Where is the year going! I can’t believe June is just around the corner! If you are visiting the area in June, there is plenty going on. Here are a few things which might take your fancy starting with the 181st Rutland County Show taking place on Sunday. Rutland Water Sailing Club Open Day: 1st June […]
Guest feedback from May: The cottage is fabulous and just what we needed. We’ve had such a great weekend. Thanks for everything and we hope to stay again here soon! Michelle, Andy, Aimee and Elsa, May 2013 We like Puddle Cottage very much. Cosy. Easy to keep clean, Would come again. Both of us have […]
Barnsdale Gardens have published their wide variety of courses for 2013 and there are plenty to choose from It is fantastic to see such a variety of courses offered – not just gardening but also photography, painting, design and even Christmas wreath making! I have listed the courses for 2013 below, taken from the Barnsdale […]
‘The charming, snob-free Lincolnshire town has been named Britain’s best place to live’… …according to the Sunday Times published today. Here is the full article taken from the Sunday Times, 17th March 2013 by Matt Rudd: The inn sign — attached to the former gallows — still stretches across the street as it has done […]
After the skeleton of Richard III was found in a car park near Leicester Catherdral, this article on the Guardian website last week suggests that Leicester is the new tourist hotspot. So if you are planning a visit to the area, you might want to take in some of these sites… Is Richard III’s Leicester […]
Another day, another snowfall! The cottage looks lovely covered in a sprinkling of the white stuff and thankfully the cottage is well equipped for such weather conditions. The cottage has full central heating throughout and along with the log fire (with logs and coal provided), you can curl up in front of the fire on colder days. We have also filled the cottage with […]
The Time Team spent 3 days digging in the grounds of Oakham Castle in June 2012 and this afternoon, the 1 hour program featuring Oakham Castle will be aired (Channel 4, 4:35pm). According to the Channel 4 website: Oakham Castle is the best preserved 12th-century building in Britain, but there’s much more to it than meets […]
What a gorgeous day here at Rutland Water. Recent snow has covered our little county of Rutland and Rutland Water looks fantastic with snowy banks and a wintery sky. Thankfully, Puddle Cottage is situated in Edith Weston which has a village shop and a pub so if guests can’t travel far in the snow, they […]
The last few days has seen a significant amount of snowfall in Rutland. This photo was taken on Sunday and it has continued to snow since! Thankfully the cottage is well equipped for such weather conditions. There is full central heating throughout the cottage and there is an open fire (with logs and coal provided) […]
Hambleton Bakery wins ‘Britian’s Best Bakery’ After many challenges during the winter months, Hambleton Bakery (based in Rutland) has won the title of ‘Britian’s Best Bakery’ beating 36 bakers across the country in a recent TV show. In the final round of the TV series, the final three teams were set three challenges. The first was […]
