| Dingley Lodge is a victorian house, now operated as | | | | magnificent setting. |
| a hotel, that is set in its own grounds high above the | | | | As well as being a family home, the house also |
| beautiful Dingley Valley. Situated in the village of | | | | operates as a hotel and has 12 well appointed rooms |
| Dingley, it lies just with Northamptonshire on the | | | | all with lovely views across the unspoilt valley which is |
| border with Leicestershire and has views of the | | | | a mixture of arable farming and woodland. The valley |
| Welland Valley and Dingley Valley. Originally built in | | | | abounds with wildlife including red kites and buzzards, |
| 1888 by Lord Downe as the main house for his land | | | | fallow deer and several species of bats which can be |
| manager, John Fisher, who insisted he would only | | | | seen hawking around the hotel grounds on summer |
| take the job if he was provided with sufficient | | | | evenings. |
| accommodation for his large family. The house is | | | | It is an idyllic place to stay if you have business or |
| situated just outside the main part of the lovely | | | | holidays in the area and is handy for the towns of |
| village of Dingley, with its 12th century church and | | | | Market harborough (3 miles), Corby, Kettering, |
| many fine buildings, including Dingley Hall, one of the | | | | Desborough and Rothwell. As an Hotel, it provides |
| finest country houses in the county of Northampton. | | | | very affordable accommodation all of which is |
| When the estate at Dingley was broken up, the farm | | | | tastefully decorated to a very high standard as well a |
| land in the valley, including the house was purchased | | | | good wholesome home cooking. |
| by the Cooperative society. They had no | | | | Bruce and Chris Kirman provide a very warm |
| requirement for a large Victorian house and its was | | | | welcome to their guest and have a deep knowledge |
| left empty and slowly deteriorated. In 1982, it was | | | | of the area and the attractions available to their |
| purchased from the Cooperative Society by the | | | | guests. The area has many local attractions including |
| present owners, Bruce and Chris Kirkman who set | | | | the market town of Market Harborough, Rockingham |
| about restoring it to its former glory and that | | | | Castle, Kelmarsh Hall, the battlefield museum at |
| process still continues, with out buildings and stables | | | | Nasby, Cotton Manor Gardens, Rockingham |
| now being restored. It has been a long labour of love | | | | Speedway, Rutland Water and a host of other places |
| and the result is a spectacular house and building in a | | | | to visit. |