We often have all of our glamping accommodation booked by friends or family wanting to mark a special occasion or just hang out together for the weekend.
Read MoreAs regular visitors to the farm will know, we have three dogs. There’s Mabel. Stroppy, 11 years old, a Border Terrier whose main joys in life are a) treats b) tummy rubs c) barking at nothing and d) washing the other dogs’ faces...
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A Georgian sand shaker, a cast iron model 24lb artillery piece, a rather rude statue of Greek men wrestling, a 1980s brick shaped mobile phone, a WW2 officers’ compass, a metal AA badge, a (full) tin of corned beef from 1935….these, and other relics, are my life. On a shelf. To which more than six decades of memories have been relegated by the Curator of the House – Mrs B. She has called it ‘The Museum of Crap.’
Read MoreSarah has enormous cauliflowers. Simply gigantic. You can’t see her if she stands behind them.
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I’ll start with the funeral. A month ago we buried our beloved, beautiful and so loving boxer dog Dottie. To lose such an important member of our animal family was absolutely devastating, and the tears continue.
Read MoreYesterday, I lost the Eight Years’ War, in which, against overwhelming odds, I had doggedly fended off the suggestion that we should add equines of some sort to our vast and ever expanding menagerie.
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This is Mike. He lives in our conservatory with his mate Tonka the tortoise, of whom you have read. Mike moves pretty fast when he spots Tonka’s food.
Read MoreSarah is allergic to cats. So it came as something of a surprise when she rescued a very small kitten from the yard log pile and set about looking after it.
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We are all very bored with the snow and the cold now.
Read MoreToday we lost some sheep and a mobile phone. Or rather Christopher did. Not that he is admitting this.
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We look forward to welcoming you to Swallowtail Hill. If you’d like to have a chat about your stay then do get in touch, or you can find out more and make a booking using the links below.
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