Ridlington Park, located south of the village, was a royal deer park for over 400 years, from at least 1255. The park formed part of the large royal hunting forest of Rutland.
There are no through roads, and as a result, the village has an air of peace and quiet, with a maze of winding lanes meandering through pleasant countryside.
The parish church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew is a 13th-century building boasting a lovely 16th-century wall memorial to Sir James and Lady Harington. There is also an early Norman tympanum over the vestry door, with a carving showing a lion and gryphon in combat.