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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This autumn and winter at Barnsdale Gardens sees a wide variety of courses – not just gardening. With the sun shining over Rutland today and hopefully the chance to get out in the garden this evening, it has reminded me that I haven’t had the chance to visit Barnsdale Gardens yet this summer as we […]
After months of hard work, Puddle Cottage has been refurbished and the super king sized bed has been delivered – through the bedroom window! After several months of very hard work, the renovation work on Puddle Cottage is nearly complete and will be open for business tomorrow having been awarded a 4 star rating by […]
With 21 days and 21 hours to go until this year’s Burghley Horse Trials starts (!) the excitement for the event is really building. Watching Team GB perform so well in the equestrian events in the 2012 Olympics over the past week has been a real joy and the fact that some of the Team […]
We are now three weeks into our refurbishment of Puddle Cottage, so I thought an update on progress was well overdue. The first project was to have the cottage re-pointed. The cottage was built in 1849 using local Collyweston stone but over the years the stone has been filled in using standard concrete. We have […]
It may seem like quite a while away, but we have already had several enquiries about bookings during the festive period. Rutland really comes to life in the run up to Christmas. The independent, boutique shops in Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford, make the area a great place to pick up a more unusual and thoughtful gift. […]
