Autumn at Rutland Water: Stunning Colors, Northern Lights & Festive Finds Welcome to Puddle Cottage and Snowdrop Cottage near Rutland Water! With November bringing mild weather, we’re catching our breath after a busy spring and summer and getting everything cozy for winter stays—chimney sweeping, log deliveries, and preparing for the season. October’s Beautiful Autumn Colours […]
On Friday night, Rutland Water experienced a rare and spectacular display of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, due to an unusually intense geomagnetic storm. This storm was part of a larger solar event tied to the peak of the solar cycle, which heightened auroral activity globally. Our guests, Maggie and Craig, captured stunning photos […]
Hello from Rutland Water and what finally seems to be Summer! The gardens are in full bloom now and the evenings are warm and long – perfect! Thankfully the cottages were built in the 1840’s and the thick stone walls do keep the cottages cool in the Summer months. It was lovely to see Edith […]
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 […]
We were delighted to hear that the Ospreys have started to return back to the area! Rutland was blanketed in snow last week but the unusually cool March temperatures haven’t stopped the Ospreys returning. We are all eagerly awaiting for the return of Maya – the breeding female at Rutland Water. Today we welcomed back […]
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 […]
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 […]
Discover Rutland have launched their Spring Summer Visitor Guide which is available to read here It’s full of an array of things to see an do if when visiting Rutland over the next few months, including useful ‘diary dates’ and well worth a read. If you are planning a visit to Rutland, why not stay […]
Following the announcement from the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust that it would no longer host the British Birdfair, we were delighted to hear that the event will still continue in a new format, location and name. The festival will bring together wildlife conservationists, representatives of nature travel, birders and natural history enthusiasts from all […]
The fossil of an enormous 10 meter long sea dragon has been unearthed on the banks of Rutland Water. It has been described as one of the greatest finds in the history of British palaeontology. The ichthyosaur is about 180 million years old and measures about 10 metres in length and weighs about a tonne. […]
