St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford

Stunning collection of monuments

You don't have to be religious to appreciate this wonderful church. At first glance it looks like your average parish church, but go up to the chancel and it is packed with magnificent monuments to th...

Wonderful Parish church

Some nice church women were cleaning the church and turned all the lights on for us and provided a lot of history. Many generations of the Earls of Rutland are buried here, along with members of the d...

Magnificent

Exterior is beautiful.The interior is magnificent with many Effigy Tombs of the families of Belvoir Castle ( Dukes of Rutland) and local dignitaries, too many to mention. The chancel is crowded with e...

Amazing interior that you wouldn't expect

It's really amazing inside. Full of the tombs of former Dukes of Rutland (from nearby Belvoir Castle), many of which are very elaborate, before the castle had its own facilities! And there's a web cam...

Worth a detour off the A52: just look for the spire!

The architecture, elaborate tombs and annual nesting of peregrine falcons attracts many visitors, but bricks and mortar aside, there’s a warm welcome to Sunday and mid-week services, and evidence of c...