They’re back at last … After a couple of years without, we are delighted to have the Tulips back and growing generously. Three years ago we lost the entire crop to Tulip Fire, two years ago we had a rodent invasion after the flooding of the Thames and its flood plain with the same results. …
Of course, it isn’t going to last … The warm glow of the last couple of days may not even make it to this weekend but Nature has fired the starting gun! The buds are swelling, shoots are above ground and vibrant almost electric green, the Mirabelle – always the first hedgerow bush to flower – is …
The weather is unremittingly bleak at the moment – it feels like the rain will never stop! Certainly, by mid-February, it is all starting to feel too much … There are, though, moments of joy, moments when the sun breaks through and it feels like Spring maybe just around the corner! Nature is of …
Happy New Year from the team here at the farm – we are all excited to be welcoming you back after our mid-winter break. It may be relentlessly grey outside but the fires are stoked, the Haggis is delivered, the Malts are sourced and our favourite Piper is in tune (or so we hope!). Our …
So nowhere to hide .. we are but 6 days away … Christmas at the farm and we are delighted to be able to share some of our festivities with you … First up, we will, of course be serving Christmas Lunch on the 25th – two sittings for a luxurious, indulgent lunch with none …
As many of you know, one of our signature winter dishes is the Stichelton, Walnut, Endive and Pear salad. Sweet, Sour, Salty and Bitter all on the same plate – a delicious winter palate cleanser capturing all four primary tastes and even adding some Umami with the crumbly Stichelton Cheese. Of course, the Stichelton is …
Stir Up Sunday last weekend, Thanksgiving yesterday so now there really is nothing between us and Christmas! Well, maybe just a little retail therapy … No hyper-discounting of old stock but this did seem like a good day to remind you of all the wonderful produce we’ve been harvesting and preserving over the last months! …
So finally Winter has arrived … proper frosts for the first time since February, scraping the windows of the car every morning! Let’s hope we now settle into a series of long cold spells to kill some bugs, condition the soil, vernalise the garlic and tulips and, most importantly, help rectify some of the immediate …
Despite some pretty rough waters in the Channel and generally poor markets in Cornwall, our friends at Flying Fish have favoured us this week. We have a generous amount of fish and seafood on the board in the restaurant and available as wet fish in the Shop. First up, we have plenty of the jauntily …
So, apparently, it’s a thing! UK Sausage Week! Who knew? Certainly not us, but as luck would have it, we have been making fresh sausages this week…Perhaps the best sausages in the Cotswolds? So lots of fresh Spicy Tuscan Sausages on the menu and in the shop. Also, lots of Cumberland “Bangers” for sale and …
