Rick's Roadshow: Grantham, England

Rick's Roadshow continues, from Grantham England, in the Leicestershire area, a few hours north of London. I stayed at Belton Woods, a beautiful country club hotel which was a perfect spot to get away from it all. Belton Woods is set on a 475 acre estate with beautifully manicured grounds. The club is a popular destination because it is in the middle of the English countryside which is quite relaxing. Like any good English estate, they have plenty of activities to keep busy which I enjoy, including archery, clay pigeon shooting, a full spa, large swimming pool, and two championship golf courses. I woke up quite early yesterday and enjoyed a pot of tea on my balcony. It was a chilly morning, but I put on a jumper and went for an early morning walk throughout the grounds. I spent some time bird watching, and saw all sorts of bird life, including blue birds, buzzards, owls, geese, pheasant and sparrowhawks. It was a peaceful morning on the estate, only one golfer was out playing already, as most of the hotel was still asleep.

above: here is another view of the hotel , with the balcony overlooking the golf course. It was a perfect spot to enjoy an early breakfast and pot of tea.

above: I had no idea that Belton Woods was the oldest professional golf tournament in the world- who knew? The course was really quite good. Sorry for the lack of good photos today, I was in business meetings the entire day so there wasn't much time for anything else, but it was a very pleasant day.

Above: later in the day we had dinner at a local restaurant called Manners Arms Inn, where I stopped to enjoy a pint of English beer before dinner. It hit the spot! Tomorrow Rick's Roadshow moves to Germany, so please stop back!

-Rick Rockhill