English Heritage sites near Hambleton Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
6 miles from Hambleton Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
KIRBY HALL
9 miles from Hambleton Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
APETHORPE PALACE
10 miles from Hambleton Parish
Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
15 miles from Hambleton Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
15 miles from Hambleton Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
LONGTHORPE TOWER
17 miles from Hambleton Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
Churches in Hambleton Parish
Hambleton: St Andrew
Ketton Road
Hambleton
Oakham
01572 724007
http://www.oakhamteam.org.uk
Beautiful church with lovely views of Rutland Water. The Church is open every day from 0900 to about 17:00.
Pubs in Hambleton Parish
Finch's Arms
Oakham Road, Upper Hambleton, LE15 8TL
(01572) 756575
finchsarms.co.uk