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Cosy Drink in a Cosy Bar?

How about a cosy lunch or drink at the Cosy Club, Stamford? If you are in Stamford and are looking for somewhere to eat, or maybe enjoy a drink after a wander around the town, then why not pop into the Cosy Club. Dominic and I popped in for a drink and a bite to […]

Burghley House Flower Festival

Burghley House holds its Flower Festival in October. During October, Burghley House is holding a Flower Festival. From the 6th to the 14th October (excluding the 12th October when the house is closed), the state rooms at Burghley House are being decorated with floral displays from local flower societies. There is no additional charge for […]

Happy Rutland Day!

What a better day to celebrate Rutland Day than showcasing the counties fantastic produce. On Saturday, the county celebrated ‘Rutland Day’ with a family event and food fair on the shores of Rutland Water. The event was a showcase for all the fantastic local produce in the local area. It was great to see a […]

Burghley Horse Trials Starts Today

I can’t believe this year has gone by so quickly. Here I am typing and Burghley Horse Trials has started today – I can’t believe we are nearly into September. The dates for  Burghley Horse Trials has been announced for next year already as 5 – 8 September 2013. If you are coming to the […]

Fishing in Rutland Water

Book boats in advance if Fishing at Rutland Water this Autumn Anglian Water are suggesting that you book boats early if Fishing at Rutland Water this autumn with September and October being the most popular months. According to the Anglian Water website, Rutland Water saw good fishing conditions again last week (http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure/fishing-news/archive/6521304F513B44E599B9A27733511ABC.aspx) The South Arm saw […]

Choo Choo! Prepare to be Rocked by Rail!

Rocks by Rail – The Living Ironstone Musum in Rutland is re-opening soon When visiting the area you may want to pay a visit to the Rutland Railway Museum which is based just outside the village of Cottesmore on the North side of Rutland Water. Rutland Railway Museum (under its new name Rocks by Rail […]

Not a lot of people know that! Facts about Rutland…

Here are a few little known facts about our little county of Rutland: Rutland Water is Europe’s largest man made lake. It was built in 1977. Rutland is the smallest country in the United Kingdom. Rutland was originally part of Leicestershire but was reinstated as an independent county in 1997. Rutland is the only county […]

Rutland Hedgerow Liquor? Make mine a double!

All the seasons in Rutland have a different feel and all are fantastic within their own right. I have to say though that autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. One of our family traditions in autumn is to make Sloe Gin. The start of the autumn brings with it the start […]

Four Legged Friends Welcome!

We know that for many people, their perfect holiday is not complete without bringing their four legged friends along, and we are delighted that Puddle Cottage welcomes well behaved pets. Puddle Cottage is located just a short walk from Rutland Water, and there are many fantastic dogs walks locally. We also have a little welcome […]

We declare Puddle Cottage OPEN!

In the midst of all the renovation work we were doing on Puddle Cottage, I didn’t get a chance to update the blog with a picture of the official opening with Mum cutting the ribbon to declare Puddle Cottage open for business! After all the hard work that went into renovating Puddle Cottage, it was only […]