A pack of information will be provided when you book a stay at Piper House, but in the meantime we have listed a selection of useful names and contact details to help you navigate your stay.
When planning your journey - please do NOT use the post code as this is unhelpful and misleading. Please always contact us for directions.
Supermarket deliveries
Ocado, Waitrose, Sainsburys, Tesco, Morrisons
Pre-prepared meals: Cook (www.cookfood.net)
Catering at the house
There are several caterers who come to the house, and can prepare, serve and in all ways manage just one or as many meals as you would like. Catering for all diets. Please contact me for details. These are all caterers that have been used by other guests and come with good feedback!
Activities
Rutland Water - birdwatching, cycling, walking, sailing, canoeing, the acquapark - a fantastic resource
Big Houses - for those interested in historical places, we are surrounded here. Belvoir, Grimsthorpe and Rockingham Castles, Burghley House, Sir Isaac Newton's birthplace - to name but a few.
child-care
We can also arrange childcare by local nannies (Norland trained and fully DBS checked) if you would like babysitting or alternatively time during the day(s) to allow you time to relax, enjoy the yoga studio, go for a long walk or bike ride, knowing that your child(ren) are in the safest of hands.
These additional services do need to be booked in advance and are subject to availability
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Tennis Coaching
Tennis coaching can be arranged, adult/children/family groups. Advanced and beginners. Subject to availability and a minimum half day charge
Holistic activities
For these activities you can choose to rent the studio (www.stmedards.com) or alternatively, if the weather is kind you could use the meadow. Choose from T'ai Ch'i, Qigong, Daoist yoga, self defence instruction for women, Nine Star Ki energy readings to name a few. We can also arrange yoga instruction and gong baths.
We don't accept dogs.
We used to but sadly had too many problems.