Work is well underway for our new all-weather barbecue, pizza oven, and fireplace in Middle Stolford. The design was carefully prepared in the bar at the Lowtrow Arms in July, and the results so far look nothing like the drawings, but in a good way. Dan, the stone mason, also doubles up as the landlord …
After planting new trees behind the main house in March, the first of our apples are looking great and ready for the upcoming harvest. We planted these trees with a lot of care, as the conditions for growing apples on the moor aren’t always the best. However, behind the house is a well sheltered, south …
Steve Hutchinson mowed about 25 acres for haylage on Friday, and about 24 hours later Jason has baled it, finishing at about 10 p.m. The main difference between hay and haylage is the way it is made. Haylage is cut like hay, but only allowed to semi-wilt and not dry completely. It is cut later than grass …
Our stunning sea front holiday home in Woolacombe is just about ready and our first guests are booked in for a week from 20th July 2019. The inside of the house is complete with 5 beautifully furnished bedrooms, a large living room, games rooms, sun room and huge kitchen diner. Two shower rooms, a bathroom …
Middle Stolford Cottage welcomed its first guests last week. A lovely family of ten from Gloucestershire (ages 1 to 80, with their Springer Spaniel) enjoyed a week of fun and relaxation and took advantage of the good weather to make the most of the surrounding countryside and coastline. The children particularly enjoyed the large garden …
Tipped off by a couple of guests at The Cow Shed I headed off, to the far side of Reservoir Field today and found the slope down to the water covered in a blanket of bluebells. It was so peaceful up on the hill. The only sounds were the singing of birds and a gentle …
The sheep were turned out this afternoon, bit of a drab day for the lambs but as usual they are full of life and bouncing about all over the place! There are about 100 ewes, a mixture of Texel and Jacob, and about 140 lambs so far, split between the 17 Acre and Browns Lane. …
Just completed about 200 acres of chain harrowing on Stolford farm over a two week period, taking advantage of the good weather we had over the Easter break. The curly one is Reservoir Field, the one with the beech unhelpfully (but picturesquely) plonked in the middle is Browns Lane, and the one that looks like …
Middle Stolford, our 5 bed traditional farm cottage, is almost ready for our first guests. The cottage has been beautifully decorated throughout in Farrow & Ball colours, by P&P Decorators, and the finishing touches are being made. Subsequently we’re almost ready for the launch of this fabulous family holiday accommodation. Furthermore, a new child and …
What a glorious bank holiday weekend at Stolford Farm! After the annual children’s Easter egg hunt on Sunday morning an afternoon of relaxation and sunbathing in the garden was followed by burgers on the barbecue in the afternoon and marshmallows toasted on the firepit before bed (no wine was consumed – honest!). Let’s have more …
