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Our Sustainable Farm Stay Delivers Great Green Credentials

SDL Pellets Ltd Chipping Campden Back in 2015 we increased our holiday accommodation offering by conversion of The Granary. At this time we needed to upgrade our heating system and opted to move away from Oil by installing a biomass boiler. Gas or propane were both expensive and not possible due to our location. AtContinueContinue reading “Our Sustainable Farm Stay Delivers Great Green Credentials”

Oaks Barn Farm Pumpkin Soup

Winter Warmer Pumpkin Soup Ingredients * 2 tbsp olive oil * 2 onion finely chopped * 1kg pumpkin ), peeled, deseeded and chopped into chunks * 4 red chillies de seed and finely chopped * 700ml vegetable stock or chicken stock * 1 pot of reduced fat creme fresh Method Heat 2 tbsp olive oilContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Pumpkin Soup”

Reducing your Food Carbon Footprint

More questions than answers Living and working on our family farm, it’s easy to become complacent with our own knowledge of exactly where our food comes from. Mostly through the summer our fruit and vegetable consumption is wholly grown on the farm, year round our meat consumption is from our own livestock with lamb muttonContinueContinue reading “Reducing your Food Carbon Footprint”

Understanding the food chain

One of our favourite parts of running a family farm stay. Collecting eggs for breakfast direct from our hens in the orchard, is just one of the magical parts of children having the opportunity to reconnect with nature. For more information on booking a family farm stay and the range of accommodation on offer visitContinueContinue reading “Understanding the food chain”

A Sustainable green holiday destination

Why Oaks Barn Farm Family Farm Stay is greener than the fields that surround us: ✓ Solar panels generate a third of our electricity used on the farm. this year we have generated 1768 units resulting in a Carbon Saving of 28,910kg per annum ✓ Our electric car charge point works on an eco plusContinueContinue reading “A Sustainable green holiday destination”

Exceeding Our Guest Expectations

This week has seen the enhanced installation of a guest 4G network linking The Granary, The Coach House and Shepherd’s View to the EE 4G network. What this will mean for our guests, access to Netflix and Amazon Prime accounts, higher download speeds and full network access around the farm. Additional benefits have given theContinueContinue reading “Exceeding Our Guest Expectations”

This isn’t Victoria’s Sandwich it’s Sue’s

Our lovely Coach House Guests just got one of these For more information on booking a Farm stay with us Oaksbarnfarm.co.uk

How Booking your holiday direct can save you £Hundreds

Are third party booking sites killing the very market they aim to serve? We think so read on to find out why: Beware of sensational headlines “Holiday makers are losing thousands of pounds through fake holiday destinations”‘ there are some steps you can take to secure your accommodation direct and save money at the sameContinueContinue reading “How Booking your holiday direct can save you £Hundreds”

Celebrating 12 Years in The Family Farm Stay Business

Our Timeline Journey of just some of the events of Oaks Barn Farm over The Past 12 years: September 2006 Coach House Conversion is completed. February 2007 we plant the orchard with 30 trees and establish the perimeter hedge. In July 2010 Wayne left Stoke on Trent College and his work with the Princes TrustContinueContinue reading “Celebrating 12 Years in The Family Farm Stay Business”