I think it is fair to say that the last 12 months have been beyond anything we could possibly have expected. Covid has certainly been a very real test for all of us in so many ways. After re-opening in July 2020 and a few totally crazy months restrictions began to come back in and once more we were in the unfortunate position of having to cancel our lovely guests and postpone their much needed
Covid-19 Good To Go accreditation Staycations in Devon are certainly in demand! Since getting the announcement that we could re-open on the 4th July things have been a little hectic around here! July 2020 is going to go down as one to be remembered (and 2020 all round to be honest). As soon as it became clear that certain hospitality sectors (including us) would be allowed to re-open their doors enquiries and bookings began to
Shepherd hut holidays in Devon can re-open! This week has so far been a very busy one! I can’t tell you how happy I am that we are finally allowed to re-open to guests on July 4th. After some time of speculation around when it might be we have this week had the government announcement to say that this is the date and I am so excited about welcoming people back to our little slice
Rolling the pit. Shepherd huts on the farm are sadly still closed due to Covid but we are just at the end of Silly Season on the farm. This is also sometimes known as May Madness or Silaging! Farm life is generally fairly chaotic at the best of times with rarely a dull or quiet moment but in May things tend to go to another level. This is when we aim to get the biggest
Lambing time is on our minds. As we are quite focused on our sheep at the moment, I thought I’d tell you a little about their year. Polled Dorset ewes We are not typical sheep farmers. The family farm is actually predominantly a diary farm but Iain and I have a flock of 150 pedigree Dorset breeding ewes. We have some Polled Dorsets and also some Dorset Horns. Unlike most sheep farmers we don’t have
Wildlife on the farm is bathed in sunshine here in Devon. The Sun continues to shine this week and although the farm could really do with some rain, I do love the sunshine. In recognition of World Environment Day which is on Friday 5th June, so just a few days away, I thought I’d tell you about some of the local wildlife we are lucky enough to have seen just recently. Curious fox cub examining
It has been some time since I kept a blog – mainly before we opened Holly Water Holidays. Since then most of our snippets of news have come along on facebook and Instagram but I felt it was time to start again. Possibly giving us a little more chance to look at all that happens here as well as the holidays. This might include a little more about farm life and some of the days,
Well, I simply cannot believe that long has passed since I have been here to tell you what we are up to! I only managed to introduce Jimbo the ram in the last post and he is now a daddy to the first of his baby lambs born here yesterday. They are possibly a few days early and very tiny but extremely sweet. The mummy is one of our lambs that we kept for breeding
Well, with the Autumn Equinox yesterday I guess that our summer is now officially over. I find this quite sad as the short days are always a race on the farm to beat the daylight and I am something of a sun worshipper!. Am am, therefore, delighted that the weather has taken pity on me and we are having the most glorious sunny day here in Devon today. Our glampers that chose this weekend chose