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Lots going on in June in Rutland!

Where is the year going! I can’t believe June is just around the corner! If you are visiting the area in June, there is plenty going on. Here are a few things which might take your fancy starting with the 181st Rutland County Show taking place on Sunday. Rutland Water Sailing Club Open Day: 1st June […]

Guest Feedback – May 2013

Guest feedback from May: The cottage is fabulous and just what we needed. We’ve had such a great weekend. Thanks for everything and we hope to stay again here soon! Michelle, Andy, Aimee and Elsa, May 2013 We like Puddle Cottage very much. Cosy. Easy to keep clean, Would come again. Both of us have […]

Rutland launches a new Shorelink bus service

Today, the new Rutland Shorelink bus service launches – a new bus service which links sites around Rutland Water with Oakham. The bus service will operate 7 days a week, including bank holidays, between 9am and 7pm. Tickets prices are as follows: £2.50 for adults (single) £4 for adults (day ticket) £1.50 for children (single) £2 for […]

Guest Feedback – March 2013

Here is the feedback from March: Just a quick note to say we had a lovely weekend in the cottage (despite the weather!). The cottage was perfect and a good location for us. The village shop and pub within walking distance were great and we had a lovely meal in the Wheatsheaf! Thanks for the […]

The Ospreys have returned! In the snow!

It’s been a busy week on Rutland Water. The Ospreys have started to return back to the area and seem to have settled well despite being greeted with snow for the latter half of the week! Hopefully Spring is just around the corner now and Osprey season can really start. There are many fantastic events […]

Courses and Events at Barnsdale Gardens 2013

Barnsdale Gardens have published their wide variety of courses for 2013  and there are plenty to choose from It is fantastic to see such a variety of courses offered – not just gardening but also photography, painting, design and even Christmas wreath making! I have listed the courses for 2013 below, taken from the Barnsdale […]

Oakham listed as one of Britain’s Best

As well as Stamford being voted the best place in Britian to live in the Sunday Times, published on 17th March 2013, Oakham was also listed in the top 100 places to live. According to the Sunday Times: In the mini county of Rutland, Oakham is the largest town, though that isn’t saying much. It […]

No porkies: Stamford is No 1

‘The charming, snob-free Lincolnshire town has been named Britain’s best place to live’… …according to the Sunday Times published today. Here is the full article taken from the Sunday Times, 17th March 2013 by Matt Rudd: The inn sign — attached to the former gallows — still stretches across the street as it has done […]

Lets move to Oakham Rutland?

Here’s an article from the Guardian at the weekend about Oakham, which is worth a read! It’s just the place for beer, beef, bread and birds What’s going for it? The time comes in a person’s life when one starts to appreciate a place like Oakham. This is not somewhere to waste on twentysomethings or […]

Is Leicestershire the new tourist hotspot?

After the skeleton of Richard III was found in a car park near Leicester Catherdral, this article on the Guardian website last week suggests that Leicester is the new tourist hotspot. So if you are planning a visit to the area, you might want to take in some of these sites… Is Richard III’s Leicester […]