigel Moon appeared and offered us a internal tour. We spend the best part of an hour with Nigel whilst he talked about mills, wheat, nutrition and other matters. He was very engaging and is doing an amazing job getting the Whissendine windmill back into wind-powered operation. We felt a bit guilty keeping him away from his work but he was apparently a bit groggy following some dental work and we happy to take a break. However, if you are thinking of visiting a call to establish a convenient time would probably be appreciated. See more..
5.0 Goldmark Gallery (20 reviews)
- Happy and soul filling
Monday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries

A family business, we've been selling art from our gallery in Uppingham for over 40 years and hold over 50,000 items in stock. Explore a wide range of the very best art and ceramics available through our website goldmarkart. You can also find news, articles and films on our magazine site discover.goldmarkart. We also make films, publish books and hold regular music concerts here at the gallery. See more..
5.0 Two Chimps Coffee (20 reviews)
- Amazing coffee!
Monday: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Spent < 1 hour Shopping Malls

Coffee and Tea Retail Shop and Roastery See more..
5.0 Lyndon Visitor Centre (20 reviews)
- Live ospreys
Monday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Visitor Centers

This nature reserve encompasses a sizeable area in the SW of the lake. It has lots of interest but the main draw are the ospreys who regularly nest here. There are webcams which allow you to view the nest from the visitors centre. The site has a number of bird hides focussing on different areas of the reserve, It is a lovely area just for a walk, with wildlife as a bonus See more..
5.0 Garners Fine Art, Antiques & Interiors (12 reviews)
- Antiques with a twist
Spent < 1 hour Art Galleries

Think old antiques which are beautiful in itself but add a fabulous refurbished building and there is the WOW factor!! Paul and Phillippa know their stuff and are helpful and knowledgable...,.. Beautiful fine antiques not the run of the mill!! Thoroughly recommend this beautiful gallery of fine antiques and beautiful hand picked paintings! Visit visit visit and enjoy See more..
5.0 The Rutland Vineyard (6 reviews)
- Wine and adventure
Monday: Wineries & Vineyards

Single site vineyard suited above two valleys in Rutland. Based on Jurassic limestone soil near where the Rutland Dinosaur was discovered! See more..
5.0 St. Peter & St. Paul Church (4 reviews)
- Lovely church
Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Churches & Cathedrals

Lovely church, wonderful to hear the bells ringing too. Church yard is good to walk round, there’s also the war memorial there.? See more..
5.0 Langham & Barleythorpe War Memorial (3 reviews)
- Memorial
Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

Had a look whilst walking round the village. Nice to see use of an ancient cross with a more modern memorial See more..
5.0 One Way Out Escape Rooms (499 reviews)
- Our first festive treat of the year
Monday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

One Way Out is a fantastic escape room experience located in Oakham, Rutland. Use strategy, team work and brain power to crack codes, solve puzzles and complete the game in 70 minutes. During the event your game master will guide you if you need a hint. Work together, think together and most importantly, laugh together. Our games are also the best value anywhere, with prices between £14 and £20 per head depending on group size and for that you get 70 minutes of play, often more. See more..
5.0 Whissendine Windmill (31 reviews)
- An interesting site to visit
Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks

We had spotted the windmill on a tourist map and drove up to have a look, expecting no more than to see the exterior. Soon after we arrived Nigel Moon appeared and offered us a internal tour. We spend the best part of an hour with Nigel whilst he talked about mills, wheat, nutrition and other matters. He was very engaging and is doing an amazing job getting the Whissendine windmill back into wind-powered operation. We felt a bit guilty keeping him away from his work but he was apparently a bit groggy following some dental work and we happy to take a break. However, if you are thinking of visiting a call to establish a convenient time would probably be appreciated. See more..
5.0 Goldmark Gallery (20 reviews)
- Happy and soul filling
Monday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries

A family business, we've been selling art from our gallery in Uppingham for over 40 years and hold over 50,000 items in stock. Explore a wide range of the very best art and ceramics available through our website goldmarkart. You can also find news, articles and films on our magazine site discover.goldmarkart. We also make films, publish books and hold regular music concerts here at the gallery. See more..
5.0 Two Chimps Coffee (20 reviews)
- Amazing coffee!
Monday: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Spent < 1 hour Shopping Malls

Coffee and Tea Retail Shop and Roastery See more..
5.0 Lyndon Visitor Centre (20 reviews)
- Live ospreys
Monday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Visitor Centers

This nature reserve encompasses a sizeable area in the SW of the lake. It has lots of interest but the main draw are the ospreys who regularly nest here. There are webcams which allow you to view the nest from the visitors centre. The site has a number of bird hides focussing on different areas of the reserve, It is a lovely area just for a walk, with wildlife as a bonus See more..
4.5 Rutland Water (1.680 reviews)
- Super SUP
Spent More than 3 hours Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks • Dams

Rutland Water covers 4,200 acres of open countryside. The park offers everything from walking and cycling to fishing and watersports. There is also our fantastic nature reserve, managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and home to the Rutland Osprey Project. Expert or novice, everything you need to make the most of your visit is right here, including cycle hire and expert tuition on boat handling. And of course, you will also find a choice of places to enjoy a cuppa or a bite to eat. See more..
4.5 Oakham Castle (434 reviews)
- A beautiful Norman Hall and great tour guide in Jill!
Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Castles

The splendid Great Hall of Oakham Castle is one of the finest Norman Halls in England. The Hall is best known for its collection of enormous commemorative Horseshoes donated by members of the Royal Family and Peers of the Realm. It is also decorated with a range of 12th century sculptures. The grounds of the Castle are a peaceful oasis in the centre of Oakham. See more..
4.5 The Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre (429 reviews)
- Amazing Day Out!!
Monday: Nature & Wildlife Areas

