Churchyard Ketton stone cottage next to the pub

Eighteenth century Ketton stone cottage nestled in the churchyard near the CAMRA award-winning and fabulous Railway Inn. Wood burner, three double/twin rooms, White Company bedding, nearby village vineyard & great food scene, Burghley House ten minutes away, Rutland Water three miles away; England's finest stone town,Stamford, ten minutes. Whether you are a group of three couples, a family or a couple wanting a romantic getaway, this is a great blend of a countryside retreat and great fun! The space An eighteenth century Ketton stone cottage with Collyweston slate in the churchyard of the beautiful and impressive St Mary The Virgin village church. We have three double/twin bedrooms. Since 2021, when I bought Bumblebee Cottage, we have tried to combine the natural cosiness and character of the cottage and its location with, dare I say, a bit of style. We’ve enjoyed furnishing and decorating, but also the bigger jobs of new Collyweston slates on the roof, a VELUX window put in upstairs, a new boiler, and a recent new bathroom have made all the difference. With the log burner, White Company Egyptian cotton bedding, stylish kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, cafetière for coffee, bespoke hand made dining table, a lovely outdoor space overlooking the churchyard, a smart TV, and a Bose speaker for music, you’ve got everything you need for a cosy and stylish stay at Bumblebee Cottage in this architecturally beautiful and really friendly Rutland village. Dogs are more than welcome - in the pub too. Parking is easy - park anywhere outside the pub or church itself and then simply walk into the churchyard where we are back left. I will have given you the key code for the key box. We love coming here ourselves as part of three couples, with family, or just the two of us. Having the vineyard and the amazing pub on the doorstep is fantastic, as is having Rutland Water, the fabulous town of Stamford and a grest food scene surrounding us. Relax or party, or do both! Guest access Park outside the Railway Inn or the church itself on Church Rd. Wander into the churchyard and you'll find Bumblebee Cottage, number 23 back left. Follow the wall of gravestones round to the left of the churchyard and they’ll lead you to us. The key is in the keybox by the door. I’ll have given you the key code of course. Other things to note Stamford is a town which has always encouraged superlatives. Celia Fiennes, the late 17th-century traveller, said Stamford is 'as fine a built town all of stone as may be seen'. Sir Walter Scott apparently doffed his hat to the view up to St Mary's Church, claiming it was the finest sight on the road between London and Edinburgh. John Betjeman called Stamford 'England's most attractive town'. Lady Wedgewood, writing in 1936, said 'Among stone-built towns there may be some that equal, none I think that surpass Stamford and, since here the Welland leaves the freestone country to enter on the vagaries of a Fen river, it certainly chooses the supreme, architectural moment.' Pevsner says 'The climax [of Lincolnshire] in terms of historical as well as architectural significance, is... the town of Stamford, the English country market town par excellence'. W. G. Hoskins, the famous 1950s historian, said: If there is a more beautiful town in the whole of England I have yet to see it. The view of Stamford from the water-meadows on a fine June evening, about a quarter to half a mile upstream, is one of the finest sights that England has to show. The western sunlight catches the grey limestone walls and turns them to gold. It falls on towers and spires and flowing water, on the warm brown roofs of Collyweston slates, and on the dark mass of the Burghley woods behind. The hipped and mansard roofs of the town rise from the edge of the river above the flashing willows, tier upon tier, to the spire of All Saints, and the towers of St Martin's, St John's, and St Michael's, and, above them all, to the noble tower and spire of St Mary's, the central jewel in the crown of Stamford... [ East Midlands and the Peak, ed. G. Grigson (London, 1951) ] In 1993, BBC television used Stamford as the setting for George Eliot's Middlemarch drama. The producer, Louis Marks, said: When we were planning the programme we presumed we would have to film all over the country - a street here, a square there, a house somewhere else. But then our researchers came back and told us they had found this marvellous town that had everything. So I went up to Lincolnshire, took one look and I knew they were right. Stamford is beautiful, extraordinary; it is absolutely stunning.