Inspiration

Stories from our farm

Read the latest on what we and our guests have been doing.

A walk to remember

A walk to remember

If the Voilette Szabo trail in Herefordshire was a rainbow then they’d be three pots of gold at the end of it. The six-mile walk takes in the colours and shades of the Herefordshire countryside in all its glory. And the pots of gold? Well Golden Pot I is the most...

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Row, row, row your boat

For many people it is a dream to row, row, row their boat gently down the River Wye at Symonds Yat or slightly faster through the man-made grade 2 rapids as I first did as a schoolboy. Many of our guests merrily, merrily include the location for a visit while staying...

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Up a Mountain, Down a Beer

I have a tee shirt with the inscription “Up a mountain, down a beer” which, for me, describes a perfect day out but there are variations. Emma and Neil, who stayed in our Sugar Loaf cottage in early autumn, downed a Welsh whisky before going up the highest mountain in...

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Black Rock

Black Rock picnic site on the banks of the Severn Estuary at Portskewett is a special place and I am indebted to our first European guests since Covid restrictions were lifted for reminding me just how special. Brecht and Stephanie arrived from Belgium, after all the...

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Turning down the volume

Young couple Katy and Cian had their first holiday after lockdown in the Sugar Loaf with 4-month-old baby Dylan and their beagle Hazel. They come from Croydon in south London and immediately enjoyed the peace and tranquillity that the Glyn Valley and this part of...

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A tub, train and tunnel

It is not unusual for families to use the Welsh Marches cottages as a place to get together. Some hire all three cottages while others like Laura Shields and her family from Bolton hired the Sugar Loaf and Skirrid to accommodate mum and dad Pat and John, Laura and her...

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Crest of a wave

The Smith family from York were riding the crest of a holiday wave when they visited in July. They were blessed with fine summer weather which Jo and Richard, son Jacob 18 and Lydia 13 made the absolute best of. They were surprised just how much family activity they...

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Methodism in his madness

John Wesley, the father of methodism, preached his first sermon in Wales on Devauden Green, our nearest village, in 1793. A bust of the preacher watches over the Village Green to commemorate the event with an information board giving details of his life and impact on...

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A castle, a cave and an enchanted wood

No, this isn’t the start of a fairy tale but a blog about things to do when you are on holiday at Upper Glyn Farm with two lively children, even when it is raining. The castle in the headline refers to Caerphilly Castle; the cave is at Clearwell and the enchanted wood...

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Planet Horse

Guests often ask about the horses they see in the field opposite the cottages. They are a couple of amiable old fellas called Zippy and JD and they love a chat if you wander over to the fence. What Zippy won’t tell you, because he’s a modest gelding, is that his...

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