Following a recent school visit and a very interesting pond dipping session, we have decided to offer the guests a chance to explore the ponds on a Tuesday morning during the summer holidays. Our first trip was on the 22nd July which was a glorious sunny day. Jaime took the children and their parents down […]
Summer is in full swing and the lovely Cornish sunshine has ripened the crops ready for harvesting. Olly is driving the Combine Harvester and Andrew, Rob and Wilf are collecting the grain in the trailers. The grain is taken back to the farm yard and put through the dryer to get the moisture content down, […]
We started renovating The Barn in December 2013. We completely gutted the building, which was previously two cottages, Barn and Elm. Andrew and Janice converted the old farm building, which was previously a home to about 14 cattle downstairs with a hay loft upstairs, into Barn and Elm in 1978. The cottages were mirror images […]
You, but especially your children, will be pleased to know that we’re having a new outdoor play area installed at the end of June. Our current play area is 25 years old and has served us well, but sadly it has needed more and more maintenance in recent years and the never ending rain we […]
Here at The Olde House our guests have been enjoying the weekly farm ride for over 20 years. Back in the old days, Wilf would drive the tractor and Andrew talked to the visitors. Since Wilf’s retirement, Andrew’s son Olly has taken over the driving, but Andrew is still talking! But who better to tell […]
The end date is in sight, everything is coming together and we’ve already had several bookings; there are only two weeks remaining for the summer holidays! We haven’t posted many photos of the progress because we want to put a storyboard together showing the transformation from start to finish, but here are a couple to […]
Whilst out and about near the Chestnut Tree a couple of weeks ago, a few of us could here a woodpecker pecking at a tree in the small wooded area by Chestnut Cottage. Shaun found the tree and fitted our wildlife camera nearby to see if we could catch some footage of the woodpecker in […]
What a lovely Easter Holiday we're all having! On the past two Mondays we have been having some fun and games in the Cornish sunshine. The children gave
New for 2014 is The Barn, formerly Barn and Elm cottages, now being completely renovated and upgraded ready for spring this year. This new cottage will sleep 10 people in 5 bedrooms. Downstairs there will be an open plan kitchen and dining area with a large oak table to seat 10 people, with slate floor […]
