A quiet livestock farm situated where the three counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Powys meet. We offer quality self-catering accommodation with disabled facilities, an indoor swimming pool, games room, BBQ Cabins and children’s play area
April is nearly over and it has a been a month of lamb feeding in the brick barn. Our three tiddler lambs arrived at the beginning of the month and have enjoyed a lot of attention from everyone.
Alvin, Simon and Theodore, named by the family staying when they arrived, have grown quickly. The cheeky chaps are keen to move onto solids but as with any weaning process they are still enjoying their milk!
Looks like there will be some bottles made up until the end of May!!!!
We had our annual Visit England assessment. We were rated 4 Star & Orchard House retained the coveted Gold Award!
In the report the Inspector ‘s Highlights were:
Very peaceful and picturesque location.
Owners live onsite.
High standards of housekeeping and cleanliness to be commended!
Indoor swimming pool and games room.
Dedicated barbecue hut for each property.
And the Inspector wrote “The owners remain highly effective and efficient in ensuring guests needs are anticipated and met.”
I think we might have a bottle of wine tonight!!
Christmas Day views
Whenever you stay you can enjoy freedom of the farm. On Christmas Day the weather provided a spectacular sky and following the Corvid trail we were able to look over at the Shropshire Hills and enjoy the dramatic landscape.
We had our annual Tourist Board inspection some time ago….
Finally the certification has arrived and we can proudly say we have once again maintained our 4 Star grading for both Orchard house and Rose Cottage.
And once again, Orchard House has achieved the Gold Award.
The Inspector could see the effort we put into keeping everything up to standard for you our guests to enjoy.
Our two pretty gilts are settling in well.
On the hottest day of the year so far we found them sun bathing which isn’t good if you are a white pig. We will have to sort out a sunshade for them as it is quite difficult applying sunscreen to them – they just don’t stand still!
