67 acres above Rutland Water

Burley on the Hill stands in an unrivalled parkland setting on a hill looking due south over Rutland Water. To its north, the Great Courtyard is flanked by the Stables to the east and the Coach House to the west, with the Cour d'Honneur at its centre. This is thought to be the second oldest cricket pitch in the country, laid out by Thomas Lord, then a servant of the Earl.

Around the house, 67 acres of parkland and gardens include the historic deer park, with fallow and red deer roaming among it. The owners share use of the lawns, colonnades, parkland, and Deer Park, all professionally maintained, and hold pedestrian rights over the rides in Burley Wood: an ancient woodland of about 500 acres, dating back a thousand years, immediately to the south.

The house and its small estate village lie about two miles east of Oakham, a market town in rolling countryside with traditional shops and two newer superstores, restaurants, and leisure facilities, and home to Oakham School since 1584. Oakham's own station runs direct to London St Pancras in about 90 minutes; Peterborough's East Coast Main Line services reach King's Cross in as little as 45. The property is well placed for the A1 at Stretton and for the Georgian town of Stamford, with Leicester, Uppingham, Corby, and Kettering all within easy reach too.

Oakham 2 miles · Stamford 10 miles · Leicester 20 miles · Peterborough 22 miles · London 97 miles

Private schooling locally includes Oakham, Uppingham, and Oundle, fed by preparatory schools including Brooke Priory, Maidwell Hall, and Witham Hall. There's trout fishing and sailing on Rutland Water, plus cycling and bird watching, and golf at Greetham Valley, Luffenham Heath, and The Leicestershire Golf Club. Stapleford Park, a few miles off, pairs its own golf course with a spa and tennis courts, and the Cottesmore Hunt and racing at Market Rasen and Leicester are close by too.