Location: Oakham
Top Things to do in Oakham
Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Oakham, England
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, 25 miles (40.2 km) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45.1 km) south-east of Nottingham and 23 miles (37.0 km) west of Peterborough. Oakham has a population of 10,922, as of the 2011 census.
Restaurants in Oakham
1. Rutland Water Cruises
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 60 reviews
Rutland Water Cruises enables visitors to enjoy the beautiful scenery from the water, amidst the sailors, anglers and water birds, whilst listening to detailed commentary highlighting points of interest, (hearing induction loop fitted in lower saloons). Our bar offers a selection of beers, wines, spirits, hot and cold drinks and snacks. Wheelchair accessible from Whitwell. We welcome quiet, well-behaved dogs and now offer Single tickets for those that want to walk or cycle from the North or South shores. COVID-19: We are operating in a COVID-19 secure manner, in accordance with all up to date UK government advice for the safety of our employees and customers. To fulfil these requirements, we ask that our customers also adhere to the most recent UK government and social distancing guidelines to keep us all safe.
2. One Way Out Escape Rooms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 223 reviews
One Way Out is a fantastic escape room experience located in Oakham, Rutland. Use strategy, team work and brain power to crack codes, solve puzzles and complete the game in 70 minutes. During the event your game master will guide you if you need a hint. Work together, think together and most importantly, laugh together. Our games are also the best value anywhere, with prices between £12.50 and £20 per head depending on group size and for that you get up to 70-80 minutes of play (depending on which game you choose)
Reviewed By Nicole19Hayward
We had a fantastic experience! We decided to try the murder mystery and unfortunately got caught by the police! The stage and clues were well set and provided a good challenge, well worth a visit for all you murder mystery lovers!
3. Rutland Water Nature Reserve (Anglian Water Bird Watching Centre)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 262 reviews
Reviewed By joancB3793QB - Nottingham, United Kingdom
We had a warm, helpful and informative welcome at the Lynton visitor centre - well organised re COVID precautions - and saw 3 osprey before tea time on our first day at Rutland Water. At the end of the visit we noticed the mini season ticket, for 4 visits to the reserves over 10 days, and the volunteer helpfully let us top up to this from our day ticket. That let us have a return visit to Lynton & two x half days at the other reserve. Lovely settings, very peaceful, and we still didn't get round to all of the hides. One highlight was a heron, fairly close, demonstrating how to line up and swallow a trout.
4. Rutland Water
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,594 reviews
Rutland Water covers 4,200 acres of open countryside. The park offers everything from walking and cycling to fishing and watersports. There is also our fantastic nature reserve, managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and home to the Rutland Osprey Project. Expert or novice, everything you need to make the most of your visit is right here, including cycle hire and expert tuition on boat handling. And of course, you will also find a choice of places to enjoy a cuppa or a bite to eat.
Reviewed By shazzaj1506 - Rutland, United Kingdom
Lots of people visit every year come rain or shine, we li e here and its a great pleasure to walk a around, lovely scenery and great parks for kids, you can even take a boat trip from one side to the other, the church is a must see, also there are quaint little pit stops with beverages available at reasonable prices
5. Oakham Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 397 reviews
The splendid Great Hall of Oakham Castle is one of the finest Norman Halls in England. The Hall is best known for its collection of enormous commemorative Horseshoes donated by members of the Royal Family and Peers of the Realm. It is also decorated with a range of 12th century sculptures. The grounds of the Castle are a peaceful oasis in the centre of Oakham.
Reviewed By jennalewandowski - Stevenage, United Kingdom
Amazing collection of horseshoes and lovely stories about them from our volunteer guide Jim! Free entry and parking. Highly recommended.
6. The Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 405 reviews
Collection of birds of prey located in 42 acres ancient woodland
Reviewed By P7889CProbertb - Ely, United Kingdom
Despite a wet day this was one of the most enjoyable few hours I spent in a while. My wife and I opted to pay extra for the woodland walk with one of the birds - my wife took an Eagle Owl and I took a Harris Hawk (although we had to walk a few metres apart - the birds don't get on). Our humorous and engaging guide, Tom, gloved us up, showed us how to befriend, handle and stroke our birds, and guided us on our woodland walk, all the while providing interesting information on the birds and the centre, as well as answering and questions. Hour long walk (with a break for a sit down) over, we then had the opportunity to have these birds fly to us to take food from our hands. It was lovely to be so close to these majestic birds. We then rounded off our visit by walking around the various enclosures viewing the birds the centre looks after. It has to be said the focus of the centre is on looking after the birds rather than flashy visitor facilities - somewhere to wash your hands and a portaloo in the car park were all you can expect, but if you fancy refreshments I can recommend the tearoom at Barnsdale Gardens, 5 mins drive away. The centre has done all that can reasonably be expected to be COVID-secure, and for an interesting and diverting few hours you could do worse that pay the centre a visit.
7. Rutland County Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 74 reviews
Rutland County Museum & Visitor Centre is the perfect introduction to England’s smallest county. Admission is free! Our many displays & exhibits from our Collections include: Archaeology Rural trades and rural life including: Brewery, Wheelwrighting, Blacksmithing, and an impressive range of agricultural exhibits Crime and punishment, including the only surviving New Drop Gallows in England The Brooke Reliquary and more! We also have Visitor Information, a Gift Shop, Study Area and a Garden.
Reviewed By ACoupleOfBubbas - Nottingham, United Kingdom
For a free museum, it is good. Couldn’t ask for much more, welcomed warmly by the staff. Spent a bit over an hour there looking at some interesting things.
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9. Aqua Park Rutland
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 399 reviews
Aqua Park Rutland is the biggest Aquaglide inflatable wipe-out water park in the UK. Covering over 8,000 square meters on the beautiful Rutland Water and providing an unsurpassed range of slides, climbs, balance beams in all over 40 obstacles for you to get wiped out on and the possibility of conquering the BEAST . come and have some fun.
Reviewed By elayneallen66 - Sutton Bridge, United Kingdom
Myself (mum) my 3 daughter's daughter in law and my son my daughter's partner went today 3rd of August, absolutely Amazing, great fun and well organised, clean , lots of picnics , barbeques, burger bar, everything for a fun day for all ages , beautiful park, staff all polite and helpful , would highly recommend, the inflatables on the course was brilliant a really great experience, well done Rutland aqua park ????????????????
10. Normanton Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By 872lornagv - North Luffenham, United Kingdom
We chose this for my husband's funeral and to the best of my knowledge we were the first people to ever hold a funeral here. It's a wonderful location for it and I would recommend it unhesitatingly. We had a humanist service and the space was perfect, not too overwhelming and not too small, perfect. Parking is no problem, and it makes what could be a dreary experience into something memorable for the right reasons
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