One of the things we love about our farm is being able to share it with other people. The British countryside is simply beautiful and has so much to offer, much of which is present on our farm. With our latest property, Kingfisher Wagons, we really wanted our guests to be able to connect with
Written by Tracey Hall
It is the latest craze sweeping the UK with the likes of the Duchess of Cambridge being a strong advocate for it…and with good reason. Forest Bathing, or in Japanese, ‘Shinrin-Yoku’ is the practice of spending time in a forest for relaxation, meditation or therapy. It first emerged in Japan in the 1980’s, as the
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While we all prepare for what we hope will be a lovely, family-filled Christmas in 2021, here at Green Lane Farm we have also been preparing for something else exciting. We are getting ready to launch our third property on the farm, Kingfisher Lodge. Comfortably sleeping two, Kingfisher Lodge is comprised of two traditional shepherd’s
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Back in August we opened our farm to visitors from far and wide, who wanted to see our sunflower field. It was the first year we had planted sunflowers on our Surrey farm. It was a plan hatched with our nephew, Ed, earlier this year, who thought a field of sunflowers would look spectacular and
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There’s not been much sunshine to speak of this year but we have managed to cultivate some serious sunflowers! Back in June we told you about how we had planted them in a field on our farm. This plan came about following a conversation with our dear nephew, Ed. We had spoken to him earlier
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What a hectic 12 months! Finally, we are pleased to announce that we have reopened and guests can now come and stay in the Best Log Cabin and Apple Tree Cottage once again. We hope that this will be it now and we will remain open, however, we are, of course, following government guidance closely.
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“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement, the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest sort of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living” – David Attenborough. David Attenborough’s quote above is so true. In our fast paced
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I love New Year’s Day. To me it is symbolic of moving on, forgetting what has gone before and being allowed to reboot. Life is tough and it pushes the best of us to distraction. Putting a line under what has gone before just makes sense. For the last few years I have got up
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Living on a farm, we have had all kinds of animals over the years, from our beautiful Highland Cattle that the guests at our holiday lettings love so much, to pigs, chickens, pea hens and now our lovely new donkeys which have been added to our menagerie in the last month. But perhaps one of
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Oh how I like to read, anything and everything, life to me is about learning! Knowledge is power. I am one of world’s greatest skim readers which is fine in approximately 90% of life but when it comes to important matters, the devil is in the detail! My knowledge of Cow’s and Calfs is limited