Within easy distance of The Paddock are a wealth of attractions, with something to appeal to almost every age, taste and interest.

• Redmile village - ½ mile by road or canal towpath
• Belvoir Castle (2 miles)
• Rutland Water - sailing, watersports, birdwatching
• Barnsdale Gardens
• Melton Mowbray (14 miles) home of the world-famous pork pies
• Stilton Cheese at Colston Bassett
• Nottingham (17 miles)
• Newark (15 miles)
• Lincoln (30 miles)
• Golf courses, horse-riding, restaurants and pubs, museums, country parks and fishing lakes, National Trust properties and much more.