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Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water

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A cozy living room with a fireplace, a sofa with patterned cushions, a table with a book and glasses, and a potted plant. - Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water (Oakham)
A rustic wooden door with metal studs and a decorative metal handle. - Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water (Oakham)
A wooden door with a metal knocker and a mailbox labeled "POST" on the wall. - Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water (Oakham)
A wooden bed with floral pillows, a grey blanket, and a nightstand with a remote control. - Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water (Oakham)
A cozy living room with a stone wall, a white console table with a decorative house model, string lights, and a patterned throw pillow on a sofa. - Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water (Oakham)
Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water provides laundry facilities and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Outdoor Space

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About this property

Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water

  • Primrose Hall Cottage is a beautifully converted two bedroom stone barn in the heart of Rutland. Comfortably sleeping four guests, perfect for families, couples, long breaks or pop weekend stays.
    Situated in Empingham which borders Rutland Water, its the perfect location to enjoy and explore the area. The cottage offers comfortable and homely accommodation and is steeped in history and character. We are dog friendly, offer free WiFi and like to be as flexible as possible with check in and departure times.
    We offer contactless check in and departure , using a key safe at the property, avoiding personal interaction if you prefer.

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About the area

Located in Oakham, this cottage is in a rural area and near a water park. Browne's Hospital and Museum and Rutland County Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Oakham Castle and Burghley House. Consider Launde Abbey for a night out or Barnsdale Gardens if you're traveling with kids. Windsurfing and motor boating offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and horse riding nearby. Visit our Oakham travel guide
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What's nearby

  • A sunset over a calm lake with a historic building on the shore.
    Rutland Water Nature Reserve
    16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • A historic building on an island in a body of water, with a seagull flying overhead.
    Rutland Water Country Park
    2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • A large, historic building with multiple towers and a central entrance.
    Burghley House
    14 min drive - 17.2 km
  • A Gothic cathedral with pointed arches and intricate stonework, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and historic buildings.
    Peterborough Cathedral
    35 min drive - 43.7 km
  • Rutland Water
    2 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Oakham Station
    11 min drive
  • Nottingham (NQT)
    55 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Railway Inn
    8 min drive
  • The Green Man
    8 min drive
  • danish invader
    6 min drive
  • The Jolly Brewer
    8 min drive
  • The Wheatsheaf
    5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water located?

This family-friendly Oakham cottage is located in a rural location, within 2 mi (3 km) of Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Rutland Water, and Rutland Water Country Park. Normanton Church is 3 mi (4.9 km) away.

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Reviews

Primrose Hall Holiday Cottage, near Rutland Water Reviews

10

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

9.8

Location

10

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 45 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 45 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 45 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 45 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 45 reviews

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful, quirky building. Very helpful and friendly owners.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely spot, couldn’t fault it
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very clean and tidy property. Had everything we needed for our stay. Very close to Rutland water and close for driving to local towns and sightseeing areas. Host was very good at communication.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent holiday cottage cosy warm very clean all facilities there beds very comfortable Lovely box with fresh bread, milk, orange juice eggs James butter spread all left for us.Easy to get to Stamford and Oakham We even borrowed folding chairs for Saturday at Burghley Lovely stay
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Lovely cottage set in the heart of a beautiful village. Very clean and well equipped. Lovely welcome pack.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just perfect!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Primrose Hall Cottage. It was immaculately clean, cozy & contained
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
A perfect cottage for our annual fishing trip to Rutland reservoir! Faultless communication, exceptionally clean and a wonderful place to stay. Thanks so much!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic little house in Empingham

We stayed at this house for the second time, using it as a base for fishing at the nearby by reservoirs of Rutland, Grafham, and Pitsford. It's a great property, very well equipped and comfortable. Communications with the owners were easy and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect in every way

A beautifully converted cottage in a stunning location. The friendliest and most welcoming hosts ever. Superbly equipped, lovely welcoming touches, comfortable, home from home.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

You get what you pay for.

Full of history and bags of character. A great location for walks, within easy distance to Rutland water. Many places to visit from gardens, stately homes and much much more.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Reunion!

Incredible conversion of a very interesting barn. All history provided. Hope to meet up again at Primrose Barn.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just homely

It had everything we needed - a comfortable ground floor with kitchen, dining area and lounge (open plan) with a shower room off, plus snug bedrooms and toilet upstairs. Not to mention the welcoming goodies! Close to Rutland Water and ideally placed between Stamford, Uppingham and Oakham …
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great place to stay

A beautiful property with bags of charm. It was very well equipped, comfortable and spotlessly clean. Our hosts had left a lovely welcome basket and texted to make sure we had everything we needed. Well placed for visiting Rutland water and exploring the local area. It didn’t bother us but one thing to consider if you have light sleepers in your party: Inevitably as an old property the upstairs floors creak a bit which some may find disturbing.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect in every way

We absolutely loved our stay at Primrose Hall, when we arrived the owners had left a warm loaf of bread, eggs, juice etc. the place was spotless and we can not think of anything that wasn't just perfect. The village of Empingham is so pretty and our hound loved going to nearby Rutland water. We would without hesitation stay here again. Thank you both so much.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family visit

Loved the cottage and the welcome was truly wonderful! We did have problems with Maisie as there is no safe place to let her out as the cottage opens onto the road, also all the area around Rutland water is dogs on leads only so sadly no proper exercise there. We did find a truly wonderful walk around Empingham along the river through plantations of newly planted trees and the most incredible display of wildflowers, excellent!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a lovely new year's stay. Great communication from the hosts. High quality accommodation with real attention to detail and personal touches. Would love to stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brilliant holiday cottage.

Wow what a lovely holiday cottage a real home from home. The hosts were great and the smell of welcoming bread was lovely.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

That good we came back

Lovely property in a lovely area.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful weekend break

Had a great time at primrose hall, beautifully finished cottage with wonderful period features.Dale was a great host and the welcome basket was a lovely touch thanks again and see you soon.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gloriously cosy

*charming *comfortable *full of character *well-provisioned *perfect for exploring Rutland
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This cottage is lovely and we were so pleased to be presented with some freshly baked bread, fresh eggs and other things. The location is perfect for exploring and all villages etc are so close. Food in surrounding villages excellent, particularly the fox and the Wheatsheaf.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super cottage & great hosts

Fabulous, quirky cottage. Everything you could want for a break near Rutland Water, which is in walking distance. The hosts have thought of everything from lots of fluffy towels to a freshly baked loaf of bread to go with the pots of homemade preserves.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Catch up with friend

The property is a little gem. It is so comfy and perfect for a short or long break, whatever the weather. We had a fantastic time and Dale and Helen were perfect hosts!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quality accommodation

The cottage is very comfortable with all the conveniences anyone could need for a pleasant stay. Lots of lovely period features in this historical building. A very pleasant surprise was the lovely groceries at arrival. Dale and Helen were lovely hosts.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Cottage for a classic holiday in the midlands

The cottage is wonderful restored and was exactly what is promised in the pictures. The hosts were just as nice. Starting from the cottage you find some nice footpaths or reach famous cities like Nottingham, Manchester or York within max 2 hours.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022