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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”

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”

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”

Ten reasons to stay on a farm

Today we are bombarded by choice which the Internet serves upon a brimming plate, but how do we really decide? How do we really make choices one over the other?  Whilst the choices are seeming endless, we must look to our hearts to satisfy every part of the rural ideal that draws us to backContinueContinue reading “Ten reasons to stay on a farm”

Oaks Barn Farm New additions for the coming season.

Let us start with apologies for not updating you sooner, but lambing on the farm has a habit of taking over everything on until it’s done.   Lambing We have had an exceptional year with a high number of triplets, which unfortunately means feeding those lambs taken off their mother because they can only feedContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm New additions for the coming season.”

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”

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”

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”