There are lots of places to visit locally. Some you can walk to, others are a short drive away. Feel free to leave a Comment here or on the village Facebook page if you have other suggestions or would like to send information about a place not listed here.
- Collyweston Church … walking distance
- Collyweston Quarries Nature Reserve … known locally as The Deeps … walking distance or you can park across the A43 from the entrance
- Collyweston Plant Nursery … walking distance or you can park. It’s off Slate Drift
- Collyweston Playing Field … short walking distance, dogs must be kept on the lead
- Collyweston Slater public house and restaurant … your ‘local’!
- Collyweston Village Hall … walking distance
- Collyweston Village Shop … walking distance
- Barnsdale Gardens … 38 inspiring gardens, all in one place, between Stamford & Oakham
- Burghley House … and gardens you can walk in for free … and events including the Burghley Horse Trials at the end of August/early September
- Cycling Routes: 1 – The Nassaburgh Trail 13.5 miles, approx 1 hour 45 mins
- (all Peterborough) 2 – The Celtic Causeway 7.4 miles, approx 1 hour
- 3 – Cycling John Clare Country 11 miles, 1 hour 30 mins
- 4 – Cycling the Nene Park Loop 7 miles, approx 1 hour
- 5 – Cycling the Crown Lake Link 11.5 miles, approx 90 mins
- Corby swimming pool … half an hour down the A43
- Deene Park … near Corby
- Drayton Manor Park … Thomas the tank engine, zoo, theme park, near Tamworth
- Easton Walled Gardens … half an hour up the A1
- Ancient Egyptian Gallery exhibition
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7EA 0116 225 4900
The most significant collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts in the East Midlands includes find from excavations carried out in the very early 20th century, as well as mummies sent to Leicester from Egypt by John Mason Cook – the son of travel pioneer Thomas Cook. - Empingham has 2 walking routes
- Fineshade Wood
- Flag Fen bronze age excavations, Peterborough
- Ketton
- Kings Cliffe Heritage Centre
- Oakham Castle … not just a building, there are events as well
- Oakham Markets … yes there’s more than one!
- Old Sulehay Nature Reserve at Kings Cliffe … 10 minutes’ drive
- Oundle Victoria Hall … events and Cinema
- Rutland County Museum … Oakham, opposite the County Council offices
- Rutland Water … 15 minutes’ drive towards Oakham
- Sacrewell Farm … 15 minutes’ drive – take the A47 towards Peterborough
- Stamford Arts Centre including Cinema
- Stamford Corn Exchange
- Stamford Market … every Friday
- Stamford Pool
- Sundown Adventureland … an hour up the A1
- Uppingham Market … every Friday
- WALKS in the area … the Jurassic Way
- Wakerley Woods
- Wothorpe Nurseries … half way in to Stamford … watch out for the pot-holes!
Collyweston village website 