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Walkers Welcome Award at Puddle Cottage!

‘Walkers Welcome’ award given to Puddle Cottage, Rutland Water. We are delighted to annouce that the Quality in Tourism Board have awarded Puddle Cottage, Rutland Water with a ‘Walkers Welcome’ Award! The scheme was set up by the Quality in Tourist Board to give walkers the confidence that they are booking quality accommodation meets their […]

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 […]

Autumn has arrived at Puddle Cottage

Autumn in Rutland. The change in the weather over the past week and the changing colours of the trees means that Autumn has just arrived in Rutland. Autumn in Rutland is one of my favourite times of the year, and it’s not surprising when you see views like this taken from the cottage garden this evening. […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘An exemplary pub’ says the Independent. And we agree.

Dinner at the Berkeley Arms, Wymondham was simply superb. I’ve just stumbled on some photos from several weeks ago which reminded me about a fantastic meal I enjoyed several weeks ago. The family ventured to the Berkeley Arms in Wymondham at the end of July and enjoyed a fantastic evening – the food and service […]

Let the twitching begin…

Rutland has become a hive of activity as the final preparations are made for the British Birdwatching Fair which starts at Rutland Water Nature Reserve tomorrow and runs until Sunday 19th August. All the details on the Bird Fair can be found on their website http://www.birdfair.org.uk/.  There are celebrity lectures and cruises on Rutland Water […]

We have availability for Burghley Horse Trials!

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 […]