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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”

Farm Stay Offers Guests Green Energy for their tank.

Oaks Barn Farm have been granted approval for a Workplace charging point, to allow both staff and guests to charge their cars from the sun. Our first guests to use our charge point traveled from Germany to plug into our sun. #ElectricVehicles are expected to account for between 10% and 50% of total sales inContinueContinue reading “Farm Stay Offers Guests Green Energy for their tank.”

Half The Uk Population Dreams of Becoming a Smallholder

In the March issue of Country Smallholder, a survey conducted by the rural insurer NFU Mutual has revealed that almost half of the population (47%) dream of getting closer to nature and living a more sustainable lifestyle. Realising the dream however is not for the fainthearted or work shy, running a farm or small holdingContinueContinue reading “Half The Uk Population Dreams of Becoming a Smallholder”

Contractors Welcome

Having both worked away from home, we fully understand the needs of contractors looking for something else other than another night in an isolated hotel room. Being away from home is hard enough but here at Oaks Barn Farm we aim to provide home from home comforts to suit even the most weary of contractors.ContinueContinue reading “Contractors Welcome”

Green Energy Performance

Solar Performance data With Last year’s exceptional summer and this year’s surprisingly mild winter to date our Solar Panels have generated 6729KW of energy against our annual usage of 9751KW which represents our farm generating 69% of our total consumption. Biomass Performance Data Our Biomass Boiler last year generated 73445KW of heat supplying heat toContinueContinue reading “Green Energy Performance”