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Directions To 17 Northgate
Oakham is located in the East Midlands to the East of Leicester, the South East of Nottingham and roughly to the West of Peterborough and to the west of the A1 as it passes Peterborough and Grantham.
A) Travelling to Oakham by car
1 From the South using the A1
Take the A606 junction from the A1 signposted to Oakham, ten miles or so north of Peterborough and well south of Grantham. Follow this road for about 9 miles passing through the villages of Empingham and Whitwell and the Barnsdale Lodge hotel on your right. You will then go down a hill with a view of Rutland Water on your left. Follow this road into Oakham until you reach a small roundabout where you take the right hand exit. After about 150 metres you will reach a second small roundabout where you go straight over and up the main street in the town. Continue along this road passing Boots the chemists on the left, go through a set of pedestrian traffic lights and then turn right at the next junction (Church St.) Go along Church street until you see the church on your right and a junction on your left. The road to the left is Northgate with the Wheatsheaf pub on your left as you turn. Number 17 is on the right about 300 metres along, just beyond the right hand bend in the road, the spreading chestnut tree and the BT exchange!
2 From the North using the A1
Take the B668 off the A1 about 12 miles south of Grantham. This will be signed to Cottesmore and Oakham. Take this road through Greetham and Cottesmore and continue for approx 7 miles until you drive down a hill with Oakham below you. You will pass a Coop Superstore on your right and then reach a small round about. Here go straight ahead towards Oakham. Continue along this road until you see a pub called the Odd House Tavern and a grassy island on your right. Take the second right hand turn, the one just beyond the pub, into Station Road. Continue until you reach the first junction on the left, Church Street. Turn left here and take the next right hand turn into Northgate with the Wheatsheaf pub on your left as you turn. Number 17 is on the right about 250 metres along, just beyond the right hand bend in the road, the spreading chestnut tree and the BT exchange!
3 From the East via Leicester using the A47 Leicester to Peterborough road
Using the Leicester ring road follow the signs for the A47 towards Peterborough and Uppingham. Take the A47 from Leicester towards Uppingham until you reach the roundabout on the Uppingham bypass. Take the second exit, the A6003 signed towards Oakham and Rutland Water. When you reach Oakham, after about 6 miles, you will reach a small roundabout where you go straight on. After about 150 metres you will reach a second small roundabout where you go straight over again and up the main street in the town. Continue along this road passing Boots the chemists on the left, go through a set of pedestrian traffic lights and then turn right at the next junction (Church St.) Go along Church street until you see the church on your right and a junction on your left. This is Northgate with the Wheatsheaf pub on your left as you turn. Number 17 is on the right about 300 metres along, just beyond the right hand bend in the road, the spreading chestnut tree and the BT exchange!
4 From the M1 North via Melton Mowbray.
Leave the M1 at junction 24 and take the A6 through Kegworth towards Loughborough. Aproximately 2 miles beyond Kegworth take the left off the A6 on to the A6006 signed to Melton Mowbray, Rempstone, Asfordby. Follow this road for approximately 17 miles until you reach Melton Mowbray. Once in the town Oakham is sign posted around a small inner ring road which takes you though a number of sets of traffic lights until you are signed to turn right. This, the A606, takes you into the town centre with a left hand turn in the centre down the hill towards the railway station and up a steeper hill out of the town. Stay on the A606 until you reach Oakham. As you drive into the town the main road bends left over a level crossing and you need to turn left again as soon as you cross the railway line into Station Road and then take the immediate right hand turn into Northgate. Number 17 is a thatched farmhouse on the left about 250 metres along just before a large spreading Chestnut tree.
5 From the west, including Birmingham
Take the M6 as far as its junction with the M1. (Junction 19 on the M1) At this junction take the A14. Follow the A14 until you reach the junction with the A43 signed to Kettering and Corby etc (about 15/20 mins.) At the next roundabout on the A43 take the A6003 signed to Oakham and Corby. Stay on the A6003 until you reach Oakham. (About 40 mins) You will bypass Corby, go through Rockingham (Castle here and good pub), go through Caldecott and then reach Uppingham. Go straight through the town (worth a visit), cross the A47 at the roundabout on the by pass and still on the A6003 head for Oakham. When you reach Oakham, after about 6 miles, you will reach a small roundabout where you go straight on. After about 100 metres you will reach a second small roundabout where you go straight over again and up the main street in the town. Continue along this road passing Boots the chemists on the left, go through a set of pedestrian traffic lights and then turn right at the next junction (Church St.) Go along Church street until you see the church on your right and a junction on your left. This is Northgate with the Wheatsheaf pub on your left as you turn. Number 17 is on the right about 250 metres along, just beyond the right hand bend in the road, the spreading chestnut tree and the BT exchange!
6 From the East (i.e. Norfolk and South Lincs.)
Pick up the A47 travelling west towards Peterborough and Leicester. Pass round/through Peterborough on the A47 dual carriageway. Stay on the A47 until you reach the A1 where you will join it travelling North. (Should you hear of an accident or other delay on the A1 see below) Stay on the A1 travelling north towards Grantham and Newark until you reach the A606 junction signposted to Oakham, ten miles or so north of Peterborough and well south of Grantham. Follow this road for about 9 miles passing through the villages of Empingham and Whitwell and the Barnsdale Lodge hotel on your right. You will then go down a hill with a view of Rutland water on your left. Follow this road into Oakham until you reach a small roundabout where you take the right hand exit. After about 100 metres you will reach a second small roundabout where you go straight over and up the main street in the town. Continue along this road passing Boots the chemists on the left, go through a set of pedestrian traffic lights and then turn right at the next junction (Church St.) Go along Church street until you see the church on your right and a junction on your left. This is Northgate with the Wheatsheaf pub on your left as you turn. Number 17 is on the right about 250 metres along, just beyond the right hand bend in the road, the spreading chestnut tree and the BT exchange!
(You can continue on the A47 to Uppingham and referring to Paragraph 5 above, follow the directions from the A47)
B) Travelling to Oakham by train.
Oakham has its own railway station (and a listed level crossing once made famous by its use in the early Hornby Dublo train sets for children). The rail service through the town is provided by Central Trains and the line runs from Birmingham via Leicester and Peterborough to Stansted airport. The service is usually hourly and connections north and south can be made from Leicester or Peterborough. The station is only a 7/8 minute walk from 17 Northgate but by arrangement guests can be picked up by car from the station.
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