I know I’ve used “Toping” recently, but it’s a great word. And nothing else rhymes with “Television“. We completed the Rutland chapter of the Beer Guide last Sunday. It’s no big deal, just the two new entries in a total cohort of seven. They should lump the entries back in with Leicestershire, like I have… Continue reading RUTLAND WEEKEND TOPING
Tag: Oakham
CONTRASTS IN RUTLAND
Rutland is within range of our Campervan, so I expect we’ll be wobbling round the pond there quite a bit. We might even visit all the pubs in the “county”, and there’s bigger hardships in life. There’s a stereotypical Rutland pub with ivy on the walls, hunting pictures and Barbour-jacketed diners, but Oakham’s newest pub… Continue reading CONTRASTS IN RUTLAND
OAKHAM STARS IN ST. IVES
On those days when I’m confined to home, making a futile attempt at social niceties, I sometimes pick a shorter walk along the Cambridge Guided bus-way. The circular walk from Swavesey to St Ives is the last stretch of the busway proper, and a good 12 miler for a sunny Sunday spent avoiding the football.… Continue reading OAKHAM STARS IN ST. IVES
RUDDLES
Mrs RM was persuaded by the first bright skies of the year to brave a Rutland walk yesterday. Sadly, the footpaths around Whissendine were a mudpath, and we were confined to a few miles on (very quiet) C-roads. As they say, it’s an area of simple pleasures. Langham, birthplace of Ruddles, is a pleasant small village… Continue reading RUDDLES
retiredmartin 