Our Journal
Charlie Recommends… November 2021.
Ten Things You Need To Make Winter Good.
Our thoughts this winter, across our businesses, are focused on getting our guests and customers outdoors. I believe that winter is every bit as good as summer and that our relationship with the colder and darker months has become weirdly soured.
Autumn and winter last for about half the year, so we might as well try to make the best of them.
So here’s a short piece on my favourite kit -indoor and outdoor- for winter.
Five Books I Loved That I Think You’ll Love Too.
Charlie Recommends… August 2021.
Charlie Recommends… July 2021.
In Praise of: Chickens.
Chickens. They’re everywhere. No, seriously!
As least twice a day I get up from my desk and head outside to wave my arms around in a fashion similar to tai-chi in attempt to usher chickens safely back into The Walled Garden.
In Praise of: The Leatherman Pocket Multi-Tool.
Rachel, the estate manager at Glen Dye, says that we should all hail the small but mighty Leatherman, so we asked her to tell us why…
Six Things To Do In Flintshire
When people ask me where I’m from, I tell them I’m from Flintshire. And yet, to my dismay, the response that I’m most often met with is, “where on earth is that?!”.
Our Top 5 Tents
To mark to launch of our brand new, and brilliant, Farm Shop Campsite in Hawarden, here are our favourite tents, as tried and endlessly tested by us.
8 Great Printmakers
A list of some of the best printmakers we know.
5 Spring Plants to Forage Now.
Natasha Lloyd, a Medical Herbalist, details 5 spring plants to forage with de-toxifying and replenishing properties.