Rutland is the smallest county in England, measuring just 16 miles by 16 miles. At the county centre is Rutland Water, the largest man-made lake in Europe. In the south Eyebrook reservoir is popular with anglers and bird watchers. Among the villages there is Wing, site of one of the last remaining turf maze and Clipsham with the old Yew tree lined carriage drive to Clipsham Hall. Oakham town centre is home to Oakham Castle and Rutland County Museum providing an excellant starting point for discovering the county of Rutland.

Rutland is a place of significant historical interest, reflected in a number of historic buildings such as English Heritage's Bede House at Lyddington and Oakham Castle, as well as the site of one of the War of the Roses' biggest battles - The Battle of Losecoat Field. The county of Rutland has been home to a a variety of famous people including, Jeffrey Hudson (the world's smallest man), Titus Oates (the Greatest Liar in Christendom), Thomas Cook (the father of tourism), Sir Isaac Newton, Boris Karloff, John Clare, Lord Lonsdale and Sir Gilbert Heathcote.

www.rutlandwater.org.uk Check out the activities around Rutland Water
www.eyebrook.com For a great day's fishing in beautiful surroundings
www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk Beautiful gardens inspired by the late Geoff Hamilton
www.rutlandcycling.co.uk Hire a bicycle and ride around Rutland Water
www.rutlandwaterfishing.co.uk Memorable fishing
www.ramblers.org.uk For details of local trails and paths
www.burghley.co.uk A fantastic Elizabethan house
www.rockinghamcastle.com A castle commissioned by William the Conquerer
www.english-heritage.org.uk Find some of the many ancient buildings in Rutland
www.rockingham.co.uk Home of NASCAR racing in Europe
www.rutlandsc.co.uk Rutland Sailing Club
www.lrmf.org.uk Rutland county museum
www.quenbyhall.co.uk Quenby Hall a Jacobean country house built in 1627.
www.rutlandradio.co.uk Listen on 107.2 & 97.4 FM
www.rutland.gov.uk Rutland county council site
www.rutland-cottages.co.uk Accommodation Rutland
www.wvnewspapers.co.uk Welland valley newspapers established in 1695
www.emms.org.uk/rutland.htm East Midlands museum service
www.birdfair.org.uk The British Birdwatching fair, largest international event
www.ospreys.org.uk Rutland water Osprey project
www.birdsofbritain.co.uk The monthly web magazine for bird watchers
www.belvoircastle.com The ancestral home of the Duke of Rutland
www.grimsthorpe.co.uk Grimsthorpe Castle
www.deenepark.com Deene Park
www.burghley-horse.co.uk Burghley Horse Trials
www.stamfordshakespeare.co.uk Stamford Shakespeare Festival - Rutland Open Air Theatre

The exquisite Burghley House in Stamford

Rockingham Speedway