Tag Archives: Self Catering Stratford Upon Avon

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”

Press Release Don’t Judge Me

Wayne and Sue of Oaks Barn Farm have been invited as part of a panel to judge at The Innovation Design of the Year Award on Wednesday 10th November 2021 at the Farm Business Innovation Show. The Innovation Design Award is a celebration of ideas that push the boundaries in design and innovation. In thisContinueContinue reading “Press Release Don’t Judge Me”

How Farm Diversification Leads To Axe Throwing Workshop

We would never have guessed running a farm stay would lead to developing Knife and Axe Throwing Workshops, but here we are 15 years on and the past 2 days have involved upcycling old fence posts into a target board for our group activities. Coming Soon Axe & Knife Throwing Workshops at Oaks Barn FarmContinueContinue reading “How Farm Diversification Leads To Axe Throwing Workshop”

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”

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”

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”