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Hambleton Hall
Oakham, Rutland
'Could a summer day get any better than sitting in a beautiful garden, gazing down over manicured hedges and a fountain, to Rutland Water gleaming in the sunshine?'
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'Could a summer day get any better than sitting in a beautiful garden, gazing down over manicured hedges and a fountain, to Rutland Water gleaming in the sunshine?' A guide insider loved everything about Tim and Stefa Hart's country-house hotel in a former Victorian hunting lodge – not least the food. The kitchen holds the UK's longest-retained Michelin star. Chef Aaron Patterson uses local and home-grown produce to create 'deliciously memorable meals'. 'My king prawns with ponzu, avocado and seaweed looked almost too good to eat. Tagliatelle of wild mushrooms with grappa sauce was perfection.' The service is 'just so – not too stuffy', and, 'although the place is grand, there's a relaxed, friendly air'. It is expensive, 'but, my goodness, it's worth it!' There is a choice of rooms, from quite snug to a suite. 'All are kitted out beautifully, with top-quality linen.' 'It remains on the heights of excellence,' a reader concurs. 'At dusk, from our favourite room, one can see right across the reservoir to farmland beyond, with not a flickering light to be seen from anywhere'. A member of Relais & Châteaux. (Anthony Bradbury, Bill Wood, and others)
Hotel Details
Address
Hambleton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8TH, England
Telephone
Bedroom
17. 2-bedroom self-catering cottage in garden.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed, cot £25, extra bed £35, children's menu, no under-5s in restaurant.
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms and in entry hall (max 2, £20 per dog night, not unattended, bowls, food, biscuits, toys, waterproof coats, towels).
Credit Cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £355, singles from £245. Set-price dinner £125. 1-night bookings normally refused at weekends.
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Facilities
lift, hall, drawing room/bar, restaurant (veg menu), 2 private dining rooms, in-room TV, civil wedding licence, 17-acre grounds (tennis, swimming pool, croquet, vegetable garden), EV charging, public rooms wheelchair accessible, no adapted toilet.
Location
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