Come to Rutland and enjoy the Active Rutland Walking and Cycling Festival from 18th May – 1st June 2013!
The Festival is a celebration of Rutland’s beautiful landscape and the many walks and cycle routes in and around Rutland. The walks and cycle rides are all led by qualified volunteer walk and bike leaders, making this festival free!
The first week of walking (18th-25th May) offers a variety of different length walks at different times and locations around Rutland. The second week (26th May – 1st June) will offer the 7 sections of the Rutland Round over those 7 days.
With two of the walks starting and finishing at Greetham Valley, it is the perfect excuse to pop in for some well-earned refreshments in our lounge bar!
Over the two weeks there will also be cycle rides to suit everyone, ranging from family to nature rides and even a led cycle ride around the whole of Rutland Water, including the Hambleton Peninsula. There really is something for everyone!
Rutland is the perfect place for walking, and has long attracted ramblers, who enjoy finding their way around the tiny villages, little known tracks and country lanes. As well as the popular Rutland Water there are many other footpaths covering varied terrain with several famous walking routes as well:
The Macmillan Way was originally developed to raise money for Cancer Research, and was opened as a fully signed and waymarked route in 1996. This route passes the south banks of Rutland Water.
The Viking Way winds its way southwards from the Humber Bridge, through the Lincolnshire Wolds and finishes in Oakham.
The Hereward Way follows a path through Rutland, passing through villages including Empingham, Whitwell and Barnsdale, before reaching Oakham.
The Jurassic Way follows the band of Jurassic Limestone that runs along the northern boundary of Northamptonshire, along the Oxford Canal, via Middleton Cheney and Woodford Halse to Braunston on the Grand Union Canal. Here it passes between Market Harborough and Corby, following the Welland Valley to Rockingham with its castle.
Full details of the free events can be found in the Active Rutland Walking and Cycling Brochure, click here for details. Why not make a ‘Staycation’ of it and enjoy accommodation at Greetham Valley? We are offering some great late deals on self-catering and B&B breaks during the festival, starting at just £15 per person per night!
Sam said ’They are surprisingly heavy for what I thought was a bundle of feathers’ whilst Katie’s comment about Errol was how expressive his face was!
Contact Simon on 01572 811177 or 07989 098071 to arrange a Falconry Experience in Rutland for your family, friends or corporate day.
All the guests at the fabulous Bee Gees Night at Greetham Valley last Friday were invited to fill in a competition form to win two tickets to the next Greetham Valley Great Night Out – and we received over 200 entries! The lucky winners, drawn today, were Ann and Tony Jones from Melton Mowbray who win two tickets to attend the 
How big???
Spring has finally sprung and the wedding season is now upon us. Oh the dresses, the hats!!! (slightly different to those of our fishing friends!!). Even on a grey day the smiling faces of the wedding party are enough to cheer us all up.
Greetham Valley will again be exporting the taste of the fabulous Greetham Valley Black Rock Grill to local shows and events this summer, starting with the 
Where is a camera when you need one?? Just two days after I blogged about hoping we would see Rutland Water’s ospreys overflying Greetham Valley again after their safe return home from West Africa – here one was!
Rutland Water’s ospreys have been previously spotted scouting out Greetham Valley’s lakes for breakfast and high tea, bringing the Lounge Bar and restaurants to a halt! Apparantly if the water is a little choppy at home, they are not above a short flypast over our calmer waters to see if they can spot the odd carp or trout. We have photographed them successfully fishing in one of the golf course lakes and we very much hope they will revisit us this year. There’s a very big old golden orfe in one lake who had better watch out….
