Rutland and The Shires Regional Information

Stacks – Rutland covers the southern part of Lincolnshire predominantly the South Kesteven district covering Grantham, Stamford, Bourne, and Market Deeping.

Stamford, Lincolnshire is very well connected.  Just to the north of Peterborough with its excellent rail links to central London, Stamford was voted best place to live in the UK (2013) and little has changed.  Developments in Stamford have been very much in keeping with architecture and design and this delightful town offers more than just access to road and rail.  Steeped in history and beauty it also offers excellent schools and services.

The George Hotel is possibly the best-known coaching Inn sitting on the old Great North Road.  This hotel and restaurant is steeped in over 1000 years of history and if history is not your thing then the dining experience should be.

Burghley House, to the east of Stamford, is a magnificent 16^th century country house.  Both house and parkland are open to the public.  It is home to the annual Burghley Horse Trials and is featured in numerous films.

Grantham lies 22 miles to the north of Stamford on the river Witham.  Not to be outdone by its southerly neighbour, Grantham lays claim to England’s oldest Inn, The Angel & Royal.  Grantham has excellent mainline rail links to London. Trains take just over an hour to cover the 100 miles to London’s Kings Cross.

Bourne and Market Deeping lie to the East on the edge of the limestone uplands and the edge of the Lincolnshire fens.  This is prime agricultural land and the rich dark soil of the fens is a hugely productive area of farmland.

We cover East Northamptonshire which includes the towns of Oundle, Kettering, and Corby.

Oundle was included in the Sunday Times list of best places to live in 2017.  Oundle is home to the Talbot Hotel. This popular hotel claims to be haunted by the ghost of Mary Queen of Scots who was executed in the nearby village of Fotheringhay.

Kettering developed in the 19^th century with the growth of the boot and shoe industry.  With direct links to London St Pancras in under an hour, Kettering also has a direct link by rail to Luton airport.

Corby was known as ‘Little Scotland’.  Thousands of steelworking families from Glasgow settled in Corby in the 1930s for employment at the steelworks.  Corby continues to expand rapidly with smart executive homes springing up on previous brownfield land that was home to the steelworks.

‘North Londonshire’ – a decade ago a campaign was launched which was designed to attract businesses, investors, and home-buyers to the area.  This was less popular with the locals who remain proud of their county.  Regardless of the politics the campaign highlighted the ease of access to the capital.  While residents hope it remains a secret, north Northamptonshire is highly desirable.

Stacks – Rutland covers the eastern side of Leicestershire with some wonderfully named towns and villages such as Burton Lazars, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Tur Langton.  The list of Saxon villages steeped in history goes on.

The rolling countryside to the west of the market town of Grantham leads us into the beautiful Vale of Belvoir. Belvoir Castle, home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, and open to the public, is set magnificently on a hilltop.  The surrounding ironstone villages are very distinctive.

Melton Mowbray, the rural capital of food is home to the Pork Pie and Stilton cheese.  It is also home to the training centre for Household Cavalry horses.  Melton also boasts the largest town livestock market in the country.  Melton Mowbray is only 20 miles from Leicester and Nottingham.

Market Harborough marks the western boundary for Stacks – Rutland.  Market Harborough is 15 miles south of Leicester with excellent road and rail links.  Journey time to London St Pancras is under one hour making the town and surrounding villages a highly desirable location for commuters.

Cambridgeshire is perhaps less of a secret. Stunning cathedrals in Cambridge and Ely have been used in several film settings. The university of Cambridge boasts some notable alumni. Equestrian facilities abound with proximity to both Huntingdon and Newmarket. Transport links are excellent and schooling is second to none.

Wherever and whatever you are looking for we are confident that Rutland and the Shires is able to offer you the perfect solution.