Deep in the heart of Somerset, Land’s End Farm, where Roger Wilkins makes his farmhouse cider, is a bit of a gem and, if you successfully manage to navigate the winding narrow roads that lead there (no mean feat in a motorhome) you will probably be in need of a drink! When we arrived, Roger… Continue reading Cider making in Somerset
Category: Muddy News
The Royal Oak, Winsford
We ventured to Exmoor to put on one of our Pub Grub Nights and decided to try the Royal Oak in Winsford as we had heard the food was really good. After a blustery journey over some of the darkest, narrowest lanes we have encountered so far, we were greeted by Ed and Kirsty, the… Continue reading The Royal Oak, Winsford
Out and About with the Woolly Shepherd
Whilst in Somerset, we spent the day with Val Grainger – The Woolly Shepherd – to learn more about wool making. Val has her own flock of around sixty rare-breed sheep (mostly local Dorset Downs, but also Wensleydales, Shetlands and Ouessants) and a growing wool business, selling high-quality knitting and weaving wool. Teddy-bear faced Dorset… Continue reading Out and About with the Woolly Shepherd
Local Tales at the Square and Compass
Our Pub Social at the Square and Compass in Worth Matravers, on Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck, was slightly different to our usual Pub Socials. When we discovered that Andy Baggs (who we spent the day with on his dairy farm) was the Hayward of Wareham Common, it opened up a whole can of questioning worms.… Continue reading Local Tales at the Square and Compass
Dairy Farming in Dorset
When Christina got hold of Dorset dairy farmer, Andy Baggs, to see if he would consider letting us come and help out for the day to find out what dairy farming was all about, he was convinced that it was some kind of radio show wind up. In fact, even when we pulled up in… Continue reading Dairy Farming in Dorset
Malmesbury Young Farmers Bonfire Night
The Malmesbury Young Farmers kindly invited us to their bonfire night on a farm in Sherston, Wiltshire. If any ladies in their twenties are wondering where all the tall, handsome country guys are lurking, we think we may have found the answer! Unfortunately we only got round to taking a photo of the bonfire…but it… Continue reading Malmesbury Young Farmers Bonfire Night
Flat Caps and Bonfires
Taken at the Palmer Marlborough Beagles Bonfire and BBQ.
Entrepreneurship and Beagling
Back in September we were helping out at a Young Countryside Alliance Ball in Northamptonshire and got talking to Philip Price, who had provided the bucking bronco and laser shooting for the evening. At that time we were in the process of organising our Muddy Marathon and were looking for interesting young rural entrepreneurs to… Continue reading Entrepreneurship and Beagling
Pub Grub Night at the Butchers Arms
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant – that’s exactly how a Pub Grub Night is supposed to be. Lots of people, good food, good banter, a few numbers swapped…great fun! This time we were at the Butchers Arms in Fringford, Oxfordshire…see you at the next one? The Butchers Arms Fringford Nr Bicester Oxfordshire OX27 8EB The Butchers Arms
Dressing to Impress at EJ Churchill
As a large number of our members are interested in clay pigeon shooting, and we were in much need of some practice, whilst we were in Buckinghamshire we thought we would go and check out the award-winning E. J. Churchill Shooting Ground near High Wycombe. Formerly the West Wycombe Shooting Ground, E.J. Churchill occupies 40… Continue reading Dressing to Impress at EJ Churchill