The Olive Branch - Pub in Rutland
Main Street
Clipsham, Oakham, LE15 7SH, Rutland
England,
United Kingdom
Start the evening with a local, seasonal, hedgerow cocktail – try a crab-apple bellini. Move onto dinner: the menu changes each day. All the produce is lovingly sourced - eggs from the hens, veg from the garden, local meat and fish - then cooked with passion by Head Chef Luke Holland and his team. Set off for Stamford (ten miles), a town rich in history, notable for its medieval Sheep Market. The town’s prosperity is linked to Burghley House, the finest Elizabethan house in England. Take a pub picnic to its lawns. As for the Olive Branch, it's 400 years old and an absolute gem. It stands at the end of a tree-lined avenue, next to a beautiful stone barn where you can enjoy a fruit de mer platter with lobster thermidor, smoked haddock chowder, chilli prawns, mussels, squid, cockles and wild sea trout. Everyone's welcome, from children to dogs.
- Wheelchair access
- Wheelchair access to some public rooms and to wc's.
- Children welcome
- Children of all ages welcome in some public rooms (highchairs not necessarily available).
- WiFi
- Wireless internet access available in the bar.
- Dogs welcome
- Dogs welcome in some public rooms.
- Wine list
- Pub serves eight or more wines by the glass.
Local points of interest from Ben Jones & Sean Hope:
Local points of interest from
Ben Jones & Sean Hope:
- Castles and country houses within 30 mins, including Elizabethan Burghley House with acres of beautiful parkland, sculpture gardens and a Garden of Surprises are perfect for a summer’s day picnic with one of our hampers.
- Walking, cycling, sailing, golf, horse-riding… dozens of chances to get active, at Rutland Water, Belvoir Castle, Deene Park, Rockingham Castle, Twin Lakes adventure park, Sacrewell Farm, Nene Valley Railway and Rutland Owl & Falconry Centre.
- We’re surrounded by some of England’s prettiest market towns. Nearby Stamford, film location for Pride and Prejudice, is a treasure trove of cobbled streets, churches, real ale pubs and wonderful independent traders.
- Ask about cookery demos, kitchen masterclasses, wine tasting events & wine dinners!
- Take a look at our new paddock with chickens, ducks (goats coming soon!), polytunnel and veg and herb gardens.
- There are bicycles for our guests to borrow and picnic with, and walking and cycling routes (for off road and on road).
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Bar meals £10.50. Dinner from £14.50. Sunday lunch £24.95.
3pm-6pm. Open all day Sat & Sun.
Lots of countryside walks nearby.
Advice on walks.
Dogs £10.
Main Street Clipsham, Oakham, LE15 7SH, Rutland
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