The Old Mill Retreat, Northfield Farm
The Old Mill Retreat - Minimum 2 nights stay
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23 | 5£95 | 6£95 | 7£95 | 8£105 | 9£105 | 10£105 | 11£105 |
24 | 12£95 | 13£95 | 14£95 | 15£105 | 16£105 | 17£105 | 18£105 |
25 | 19£95 | 20£95 | 21£95 | 22£105 | 23£105 | 24£105 | 25£105 |
26 | 26£95 | 27£95 | 28£95 | 29£105 | 30£105 |
The space
The ultimate small scale, self-contained, tiny romantic retreat.
The Old Mill has been completely restored, keeping exactly to its original design. Upstairs there is a King Size ‘Bateau Lit’ bed, and a shower room with loo and wash basin. Broad floor boards with rugs, two small windows and hand made wooden shutters.
An open traditional narrow spiral staircase leads you down to the kitchen/living area. Here, there is a large comfortable sofa, a small open plan kitchen with fridge, dish washer and washing machine, all on a gorgeous stone flagged floor. The kitchen comprises of a simple two hob range, kettle, toaster & large smart TV on the wall.
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Recreation and attractions
Local Walks
There are lots of countryside walks near the farm. Please follow the yellow bridleway or footpath signs as you explore. Rutland abounds with beautiful walks and stunning landscape. Our local tourism website has a wealth of information and suggested walks at https://www.discover-rutland.co.uk/things-to-do
Rutland Water
Rutland Water is our greatest local attraction – a beautiful man-made reservoir, with nature reserves, ospreys and migrating birds, trout fishing, windsurfing and sailing – and fantastic walking and cycle routes. All the family can enjoy a bike ride, with the obligatory ice-cream stop or cosy pub lunch en-route!
Oakham Castle
A small, medieval moated “castle”, with a fine selection of horseshoes … visit to find out why.
Twin Lakes Theme Park
Twinlakes is a theme park located 0.5 miles (0.75 kilometres) north-east of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.
Attractions at present include: small zoo, falconry centre, roller coaster, log flume, assault course, toboggan slide, go karts and a boating lake.
nearby towns
Oakham
Direction: Left out of the farm gate, at the main road turn right and follow the road signs for Oakham. Market days Wednesday and Saturday. Approximately 5 miles. Oakham is a pretty stone built town, with mostly independent boutiques and shops, with a good selection of coffee shops and gastropubs. Rutland, of which Oakham is the capital.
Melton Mowbray
Directions: Left out of the farm gate, at the main road turn left. Follow the main road for approximately 5.5 miles following the road signs for Melton. Full livestock and street market Tuesday. Melton Mowbray, where Pork Pies & Stilton Cheese were born. You can even visit the very first pork pie shop in the town center. The phrase painting the town red originated in Melton; Out celebrating a successful hunt in 1837, the 3rd Marquess of Waterford and his hunting party found several tins of red paint which they daubed liberally on to the buildings of the High Street, some traces of which can still be seen on doors of older buildings in the town.
Stamford
Directions: Head for Oakham. Turn Left at the first roundabout onto the Oakham bypass and follow the signs for Stamford, turning left at the 5th roundabout. Approximately 9 miles from Oakham. Street Market Friday. Stamford is a beautiful part medieval, part Georgian town, bursting with good shops and places to eat. It has been the star of many television series and films. Burghley House, about a mile out of Stamford, is a glorious stately home with fantastic parkland for walks and picnics.