The Seek

The Seek is a forest in Braunston-in-Rutland, Rutland, England. The Seek is situated nearby to the village Brooke, as well as near the locality Swooning Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oakham Castle and Oakham railway station.

Oakham Castle

Castle

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Oakham Castle is a historic building in Oakham, Rutland. The castle is known for its collection of massive horseshoes and is also recognised as one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England.

Oakham railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oakham railway station serves the county town of Oakham in Rutland, England. The station is situated on the line is the Birmingham to Peterborough Line, 93 miles 61 chains from London St Pancras via Corby, and is approximately halfway between Leicester to the west and Peterborough to the east.

Rutland County Museum

Museum

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Rutland County Museum is located in Oakham, Rutland, in the old Riding School of the Rutland Fencible Cavalry which was built in 1794–1795. The museum, opened in 1969, houses a collection of objects relating to local rural and agricultural life, social history and archaeology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakham and Barleythorpe.

Oakham

Photo: SiGarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oakham is a town of 11,000 people in Rutland. Tourist attractions in Oakham include All Saints' Church and Oakham Castle. Another popular and historic feature is the open-air market held in the town's market square.

Barleythorpe

Village

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Barleythorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about a mile north-west of Oakham. The population at the 2001 census was 178, increasing to 207 at the 2011 census.

Egleton

Village

Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Egleton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated south east of Oakham, and is close to the western shore of Rutland Water.

The Seek

Type: Forest
Location: Braunston-in-Rutland, Rutland, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6547° or 52° 39′ 17″ north

Longitude

-0.7601° or 0° 45′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C4XM63Q+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 607954703

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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