A short visitor's guide to Redmile, Leicestershire: things to do, places to eat and drink, and what's on through the year.
Redmile is a quiet village in the Melton district of Leicestershire, sitting on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir about ten miles north of Melton Mowbray and seven miles west of Grantham. The vale itself, with its broad, pastoral landscape and the landmark silhouette of Belvoir Castle on the ridge to the east, gives the village its principal setting and much of its character.
The village is well placed for visitors seeking a peaceful base in the East Midlands countryside, with easy access to the Vale of Belvoir's walking routes and to the market towns of the surrounding area.
Redmile's dining options are modest, as you'd expect of a small rural village, but the one venue it does have is well regarded. The Windmill Inn on Main Street serves modern British dishes and pub classics in a relaxed setting with leather seats and bare wood tables; its 4.7-star rating from nearly five hundred reviews reflects the consistent quality of the kitchen. For a broader choice of restaurants, the market town of Melton Mowbray is around ten miles to the south.
Redmile is a rural village most easily reached by car, sitting roughly between the A52 to the north and the A607 to the south, with Grantham about seven miles to the east and Melton Mowbray around ten miles to the south.
By train, the nearest station is Bottesford, approximately 3.7 miles away, on the Nottingham to Grantham and Skegness line. From there a taxi or short drive completes the journey to the village. Redmile had its own railway station (Redmile and Belvoir) until 1951, when the line from Melton Mowbray North to Newark Castle closed to passengers.
By bus, there is a weekday daytime service connecting Redmile with both Melton Mowbray and Bottesford. Services do not run evenings or weekends, so a car gives considerably more flexibility. Visitors who enjoy leisure waterways may also be interested to note that short sections of the historic Grantham Canal, which once ran to Nottingham, have reopened for leisure craft.