Latest pictures of the camp barns and surrounding areas taken on Saturday.
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Latest pictures of the camp barns
Latest pictures of the camp barns and surrounding areas taken on Saturday.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Dear Guests
we have had a change of weather snow. we have had a few inches for a week but last night we got more than our share I think around 6" . We are now snowed in and nothing looks very happy in the animal world. The camping barn is coming on. I have been having fun trying to find comfy mattresses for the beds, the floor as been tiled ,the upstairs is finished and painted,we are waiting for the plumber then the wet room can be tiled. The outside stone facing as been started but the rain and last weeks frost makes it hard work but they are getting there. I started writing this at 10.00am and it was lovely and sunny it is now 17.00 and pouring down, the weather is back to normal. I took some photos on my phone today I will try and upload them later. I cant wait for summer long hot sunny days no rain in sight.You can always dream
Bye for now
carole
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
December Diary
Dear Guests
Here we are celebrating Christmas day - hope you are all having a very very merry Christmas (I am .....!). My neighbour has popped round for one drink and he is still here - he has just had some tea (he has been really chatty since he arrived and he brought a bottle of gin, so I am not complaining!).
The camping barns are taking longer than expected but I have to say they are looking lovely - I cannot wait until they are finished. The awful weather has delayed the builders and prevented them completing to schedule, however I have started shopping for homeware bits and pieces in readiness.
Santa was really kind this year, he brought me my very own tractor so I am totally independent - I can manage to feed the animals without my son's supervision. It's fab - it's a nice old green John Deere - it's old like me and is not computerised (I could not manage to drive my son's tractor, so this one is much more me).
I have had a really busy day feeding all the animals, I hope they are all going to do OK as it has been so wet for them - hopefully early 2013 will see some dry weather.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all very much for your support during 2012 and to wish you all the very best for a happy and healthy New Year.
With best wishes
Carole
PS - I have uploaded a few photos taken today.
Here we are celebrating Christmas day - hope you are all having a very very merry Christmas (I am .....!). My neighbour has popped round for one drink and he is still here - he has just had some tea (he has been really chatty since he arrived and he brought a bottle of gin, so I am not complaining!).
The camping barns are taking longer than expected but I have to say they are looking lovely - I cannot wait until they are finished. The awful weather has delayed the builders and prevented them completing to schedule, however I have started shopping for homeware bits and pieces in readiness.
Santa was really kind this year, he brought me my very own tractor so I am totally independent - I can manage to feed the animals without my son's supervision. It's fab - it's a nice old green John Deere - it's old like me and is not computerised (I could not manage to drive my son's tractor, so this one is much more me).
I have had a really busy day feeding all the animals, I hope they are all going to do OK as it has been so wet for them - hopefully early 2013 will see some dry weather.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all very much for your support during 2012 and to wish you all the very best for a happy and healthy New Year.
With best wishes
Carole
PS - I have uploaded a few photos taken today.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
up date on camping barn
Dear guests
The weather as turned quite wintry, the hills around at the weekend were covered in snow and when the sun was out the veiws were stunning. The camping barn as got all the block work done and they are busy putting the slates on, all the stone facing. electrics and plumbing are still to sort.I have put a realistic date on opening the camping barn for March 2013. When somebody visits with a camera I will get them to take some photos then you will see how we are progressing. We have fetched the cows in for winter now, as all the calves have gone. We thought we had lost jeff the sheep dog on sat night it was that frightened of all the banging fire works, he bolted off and we could not find him, but he came back on sunday, so we let him stay in the house now. I am going soft in my old age. Well bettter go and feed the sheep, it is raining again.
bye for now
carole
The weather as turned quite wintry, the hills around at the weekend were covered in snow and when the sun was out the veiws were stunning. The camping barn as got all the block work done and they are busy putting the slates on, all the stone facing. electrics and plumbing are still to sort.I have put a realistic date on opening the camping barn for March 2013. When somebody visits with a camera I will get them to take some photos then you will see how we are progressing. We have fetched the cows in for winter now, as all the calves have gone. We thought we had lost jeff the sheep dog on sat night it was that frightened of all the banging fire works, he bolted off and we could not find him, but he came back on sunday, so we let him stay in the house now. I am going soft in my old age. Well bettter go and feed the sheep, it is raining again.
bye for now
Sunday, 30 September 2012
September Diary
Dear Guests
I hope you are all well, at least better than the weather.
