Tag Archives: Oaks Barn Farm

We’ve Always Had Chickens At Oaks Barn Farm But Diversification Into Hen Weekends Required a Whole New Level Of Investment

Now in our 16th year of running our Self Catering Farm Stay Business, we have expanded our accommodation offering to cater for up to 20 persons. Exclusive Use Of Site We can now offer exclusive Whole Site Booking across all three properties all within close proximity and each having its own Salt Water Hot Tub*.ContinueContinue reading “We’ve Always Had Chickens At Oaks Barn Farm But Diversification Into Hen Weekends Required a Whole New Level Of Investment”

Farm Goes Off Grid Amidst Energy Price Hikes

Solar Install This headline has been a number of years in the making. In November 2012 with Spa Solar of Droitwich, we installed an 8kw Solar Panel array on our barn to supplement our power usage on the farm. Making use of government-backed feed-in tariff incentive. EV Chargepoint Installed In March 2019 we installed ourContinueContinue reading “Farm Goes Off Grid Amidst Energy Price Hikes”

Oaks Barn Farm – Our Thanks To The Ragley Hall Estate

This Weekend our Farm Stay was once again full, thanks to our neighbouring Ragley Hall Estate hosting the West Midlands Air Festival. https://videopress.com/v/YzhR8SeD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true RAF Red Arrows Display Team We hosted a party of 20 persons in our 3 property venue, all benefitting from an amazing display from the Red arrows, Baloon Fest, and a wholeContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm – Our Thanks To The Ragley Hall Estate”

Your Rural Summer Staycation With Oaks Barn Farm

With lambing now complete, we are preparing for another busy Summer at Oaks Barn Farm. Our Covered outdoor dining area is proving popular with our exclusive whole site bookings as is our outdoor guest lounge to Shepherd’s View. Covered Outdoor Dining for up to 20 persons With the rising cost in fuel prices, we recogniseContinueContinue reading “Your Rural Summer Staycation With Oaks Barn Farm”

How To Get More From Your UK Family Holiday

Now in our 16th year of providing a Quality Farm Stay Experience from our Worcestershire based Family Farm, in recent years we have focussed on generating direct bookings many of which come from repeat business via returning guests. Third-party booking agents like Air BNB and Trip Advisor are excellent at reaching a wider audience, however,ContinueContinue reading “How To Get More From Your UK Family Holiday”

How To Turn A Cow Shed Into A Thriving Farm Stay Business

Converting this into a thriving Rural Business: Our Start Point It’s easy to forget your start point, and for many of our Farm Stay Guests, the concept of living the Rural Dream would be a million miles from the photo above. Oaks Barn Farm Restored Former Cow Shed Present Day Today the family farmhouse, isContinueContinue reading “How To Turn A Cow Shed Into A Thriving Farm Stay Business”

Third Wave for UK Staycation Market

2020Saw a huge peak in UK Nationals taking up staycation opportunities post lockdown Demand very quickly outstripped supply leaving those with the ambition of a holiday clambering at any availability they could get their hands on. Much the same in 2021summer saw a massive rise in staycations due to international travel restrictions around COVID-19 lockdown.ContinueContinue reading “Third Wave for UK Staycation Market”

Business Mentor Adds Value To Farming Future

Testing the resilience of our business was never part of our plan, up and down the country and indeed the world over, the past 2 years have provided significant challenges in unchartered waters, in the lead-up, to the 26th March, our farm stay went from forward bookings and a busy calendar, to a rising waveContinueContinue reading “Business Mentor Adds Value To Farming Future”

C4 Come Dine With Me at Oaks Barn Farm

Good Luck to all those Paralympians Representing Great Britain this Week Week Commencing 16 August 5pm starting Monday through till Friday C4 Come Dine With Me Paralympic Special ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics. C4 5pm 16-20 August 2021 Both the Granary and The Main Farmhouse were used for the shoot, originally shot in 2019 butContinueContinue reading “C4 Come Dine With Me at Oaks Barn Farm”

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”