Browse through our blog posts to find out what life is like at Hoe Grange Holidays along with some great ideas for days out in the Peak District.
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The New Forcast Ride – visitors from Norway
July 30, 2012
Animals, Derbyshire, General, Horse Holidays, Peak District,This week we have a guest blogger: Nora from Norway who is riding her pony, Juniblest, all the way from the New Forest to Newcastle-upon-Tyne for charity. Hi! First of all, a bit of an introduction could be a good idea. I'm Nora, a human female of 23 who's been studying music in Southampton for the last three years and who missed her pony so much in her first year that she had to drag the poor thing all the way to England. My pony is a 14 year old Norwegian Northland gelding, Juniblest (means June Breeze in Norwegian - the only one to set h...
A Fond Farewell
July 27, 2012
Animals, Derbyshire, Family, Food and drink, Horse Holidays, Peak District, Recycling, Wakes Week,Our cheeky little Welsh mountain pony has moved on to a lovely new home in Cumbria. Guest Ann, who brought her own horse on holiday, decided to buy him for her granddaughter. Robbie is not just cheeky but a clever little feller too, and always has an eye on how to escape for a mini adventure. He was spotted by guests one day recycling the rubbish - he had obviously heard of our eco policy! Robbie had escaped out of the paddock and proceeded to raid the rubbish bin. After several atempts he managed to flip the lid of the wheelie bin open with ...
All of Elliot's sheep have now lambed; Tia and Maria had two lambs each, whilst Coco and Channel had just one strong larger lamb each. All are doing well and growing fast with the help of their mums nutritious milk. Check out the video as the latest lamb manages to find its feet and takes its first faltering steps - amazing when you consider it is only 10 minutes old! When a sheep is giving birth and the legs are visible, the little lambs tend to be born within the next 30 to 45 minutes. Once the first lamb is born, the following lambs a...
More Babies
April 7, 2012
Animals, Cows, Derbyshire, Family, Farm, Lambs, Peak District, Snow, Tourism,Spring is definitely in the air in the Derbyshire Peak District, despite the sudden return of harsh winter weather on Wednesday when we woke up to over a foot of snow, with drifts blocking the road. The sun is now shining again, which is just as well, as we have had a flurry of new arrivals over the last 3 days. 7 of the cows have had their calves, but most excitingly Elliot's sheep have had their first lambs. Guests who have stayed at Hoe Grange over the last 2 years have more than likely seen if not met our sons small flock of sheep, Tia, ...
We have a new puppy at Hoe Grange called Fudge, a very very cute Jack Russell, Fudge the very cute puppy only 8 weeks old and already the boss of Twix and Crunchie. She seems to spend most of her time curled up on someone's lap or flying round the kitchen. The guest that have already met her have all falling in love at first sight. Come to Derbyshire and meet her for your self...







