Rutland Water was proud to welcome Sir David Attenborough today. Sir David said there was ‘something special about the people of Rutland’ as he cut the ribbon to open the new £1.1 million volunteer centre. Here is the article explaining more about the special day from Rutland Water Nature Reserve: Our new Volunteer Training Centre […]
Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson, James May – (C) BBC Worldwide Ltd – Photographer: Ellis O’Brien EMN-150629-120712001 Millions of people tuned in to watch Jeremy Clarkson’s final Top Gear episode last night (Sunday) which featured filming at Rutland Water. Watched by an average of 5.3 million viewers, the 75-minute special, aired on BBC Two on Sunday […]
I saw this article in the March edition of the Stamford and Rutland Edition of the Active magazine which I though would nice to share: There are lots of places around and near Rutland where you can experience the life and pastimes of the Tudors See how the Tudors lived The remarkable Burghley House was […]
Here is the guest feedback for February 2015: We walked a lot with the dogs. A lovely location for all activities. Thank you so much for a lovely week, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in your lovely cottage. Mandy and Ian. Beautiful cottage – loved it – you provided everything anyone could need. We are […]
8 Local Top Restaurants Team Up to offer a fine lunch at an especially low price. 8 top local restaurants in the Rutland area are all offering fantastic lunch deals from January to March 2015 and valid Monday to Saturdays. The details are as follows (you need to quote the ‘Lunch for Even Less’ offer when […]
Autumn in Rutland I absolutely love Rutland in the autumn. I took this photo last year just outside Edith Weston as the autumn sun was rising. The weather has been unusually warm and it is only now that we are enjoying crisp autumn mornings. As well as the beautiful autumn scenery, Rutland is particularly quiet at […]
Here is the guest feedback for October 2014: Fantastic area, brilliant fishing and walking. Locals very friendly. We love Puddle Cottage. It’s everything you need and more for a very relaxing holiday. Sandra, Tony and Ben Beautiful cottage in beautiful surroundings. Extremely well equipped with modern appliances. Very comprehensive for everything. All info can be […]
This Saturday 13th September 2014 (which is also Rutland Day!) is the 5th Rutland Food & Drink Festival which is taking place at the Sykes Lane site Empingham, Rutland Water (LE15 8QL), 10am until 6pm. Visitors can sample and buy items such as alcoholic ice cream, cheese, award winning bread, sloe gin, local sausages and […]
Today saw our annual inspection by Visit England and we are delighted to announce that we have retained our 4 star status for self catering! We continue to make ‘tweaks’ and improvements since we opened the cottage doors two years ago and this has been reflected in our assessment. Our full written assessment should be […]
Please find below the guest feedback for August 2014: Excellent accommodation, very well equipped and comfortable. We loved the welcome pack and quickly settled in. An enjoyable week’s relaxation. Information booklet & very good tourist information within cottage which made stay easy to plan. We would definitely recommend and return. Judith, Sue and Val. We have […]
