Tag Archives: #FarmStay

10 Things that make our Shepherd Hut Farm Stay Unique

Both our huts are supplied by Riverside Shepherd Huts Locally based in the village of Hanbury, they produce full steel framed huts, each uniquely designed for the site with a quality second to none. We have both their first Hut which has been recently refurbished to include an ensuite bathroom, and hut 150 which isContinueContinue reading “10 Things that make our Shepherd Hut Farm Stay Unique”

Key items to make your perfect holiday

I’ve spent a lifetime travelling, in the early days on foot as a mountaineer, in North Wales, the Lake District and Scotland, I’ve had the pleasure of walking Wainwright’s Coast to Coast from St Bee’s Head to Robin Hoods Bay and worked as a Training Officer for an expedition to Guyana. Through all of theseContinueContinue reading “Key items to make your perfect holiday”

It’s Time

Well yesterday certainly didn’t make for an easy way to load pigs ready for their final journey, ended up getting trailer stuck with Dan having to come to the rescue with tractor for loading. Our loading however was the most successful yet, we fitted a gate to their pen and backed the stock box withContinueContinue reading “It’s Time”

Getting guests through the door and leaving great reviews

Next year will be our 10th Anniversary of running our Family Farm Stay Business, like most small businesses, you have to wear many hats, in addition to feeding the pigs sheep and chickens we also play host to a variety of guests both domestic and international. We are happy to share some of our secretsContinueContinue reading “Getting guests through the door and leaving great reviews”

How Green are we doing?

With green fields all around us, it is easy to think that this would be green enough, but we want to do more, we are all here just for a short time and our vision for the farm is to put a little back during the time we are here.  On the 20th of OctoberContinueContinue reading “How Green are we doing?”

What Farmers Find In Their Field

On Wednesday morning, our twitter followers will have recalled us finding a horse in our field which we haven’t got, and today we found a pair of dogs which we do not have, this got me onto thinking of all of the things we have found to date. We have had Goats this Shetland ponyContinueContinue reading “What Farmers Find In Their Field”

Looking Forward to meeting Sally Gunnell OBE

British Farming Awards 2016 Guest speaker   Olympian Sally Gunnell OBE, a farmer’s daughter who hails from Chigwell, Essex, has been announced as the guest speaker at this year’s British Farming Awards. Sally remains the only woman ever to hold four major track titles concurrently – Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth – and a world record. FollowingContinueContinue reading “Looking Forward to meeting Sally Gunnell OBE”

Its the Little Things That Count

Some four years past we stole an idea from our nearby Coughton Court, home of the gunpowder plot, now owned by the National Trust this house benefits from stunning formal gardens and its own kitchen garden and orchard. Mowing our own orchard we discovered Coughton Court were leaving the space between the trees to goContinueContinue reading “Its the Little Things That Count”

Farming in times of uncertainty

On Thursday we learned that after years of striving for unity with Europe that Great Britain will once again be on its own, we have seen open admissions of uncertainty and errors in leadership, but one thing is for certain life goes on and tomorrow will bring a new dawn and new beginnings for allContinueContinue reading “Farming in times of uncertainty”

A Little More Green Sir?

A Little More Green Sir? Ten years on at Oaks Barn Farm and still growing.  This spring has seen the launch of our Come Grow With Us Project on the Farm, we recognise that our guests have a desire to get back to nature and the simplicity of eating healthily. We are now able to offerContinueContinue reading “A Little More Green Sir?”