Category: Puddle Cottage

Parkrun Rutland Water

Parkrun Rutland Water is the closet Parkrun to Puddle Cottage and Snowdrop Cottage. The main 5km event takes place on Saturday mornings at 9am on the South shore of Rutland Water. The starting point for the Rutland Water Parkrun is by Normanton Church on the South shore of Rutland Water. If energy levels allow, the […]

May Update

Hello from Rutland Water! It’s been a busy month at the cottage with the holiday season in full swing now with some glorious sunshine. As a result of recently refurbishing and opening Snowdrop Cottage to guests, we have some Spring and Summer availability. If you are considering a stay, please have a look at our […]

Spring Update

Hello from Rutland Water! There is something about the clocks changing that focusses the mind to the Spring and Summer ahead, even if the weather hasn’t received the memo! It’s been a busy month by the big ‘Puddle’. The fishing season has started and Rutland Water Fishing Lodge has been hive of activity. There have […]

Hambleton Bakery opens café

Our previous guests will be aware of Hambleton Bakery, once awarded Britain’s Best Bakery, with shops in Oakham, Stamford and Exton. Hambleton Bakery have now opened a café at their Bakery in Exton! The menu focuses on their signature products  – freshly made soup with their famous Sourdough, salads, filled Focaccias and of course a […]

Northern Lights at Rutland Water

On Sunday night, we were treated to an amazing display of the Northern Lights over Rutland Water! The Northern Lights are never normally seen in the UK and being able to see them in Rutland was such a treat! The display was beautifully captured by Jamie Hassall. Jamie runs Rutland Photography Workshops and offers photography […]

10 of the UK’s most scenic winter walks by Country Living

Country Living have published their list of 10 of the UK’s most scenic winter walks. Their list includes a circular walk which starts and ends at Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort with a pit stop at the Stilton Cheese Inn in Somerby which sounds like a perfect winter walk to us! The article says: Melton […]

Rutland Marathon

It was a busy weekend at Rutland Water over the weekend, as the area hosted the Rutland Night 10km for both runners and walkers. Rutland Water, including Normanton Church was lit with an array of multi coloured lights and it was a wonderful event for all involved. If you fancy joining in next year. the dates […]

Preparations for 2023!

We are busy making the most of our quieter season by making preparations for next year. Today we took a visit to Rutland Nursery to see their amazing bulb festival and stock up on bulbs (especially Snowdrops!) to plant ready for the Spring. The team were so helpful in offering planting advice so fingers crossed […]

Christmas Markets in Rutland 2022

With the evenings drawing in and the temperatures dropping, Christmas will be here before we know it! Christmas is a lovely time of the year in Rutland and the independent, boutique shops in Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford make the area a great place to pick up a more unusual and thoughtful gift. Here are details […]

4 Stars from Visit England for Puddle and Snowdrop Cottage!

We are delighted to announce that following today’s inspection by Visit England we are thrilled to have retained our 4 star status at Puddle Cottage for the 10th year running! We were also thrilled that Snowdrop Cottage was also awarded 4 stars by Visit England at its first ever inspection. We would like to thank […]