Earning our stars
Posted: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 11:07
On a cold mid-week day in early December we were visited at Brassey's cottage by Jean from Visit England. We only had a few days' notice but were putting up our cottage Christmas decorations and so it...
Sowing our oats
Posted: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 09:10
It's cold and wet outside, but lovely and warm inside. All our four cottages have real fires – a real treat on wintery days. But what could be nice and healthier to warm you up at the start of the...
The magic of Autumn is upon us
Posted: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 08:35
It's been a busy summer and the weather's been mixed as we all know, but I was lucky enough to enjoy a holiday in Eskdale myself on the pretence that 'more live' test runs were needed at Church House!...
We plough the fields and scatter…
Posted: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:57
Adjacent to Bank Farmhouse is a small but perfect, listed threshing barn. Not only has it been re-built from scratch on the inside, utilising a wooden weight-bearing super sheep's wool insulated structure,...
Bringing another old building back to life
Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:57
Here at Carden we've been busy! At last Bank Farmhouse is finished, restored and ready to let. A C17th Cheshire Farmhouse with C19th façade in the hamlet of Carden, Bank Farmhouse was restored using...
