We love it when walkers and cyclists choose to spend a night with us after a hard day on the paths, byways and roads of East Anglia. It has become increasingly clear (over the last couple of years especially) just how many wonderful walking and cycling routes there are in our part of the world, … Read more
Each winter we head off across the fields to check which of the farm trees need a tidy up. That might involve pollarding one of the ash trees, removing low branches that will interfere with farm machinery, or making sure that there are no signs of disease. Some of the trees will have had to … Read more
Taking stock at the end of 2020 At the end of each camping season we take time to look at feedback and have a think about any changes that we need to make or new ideas that have worked well. This year it seems even more important than usual to take stock as it feels … Read more
With camping taking a back seat for a while we have finally given ourselves the time to work on a new website for our alpaca walks and handmade crafts. www.freerangefibre.co.uk
We have had a few people ask abut our camp kitchen, so I thought I would post the 3D model that I generated in TinkerCAD that allowed it all to happen! (It is a model with many pieces, so can take a long time to load. If it isn’t loading, click the tinkercad icon in … Read more
I have just opened a letter telling me that we have been accepted onto the Arable Option of the Countryside Stewardship scheme. The scheme provides funding for farmers, woodland owners, foresters and land managers to make environmental improvements. It has been running for many years, but has recently been updated to make things simpler and … Read more
The time has come to say a fond farewell to our trusty pizza oven. It has been much loved and much used over the past four years but now the cracks are literally starting to show. But don’t worry, it will return, with a new look and a new location, ready for opening next season. … Read more
Over the May bank holiday weekend we will be finding out which animals and birds are visiting the campsite by identifying their footprints. By using trays of smooth sand, with a tempting treat in the middle, we can capture the prints of our nighttime wildlife visitors. Late afternoon on Saturday 26th May our young campers … Read more
Neatly stacked in the corner of our kitchen are several plastic clip boxes containing 50g balls of alpaca yarn. Every now and again I have to go over and check that they are still as soft as the first time I held them. They are, and it makes my heart leap every time. It is … Read more