It has been a disappointing few months due to the weather; we have had very few sunny days this year. However, I would like to pass on a big “thank you” to all the guests who have returned to camp with us again, especially the Johnson family who have been every year since we opened. This year was our 3rd year and I love to see the Johnson’s on their unicycles and this year they had improved tremendously.
At the end of August we welcomed Ruth and her husband and daughter who had camped with us and it was an honour when she brought her parents back to celebrate their Ruby wedding with afternoon tea in the tea room – we had a lovely time.
I am really grateful to everybody for looking after the camping field and leaving it nice for the next campers and helping us to keep our campsite ‘special’ for all to experience.
News on the camping barn - well progress is a bit slow due to all the bad weather but the foundations are in and the block work has started progressing. As soon as I know of a completion date, photos will be published on the web site.
Well, I know it’s early but today I have started to think about making my Christmas cakes – I cannot believe it is October tomorrow!
Best wishes
Carole
Sunday, 15 July 2012
JULY DIARY
Dear Guests
Here we are in July and due to the wet weather we have had no campers for the last couple of weeks. We have a group of Scouts undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh Award staying tonight so I hope it stays fine for them. I just hope the weather picks up for August and the school holidays.
I have been experiencing problems with my computer following a power surge when lightening struck a couple of weeks ago, so apologies to all campers if you have been expecting an e-mail response to a booking enquiry and have not received anything.
My sister was given some German friendship cake (goes by the name of Herman), to look after and she baked it on Thursday night. It's really rather good, I enjoyed munching on that - she has started a new batch of mixture and will be passing some over for me to look after - I just hope Herman keeps bubbling and I don't kill him. My diet is not going too well at all at the moment and I also went out for a lovely Indian meal last night so I will have to get back on track next week. I treated myself to a couple of new items in the Next sale, so I have an incentive to loose a couple of pounds (although I am rather partial to the Philadelphia chocolate flavour spread - it goes really nice with homemake flapjack! It takes a lot of willpower not to eat the whole tub! :-) lol).
Best regards
Carole
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Here we are in July and due to the wet weather we have had no campers for the last couple of weeks. We have a group of Scouts undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh Award staying tonight so I hope it stays fine for them. I just hope the weather picks up for August and the school holidays.
I have been experiencing problems with my computer following a power surge when lightening struck a couple of weeks ago, so apologies to all campers if you have been expecting an e-mail response to a booking enquiry and have not received anything.
My sister was given some German friendship cake (goes by the name of Herman), to look after and she baked it on Thursday night. It's really rather good, I enjoyed munching on that - she has started a new batch of mixture and will be passing some over for me to look after - I just hope Herman keeps bubbling and I don't kill him. My diet is not going too well at all at the moment and I also went out for a lovely Indian meal last night so I will have to get back on track next week. I treated myself to a couple of new items in the Next sale, so I have an incentive to loose a couple of pounds (although I am rather partial to the Philadelphia chocolate flavour spread - it goes really nice with homemake flapjack! It takes a lot of willpower not to eat the whole tub! :-) lol).
Best regards
Carole
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Thursday, 7 June 2012
Glamping at Abbot Park farm Campsite/tearoom
Dear Guests
May as drifted by and now it is flaming June, but the weather is not good for campers,I hope you have had a good jubilee weekend, and all the happy campers who stayed here got home safely . I have now got planning permision to build a camping barn,Glamping is coming to Abbot Park, it will be 2 seperate barns each having a wet room shower etc,sleeping platform with matresses, woodburner/cooker and bedding and towels provided if required, you wont have to fetch a thing, Work should be starting on them in the next couple of weeks getting them ready for september, I am really excited about this new project.I hope the plans will give you an idea of what it will be like. I had a sheep lamb about 2 weeks ago and it had 4 lambs, she as managed to feed them herself until now ,so I am just off to give them their lunch as I have had mine, while writing this.Pardon the english as I cant multi task.
bye for now
carole
May as drifted by and now it is flaming June, but the weather is not good for campers,I hope you have had a good jubilee weekend, and all the happy campers who stayed here got home safely . I have now got planning permision to build a camping barn,Glamping is coming to Abbot Park, it will be 2 seperate barns each having a wet room shower etc,sleeping platform with matresses, woodburner/cooker and bedding and towels provided if required, you wont have to fetch a thing, Work should be starting on them in the next couple of weeks getting them ready for september, I am really excited about this new project.I hope the plans will give you an idea of what it will be like. I had a sheep lamb about 2 weeks ago and it had 4 lambs, she as managed to feed them herself until now ,so I am just off to give them their lunch as I have had mine, while writing this.Pardon the english as I cant multi task.
bye for now
carole
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