Guests say
Victory Cottage is a beautifully furnished, cosy and well-equipped property in a prime location for exploring Rutland and Oakham. Guests consistently praise its comfort, cleanliness, and thoughtful touches such as welcome packs. The cottage is ideal for self-catering and offers modern amenities, including underfloor heating and streaming TVs. While most found it dog-friendly, some noted restrictions for pets. The proximity to local attractions, shops, and eateries is highly valued. Overall, guests enjoyed their stays and would recommend or return.
Multiple reviews highlight the cottage as very clean and well maintained, with comfortable beds and fresh towels. No significant issues regarding cleanliness were raised.
The location is frequently praised for its convenience to local attractions, shops, and eateries, as well as its peaceful setting next to the church. Guests found it ideal for exploring Rutland and Oakham.
Guests describe the cottage as cosy, comfortable, and well-appointed, with quality furnishings, underfloor heating, and power showers. The beds and living spaces are repeatedly mentioned as comfortable.
The cottage is well equipped with modern amenities, a spacious kitchen, and good WiFi. Some minor suggestions included the absence of a coffee pod machine and a lack of condiments or cleaning sprays, but overall facilities are highly rated.
Guests appreciated the welcome packs, which sometimes included Prosecco, biscuits, milk, tea, and coffee. Please note that such gifts are not guaranteed for every stay.
About this property
We love this chocolate box cottage, set in a beautiful village, with use of fishing lakes at nearby Stretton Lakes.. 1 step to entrance.
Ground Floor:
Living room: Freeview TV, Netflix, Woodburner
Kitchen/dining room: Freeview TV, Netflix, Electric Oven, Gas Hob, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Tumble Dryer
First Floor:
Bedroom 1: Kingsize (5ft) Bed, Freeview TV, Netflix
Ensuite: Walk-In Shower, Heated Towel Rail, Toilet
Bedroom 2: Kingsize (5ft) Bed, Freeview TV, Netflix
Bedroom 3: Single (3ft) Bed (Flexible Sleeping Only)
Bathroom: Bath, Cubicle Shower, Heated Towel Rail, Toilet.
Gas underfloor central heating, gas, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Welcome pack. Private rear garden with patio and BBQ. 2 small dogs welcome. Private parking for 2 cars. No smoking.. This beautiful cute chocolate box, detached, thatched 5* Gold cottage is set within a quiet location in the lovely village of Cottesmore in the county of Rutland. Boasting countryside views to the front of the cottage and a lawned south facing garden to the rear overlooking the village church where you can enjoy a BBQ on the patio.
Inside the cottage, you are welcomed to a beautifully furnished property with a fully equipped contemporary kitchen/diner, many period-style features, two kingsize bedrooms with their own TVs and one with an en-suite shower room. There is a third bedroom which is used as a dressing room and a single bed for alternative sleeping arrangements. The beamed living room has a log burner to enjoy a cosy evening in. It’s the perfect place to relax and unwind after a day sight-seeing within Rutland and surrounding areas. Two small breed dogs are welcome (there is a small charge for the second dog).
Stretton Lakes is 4 miles away which offers free fishing for guests of Victory Cottage, set within 120 acres of farmland and boasting six coarse fishing lakes for you to enjoy from dawn to dusk. The picturesque village of Cottesmore enjoys a beautiful thatched village pub, only a 2-minute walk, fish and chip restaurant, village store/post office, lovely village walks, a playing field and a Holistic Health Centre offering acupuncture, Chinese massage, beauty treatments, herbal and nutritional therapy; perfect for some relaxation and pampering. Just 5 miles is Rutland Water and is a great day out for everyone.
For the adrenaline seekers, why not have a go at sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, golf, mini golf and rock climbing, or for the more sedate, there are many walks, great places for fishing, or spotting the local birds from the bird watching centre. Cycling is also a very popular activity in the area with miles of country roads and cycling tracks.
The market towns of Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford are close by and they all have a range of shops, pubs, tea rooms and restaurants. There is so much more to discover with lots of castles and stately homes in the area, including Burghley House, which is famous for its international horse trials, 14 miles away. Belton House 19 miles, Belvoir Castle 23 miles, Rockingham Castle 16 miles, Grimsthorpe Castle 17 miles and Elton Hall 21 miles all within driving distance. A little further afield is Althorpe House, Princess Diana’s resting place, as well as Boughton House and Cottesbrooke Hall.
Free WiFi
Nearby points of interest
- Rutland Water
Reviews (14)
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Ian
Overall we thought Victory Cottage was lovely, comfortable and in a good location. However we feel that although stated as dog friendly, we feel this is not the case, as the dog was confined to the kitchen only, as all carpeted areas are out of bounds. This is only stated in the proprietors information booklet, there is no description of this in cottages.com initial description, it just states dog friendly. Had we known this prior, we would probably not have booked, we were basically confined to the kitchen for the duration of our stay, also our dog did not settle until nearly time to come home. We think as dog owners this information should be made available on the initial website.
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Jane Fountain
My husband Steve who was brought up in Rutland & I, plus our friends Ivan & Jane thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Victory Cottage. It is well appointed & very cosy. It was a coincidence that the cottage is right next to Cottesmore Church, which is where we got married in 2014. We loved hearing the Church clock & bells ahead of a Sunday service. All in all we loved our stay & would not hesitate to book the cottage again.
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Warren Chamberlain
A lovely and well appointed house. Everything you need to be comfortable. Good central location for visits outside the area.We were however, disappointed that despite being " dog friendly " our small dog was confined day and night to the kitchen since the remainder of the house was out of bounds.