Posted in 4 Star Cottage Rutland, Burghley Horse Trials, Dog Friendly Cottage Rutland, Puddle Cottage, Self catering cottage Rutland
August 12th, 2012
We are open for business, with a 4 star rating and have availability for Burghley Horse Trials Well, what a week it has been for Puddle Cottage! On Tuesday we had our Quality in Tourism inspection where we were awarded 4 stars for self catering accommodation! And our first guests arrived on Thursday so we […]
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August 9th, 2012
This autumn and winter at Barnsdale Gardens sees a wide variety of courses – not just gardening. With the sun shining over Rutland today and hopefully the chance to get out in the garden this evening, it has reminded me that I haven’t had the chance to visit Barnsdale Gardens yet this summer as we […]
Posted in Dog Friendly Cottage Rutland, Puddle Cottage, Self catering cottage Rutland
August 8th, 2012
After months of hard work, Puddle Cottage has been refurbished and the super king sized bed has been delivered – through the bedroom window! After several months of very hard work, the renovation work on Puddle Cottage is nearly complete and will be open for business tomorrow having been awarded a 4 star rating by […]
Posted in 4 Star Cottage Rutland, Puddle Cottage
August 8th, 2012
With 21 days and 21 hours to go until this year’s Burghley Horse Trials starts (!) the excitement for the event is really building. Watching Team GB perform so well in the equestrian events in the 2012 Olympics over the past week has been a real joy and the fact that some of the Team […]
Posted in Puddle Cottage
July 10th, 2012
We are now three weeks into our refurbishment of Puddle Cottage, so I thought an update on progress was well overdue. The first project was to have the cottage re-pointed. The cottage was built in 1849 using local Collyweston stone but over the years the stone has been filled in using standard concrete. We have […]
Posted in Christmas in Rutland, Events in Rutland, Puddle Cottage
July 10th, 2012
It may seem like quite a while away, but we have already had several enquiries about bookings during the festive period. Rutland really comes to life in the run up to Christmas. The independent, boutique shops in Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford, make the area a great place to pick up a more unusual and thoughtful gift. […]
Posted in Events in Rutland, Puddle Cottage, Rutland News
July 3rd, 2012
Today, on Day 46 of the relay and with less than a month to go until the start of the Olympic Games, Rutland saw its first glimpse of the Olympic Torch. The Torch had made its way from Leicester that morning, and huge crowds gathered to see the Olympic Torch pass through Oakham High Street […]
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June 13th, 2012
As part of the Jubilee celebrations, the Queen visited Burghley House today. Unfortunately due to illness during the Jubilee weekend, the Duke of Edinburgh was not able to attend. The Queen arrived at Burghley House by Helicopter at about 12:30pm from Nottingham. According to the Stamford Mercury ‘About 8,000 people from voluntary groups, school children […]