What the Papers Said
How to make happy campers out of towniesSarah Marling, The Telegraph, June 9, 2007 "Young George is in the chicken pen checking for newly laid eggs for the 10th time this morning. It's only nine o'clock and we're all sitting in pyjamas and Wellingtons in our tent, waiting for the kettle to boil on the wood-burning stove. Eventually, we'll fry the eggs. " |
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Call this a tent? Then bring on camping!Jeremy Seal , The Telegraph, May 7, 2007
"A surprisingly rich mix of mature couples, groups of single professionals and young families all seemed enchanted by the tents' home-spun interiors and watertight exteriors." |
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Camping for Yummy MummiesAmanda Morison, The Guardian, September 2, 2006
"Basically, you're forced to relax into a slower pace of life, because there isn't any choice. When it takes an hour to make a cup of coffee, you appreciate drinking it all the more. " |
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Luxury camping: A farm stay with creature comforts.Stephanie Merritt , The Guardian, September 10, 2006
"...I am the mother of a small boy who finds few things more exciting than the idea of sleeping in a field, so the prospect of a holiday that would give him all the fun of the outdoors while allowing me to enjoy proper beds and plumbing seemed like a miracle sent by a benign deity. " |
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Style camping down on the farmMark Hodson, The Sunday Times, August 27, 2006
"The children were in hog heaven. Callum, 10, ran yelping across fields and flung himself off rope swings. Two-year-old Helena, who has been brought up on a daily diet of farmyard stories, could barely contain herself when confronted with real chickens and sheep. Both were fascinated by the bedstee and spent large chunks of the weekend in there with a torch. PS2 and CBeebies weren't even mentioned." |
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Feather Down FarmsDebbie Djordjevic, Allaboutyou.com, 2006 and 2007"Life by candlelight is undoubtedly romantic and even the simplest of things took on a new and delightful spin. Instead of collapsing exhausted in front of the TV we completed a dominoes challenge."Read the article in full... Read Debbie's second article... |
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Other mentions...Five Best: Green retreats, The Independent, April 21, 2007Five best...UK farm stays, The Guardian, April 14, 2007 Lothians to serve up a slice of the Good Life to farm's holidaymakers, Edinburgh Evening News, April 18, 2007 |
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