The main thing to remember is to get a really good small fire going with the fire lighters/kindling and don’t overload the fire too early on. Be careful when removing the cover so you don’t get lots of leaves in the tub and do not replace until the stove has completely cooled!

Follow this link for in depth lighting info.

We have left grass margins around our fields and we encourage you to enjoy the country air and the quaint British countryside on a ramble around the farm.

In your cabin is a printed map to show the routes from which you can enjoy walks in the grass around our farm.

This is a working farm so please do be careful on your travels and keep dogs on a lead at all times.

The smaller logs left inside the cabin are there for use inside the wood stove. Please do not try to force larger logs into the stove as this can damage the fire bricks inside.

Start by lighting some fire lighters and igniting a few sticks of kindling. Once the kindling has caught load a couple of logs above the burning kindling, taking care not to burn yourself or smother the fire.

Pumpkin and Pepper are our rare breed pigs. Pumpkin s an Oxford Sandy Black - also known as a Plum Pudding.

Her breed has twice neared extinction and we are still one of the few to keep this native, British breed.

Pepper is a large black. Also rarely seen in England today.

We’ve set them up with new lodgings in the pill box that sits outside to the entryway to the farm. Feel free to pop over and say hello - but please don’t feed them as they are on a special diet!

Due to the livestock around the farm we do ask that you keep dogs on their leads at all times unless they are inside the cabin with you.

In the little shop we have a basket full of dog towels should you need one.

Please bag any dog waste - we have some bags for sale if you forget them - and this can be disposed of in the large green bin nearby the shop.

We have a selection of birds dotted about the farm.

The woodlands are home to our Guineafowl and pheasants who you may see directing traffic on the lane outside the farm from time to time. They are great at slowing cars down! Please avoid the woodland between September to February.