Tag Archives: Green Holidays

Bigger than a drop in the ocean

After 10 years our retaining wall of wooden railway sleepers is now due for replacement, not wanting to have the need to replace again we came up with these railway sleepers made from recycled plastic including plastic bottles and used silage wrap the product can be cut with a circular saw or chain saw andContinueContinue reading “Bigger than a drop in the ocean”

The Power of the #Hashtag

Quality Family Farm Stay – Self Catering Sleeps 6 views to open farm land 15 min from Stratford upon http://bit.ly/AccommodationOptions #Londonislovinit So yesterday we posted the above add at the same time one with #Londonislovinit and one without. Today the stats for each post read as follows: With #LondonislovinitImpressions 563 Total engagements 6 Without #LondonislovinitImpressionsContinueContinue reading “The Power of the #Hashtag”

Some of our guests travel thousands of miles to stay on our Farm

Some of our guests travel thousands of miles to stay on our Farm, so some might think the responsibility is overwhelming, however our business is based on simple principles. We travel, our friends say “what you’re away again?” Quite simply we are, to stay ahead of the game we travel extensively and whilst on theContinueContinue reading “Some of our guests travel thousands of miles to stay on our Farm”

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”

How to qualify as a farmer

How to qualify as a farmer, from the outset the question seems that with a few processes some training and a lot of time a definitive goal and final destination may be in sight. For me, I got into farming as a necessity, meeting someone I loved truly with all my heart, I realised veryContinueContinue reading “How to qualify as a farmer”

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?”

Oaks Barn Farm Coach House Showcase

Luxury Farm Stay In the Heart of Shakespeare’s England Self Catering Property Sleeps 6