Collection of birds of prey located in 42 acres ancient woodland See more..
4.5 Aqua Park Rutland (414 reviews)
- Absolute brilliant fun!
Monday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Water Parks

Aqua Park Rutland is the biggest Aquaglide inflatable wipe-out water park in the UK. Covering over 8,000 square meters on the beautiful Rutland Water and providing an unsurpassed range of slides, climbs, balance beams in all over 40 obstacles for you to get wiped out on and the possibility of conquering the BEAST . come and have some fun. See more..
4.5 Rutland Water Nature Reserve (Anglian Water Bird Watching Centre) (287 reviews)
- Great welcome, great value
Monday: 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

We had a warm, helpful and informative welcome at the Lynton visitor centre - well organised re COVID precautions - and saw 3 osprey before tea time on our first day at Rutland Water. At the end of the visit we noticed the mini season ticket, for 4 visits to the reserves over 10 days, and the volunteer helpfully let us top up to this from our day ticket. That let us have a return visit to Lynton & two x half days at the other reserve. Lovely settings, very peaceful, and we still didn't get round to all of the hides. One highlight was a heron, fairly close, demonstrating how to line up and swallow a trout. See more..
4.5 Normanton Church (84 reviews)
- Great location
Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Churches & Cathedrals

A Rutland icon, Normanton Church is a truly novel deconsecrated Church & Civil Ceremony Wedding venue on the shores of Rutland Water. Although possible to walk around outside when not in use for a Wedding, please note that Normanton Church is a private hire venue & the inside is not open to general public. See more..
4.5 Rutland County Museum (82 reviews)
- Very worthwhile visit
Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Speciality Museums

Rutland County Museum & Visitor Centre is the perfect introduction to England’s smallest county. Admission is free! Our many displays & exhibits from our Collections include: Archaeology Rural trades and rural life including: Brewery, Wheelwrighting, Blacksmithing, and an impressive range of agricultural exhibits Crime and punishment, including the only surviving New Drop Gallows in England The Brooke Reliquary and more! We also have Visitor Information, a Gift Shop, Study Area and a Garden. See more..
4.5 Simon Tebbutt Falconry (68 reviews)
- Incredible Falconry Experience
Nature & Wildlife Areas

Incredible Falconry experience with Simon and Gill. Loads of hands on 1:1 time learning about Falconry. We started the day with a walk around all their birds of prey with an introduction to each one, including Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Owls. This was followed by handling the birds both static and flying to the gauntlet. Simon and Gill were extremely knowledgeable and passionate as well as friendly and welcoming. We thoroughly enjoyed the Falconry Experience and would highly recommend Simon Tebbutt Falconry for a fascinating, relaxing and rewarding day learning all about these incredible birds of prey. See more..
4.5 Rocks By Rail The Living Ironstone Museum (39 reviews)
- Lovely place to visit
Speciality Museums

Rocks By Rail is an outdoor adventure, cast in an ironstone quarry. Covering 19 acres of reclaimed quarry, railway tracks and nature trails, Rocks by Rail is a journey back in time. It's an unmissable opportunity to experience an awesome industrial landscape. Explore fascinating nature trails. Take a train trip. Drive a classic loco. Tour the workshop and loco yard. See more..
4.5 All Saints Oakham (39 reviews)
- A beautiful church.
Spent < 1 hour Churches & Cathedrals

It is in a central setting in the town and is well worth a visit. Superb ceilings were the star attraction. See more..
4.5 Uppingham Theatre (10 reviews)
- Outstanding theatre
Spent 1-2 hours Theaters

We went to see Working the Musical in December 2021 and were blown away by the professional performance by an incredibly talented cast and support team. The set, lighting, music, choreography, singing and acting were all outstanding. It was hard to believe it was a school performance as we felt it could have been a professional show in the west end! I would highly recommend going to see any shows you can at this wonderful theatre. See more..
4.5 Village of Edith Weston (9 reviews)
- RAF Language School Site
Neighborhoods

This is a very quaint village which has the old RAF Language School buildings at its heart - unfortunately they aren't quaint with their barbed wire fences and boring barrack style buildings. In the garden of the pub (The Wheatsheaf) there is a blue plaque to mark the spot of the long lost language school. See more..
4.5 Rutland Railway Museum (9 reviews)
- I like trains
Speciality Museums

Really good day out for young and old, Trains, excavators and workshops. mazing history of iron ore quarrying See more..
4.5 St Edmunds Church (5 reviews)
- Norman Village Church
Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals

We headed to Egleton to visit the church and found it in a lovely location that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. Really pleased to find it open to visit and we enjoyed walking around looking at everything. The church is well looked after and lovely inside. There are medieval pews and parts of the church dating from the 14th century and the 15th century. Well worth going out of your way to visit if you are in the area. Really enjoyable visit. See more..
4.5 Peter Barker Fine Art (3 reviews)
- good array of art
Monday: Spent < 1 hour Art Galleries

One of Britain's finest provincial Art Galleries, with work by Peter Barker RSMA and a stellar cast of some of the finest artists in the UK and beyond. Don't just take our word for it - come and see for yourselves! See more..
4.5 Rutland Water (1.680 reviews)
- Super SUP
Spent More than 3 hours Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks • Dams

Rutland Water covers 4,200 acres of open countryside. The park offers everything from walking and cycling to fishing and watersports. There is also our fantastic nature reserve, managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and home to the Rutland Osprey Project. Expert or novice, everything you need to make the most of your visit is right here, including cycle hire and expert tuition on boat handling. And of course, you will also find a choice of places to enjoy a cuppa or a bite to eat. See more..