Snowdrop Spectacular at Launde Abbey

The pretty woodland walk behind Launde Abbey is the setting for the annual Snowdrop Spectacular at the Elizabethan/Jacobean Retreat House near East Norton in Leicestershire. The Abbey will be open from 2.00 – 4.00 pm every day from 25th February until 10th March 2013, when visitors will be welcome to stroll through the gardens and wander amongst the magnificent display of snowdrops. (Suitable footwear is advisable as some areas may be muddy following rain or snow.)

Afterwards everyone is invited to relax in the dining room over tea, scones and jam. (Cost: £5.00 per person, under 3s free).

The Abbey’s shop will be open all afternoon, selling locally produced jams, honey and other gifts.

Launde Abbey is set in beautiful rolling countryside between Oakham and Belton in Rutland, just off the A47 in Leicestershire and attracts thousands of visitors each year from across the East Midlands and beyond. The Abbey also offers lunches, morning coffees and teas throughout the year..

Other events in the Abbey’s calendar include Valentine’s Day lunches and dinners on February 14th and Mothering Sunday lunches on 10th March, which also coincides with the end of the Snowdrop Spectacular.

For more information please contact the General Office on 01572 717254 or visit the website www.laundeabbey.org.uk.


Photos: The snowdrops in full display; the winter pond at the front of Launde Abbey


Launde Abbey is the residential Retreat House for the Dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough, offering Christian hospitality to all people, with or without faith. It provides an oasis of calm which allows both individuals and groups time to reflect upon where they are and what they are called to be in today’s ever changing world; a place where people can come to learn about themselves and others.

Enquiries to: Suzanne Page on 01572 717254 or suzanne@launde.org.uk