It is a little known fact that the area of Melton gave the country one of its most enduring traditions: Afternoon Tea. Anna Maria Stanhope invented the tradition when she was staying at Belvoir Castle in the 1840s with the then Duke and Duchess of Rutland. Today the stunning regency-era Belvoir Castle is one of the region’s most popular attractions, offering superb art and European sculpture collections and, of course, Afternoon Tea at its magnificent Stewards Restaurant.
Stay overnight at the Manners Arms Country Hotel – a stunning country house hotel managed by the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. Twin /double rooms with breakfast start at £80.
