Here is the guest feedback for October 2014: Fantastic area, brilliant fishing and walking. Locals very friendly. We love Puddle Cottage. It’s everything you need and more for a very relaxing holiday. Sandra, Tony and Ben Beautiful cottage in beautiful surroundings. Extremely well equipped with modern appliances. Very comprehensive for everything. All info can be […]
This Saturday 13th September 2014 (which is also Rutland Day!) is the 5th Rutland Food & Drink Festival which is taking place at the Sykes Lane site Empingham, Rutland Water (LE15 8QL), 10am until 6pm. Visitors can sample and buy items such as alcoholic ice cream, cheese, award winning bread, sloe gin, local sausages and […]
Today saw our annual inspection by Visit England and we are delighted to announce that we have retained our 4 star status for self catering! We continue to make ‘tweaks’ and improvements since we opened the cottage doors two years ago and this has been reflected in our assessment. Our full written assessment should be […]
Please find below the guest feedback for August 2014: Excellent accommodation, very well equipped and comfortable. We loved the welcome pack and quickly settled in. An enjoyable week’s relaxation. Information booklet & very good tourist information within cottage which made stay easy to plan. We would definitely recommend and return. Judith, Sue and Val. We have […]
Here is a list of some of the things taking place in Rutland and the surrounding area this August: Badger Watch, Rutland Water Nature Reserve: 5th August 2014, 9-11pm (http://www.rutlandwater.org.uk/events/badger-watch-6 ) Osprey Cruise, Rutland Water Nature Reserve: 6th August 2014, 4:30pm – 7:15pm (http://www.rutlandwater.org.uk/events/osprey-cruise-11 ) Manton Open Gardens: 10th August 2014, 12-6pm, Entry £5. Lunch […]
Today Prince Charles and Camilla visited our local market town of Oakham. I took this photo above just outside Oakham Castle. Thankfully journalists were in Oakham to cover the story properly! Here is the article from BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28525881) Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Rutland The Duchess of Cornwall presented a commemorative horseshoe […]
Please find below the guest feedback for July 2014: We had a fantastic week in your lively cottage which we found to be clean, comfortable and well equipped just like last year. The garden is so peaceful. Thank you Anna and Dominic, we will be back for our next holiday, next year if not before. […]
Charles and Camilla are visiting Oakham and Rutland Water next week! Here is the article in the Rutland Times: Excitement has been building in Rutland with the news that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the county this month. Prince Charles and Camilla will make several stops during their trip on […]
Isn’t the weather just lovely at the moment? I had to share this photo taken this morning near Manton overlooking the big ‘puddle’ Rutland Water!! Everything looks so peaceful. I was lucky enough to spend half an hour walking round Rutland Water this morning and didn’t see another sole. Saying that I did see plenty of […]
Buckets and spades at the ready! The big ‘Puddle’ (Rutland Water) now has a beach and a swimming area which opens this weekend! Anglian Water, which owns the reservoir, has invested £20,000 to transform the North shore near Sykes Lane Visitor Centre, with two hundred tonnes of sand now covering a 590ft stretch of shoreline alongside a 107 […]
