Uppingham is the finest small town in Rutland — England’s smallest county — a compact settlement of ironstone buildings centred on a market square and a famous public school, surrounded by rolling agricultural countryside and within easy reach of Rutland Water, the largest man-made lake in England.

A very handsome small town with a good range of independent shops and restaurants, Uppingham makes an excellent and rarely used walking base for Rutland and the Leicestershire border country — underrated walking that rewards the curious explorer.