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 […]
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 […]
Charles and Camilla are visiting Oakham and Rutland Water next week! Here is the article in the Rutland Times: Excitement has been building in Rutland with the news that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the county this month. Prince Charles and Camilla will make several stops during their trip on […]
Isn’t the weather just lovely at the moment? I had to share this photo taken this morning near Manton overlooking the big ‘puddle’ Rutland Water!! Everything looks so peaceful. I was lucky enough to spend half an hour walking round Rutland Water this morning and didn’t see another sole. Saying that I did see plenty of […]
Buckets and spades at the ready! The big ‘Puddle’ (Rutland Water) now has a beach and a swimming area which opens this weekend! Anglian Water, which owns the reservoir, has invested £20,000 to transform the North shore near Sykes Lane Visitor Centre, with two hundred tonnes of sand now covering a 590ft stretch of shoreline alongside a 107 […]
Happy Rutland Day ! Morning everyone and Happy Rutland Day! A chance to celebrate all that Rutland has to offer from fantastic scenery, historic market towns, gorgeous local produce and fantastic independent shops. Even though Rutland is the smallest county in England, the motto ‘Multum in Parvo’ or ‘Much in Little’ really does apply. Rutland […]
The long evenings and recent fair weather has brought some magnificent skies over Rutland Water and I thought I would share some of the photos which I have taken. Puddle Cottage is ideally located on the South shore of Rutland Water in the charming village of Edith Weston, so a stroll ’round the corner’ to […]
A few more of the popular ‘Wildlife Workshops’ have been organised by Rutland Water Nature Reserve Watch out for Water Voles – Sunday 28th July 2013, 10am – 4pm: Lloyd Park, Reserve Officer at Rutland Water Nature Reserve will introduce you to the hidden world of Water Voles. Consisting of an informal talk covering field […]
I had to share this photo taken last week in Stamford. It reminds me of all the reasons why I (and so many others) love Stamford. There are lots of historic backstreets to explore and independent shops, coffee shops and restaurants and it is no surprise that the town was recently voted as Britain’s best […]
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 […]
