The Merry Monk, Oakham
The Rutland Morris were, and are,
concerned at the disappearance of many pubs around the country. In
order to raise the profile of these vital centres of community life,
the side decided to dance at every public house in Rutland during the
year 2000. We did this in order to raise the profile of these vital
centres of community life, having seen the sad demise of some of
these hostelries in recent years.
We also hoped to contribute to the local
economy by developing a web site describing the year's events
which we believed would be accessed by potential visitors from all
over the world. The Challenge's website was first hosted by
Rutnet (which is is now closed), and we are grateful to them for keeping the archive of
material for us.
There was some controversy during the
Challenge too. Was Caldecott in Rutland or Leicestershire?
Detailed research had revealed that the whole car park and a
corner of the public bar at the Castle Inn in Caldicott was in
fact in Rutland, and we felt obliged to add this to our existing
list of 68 pubs in Rutland.
Our itinerary was
…
| 1 May |
| The Vaults, Uppingham |
| The Monckton Arms, Glaston |
| The Kingfisher, Preston |
| The Blue Ball, Braunston |
| The Old Plough, Braunston |
| 8 May |
| The Crown, Tinwell |
| The Northwick Arms, Ketton |
| The Railway, Ketton |
| 22 May |
| The Wheatsheaf, Greetham |
| The Black Horse, Greetham |
| The Plough, Greetham |
| 29 May |
| The Gate, Bisbrooke |
| The George & Dragon, Seaton |
| The Exeter Arms, Barrowden |
| 3 June |
| The Noel Arms, Whitwell |
| 4th June |
| The Whipper In, Oakham |
| Admiral Hornblower, Oakham |
| 10th June |
| The Wheatsheaf, Langham |
| The Noel Arms, Langham |
| The Royal Duke, Oakham |
| The Horseshoe, Oakham |
| 12 June |
| The White Horse, Morcott |
| The Halfway House, South Luffenham |
| 24th June |
| The Fox & Hounds, North Luffenham |
| The Horse & Panniers, North Luffenham |
| The Sun, Belton In Rutland |
| 3rd July |
| The Black Bull, Market Overton |
| The Three Horseshoes, Whissendine |
| The White Lion, Whissendine |
| 4 July |
| The Boot & Shoe, South Luffenham |
| The Olive Branch, Clipsham |
| 10th July |
| The Essendine Hotel, Essendine |
| The Millstone, Ryhall |
| The Green Dragon, Ryhall |
| 17 July |
| The Ram Jam Inn, Stretton |
| The Jackson Stops, Stretton |
| 31st July |
| The Odd House Tavern, Oakham |
| The Normanton Park Hotel, Normanton |
| The White Horse, Empingham |
| 5th August |
| The Blue Bell, Belmesthorpe |
| The Crown, Great Casterton |
| The Plough, Great Casterton |
| 21 August |
| The White Lion, Oakham |
| The Cobbler, Oakham |
| The Rutland Angler, Oakham |
| 29 August |
| The Prince of Wales, Oakham |
| The Merry Monk, Oakham |
| The Griff Inn, Oakham |
| 4th September |
| The Waggon & Horses, Uppingham |
| The Cross Keys, Uppingham |
| The Crown Hotel, Uppingham |
| 11 September |
| The Plough, Caldecott |
| The Castle, Caldecott |
| The Marquess of Exeter, Lyddington |
| The Old White Hart, Lyddington |
| 23 September |
| The Wheatsheaf, Oakham |
| The Sun, Cottesmore |
| The Finch's Arms, Hambleton |
| The Horse & Jockey, Manton |
| The Wheatsheaf, Edith Weston |
| The Fox & Hounds, Exton |
| 24 September |
| Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, Barnsdale |
| The Railway, Oakham |
| The Grainstore, Oakham |
| 2 October |
| The Exeter Arms, Uppingham |
| The White Hart, Uppingham |
| The Falcon Hotel, Uppingham |
| 8th October |
| The Cuckoo, Wing |
| The King's Arms, Wing |
