What's New at The Tranquil Otter

2008: Luxury Lodge 1 completed in August (replaced cosy lodge 1). All cosy lodges have now been replaced and the site was awarded five star by Visit Britian in July 2008.

2008: Luxury Lodge 2 complete (replaced cosy lodge 2). Work is due to begin on upgrading cosy lodge 1 to Luxury Lodge.

2006: During March we cleared 2500 square metres of bull rushes with help from English Nature. The project went exceptionally well and has restored the lake perimeter to a point which exited about 20 years ago. We are going to put marker posts in along this new fringe and manage the rushes to this new line on an annual basis.

We will be converting Cosy lodge 6 into a luxury lodge during Jan/Feb 06. It is to be another 1 bedroom lodge with outside hot tub as Lodge 5 has been such an outstanding success (over 90% occupancy in its first year!).

We have bought an electric mobility scooter which is available to residents who need a little assistance going around the lake path. We took delivery of it at the beginning of June and it has been so popular I wonder how we ever managed without it!

2005: DVD players put in all lodges (Jan 2005). We have taken delivery of some very smart Tranquil Otter Tea Towels! These are now available for sale in the shop. Freeview Digital boxes put in all luxury lodges giving access to a wider range of TV stations and a wide variety of radio stations including all the BBC stations (November 2005). Luxury lodges 4 and 7 are being given a face lift in the kitchen areas with granite worktops etc and various other improvements through the lodges (Early December 2005). Installed a state of the art back up generator for the site so that visitors can continue to enjoy heat and light even if there is a power cut! (November 2005).

2004: Spring: Sculptures, benches, nature trail boards and new wetland decking area installed.

2003: The bungalow demolished and the foundations poured for a replacement house planned for 2004. New diversion beck and silt trap constructed on feeder stream to minimise future siltation of the lake. English Nature helped to fund this project which is already proving its worth. Luxury lodge 5 built (upgraded from cosy lodge 5); a one bedroom lodge with outdoor hot tub in the decking.

2002: Luxury lodge 4 built (replaced cosy lodge 4)
Luxury lodge 3 built (upgraded from cosy lodge 3)

2001: Luxury lodge 7 built.

1999/2000: All the cosy lodges refurbished.