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.
Our Blog Posts...
#Farm24 – What’s it all about?
August 4, 2022
#farm24, #LoveLocal, Cows, Derbyshire, Food and drink, Free range hens, Holidays, Peak District, Tractor,Local yoghurt from Laura’s Dairy
October 25, 2019
#LoveLocal, Bakewell, Cows, Derbyshire, Eco, Farmers Market, Food and drink, Local, Peak District, Uncategorized, yoghurt,24Hrs in Farming #Farm24
August 9, 2018
#farm24, #LoveLocal, #UniqueDistrict, Cows, Derbyshire, Farm, ice cream, Lambs, Peak District, Sheep, Silage, Snow, Spring,For the last few years herds of dairy farmers, flocks of shepherds and a whole coven of farmers wives have Twitted, Blogged Instagramed and Facebooked about a whole 24 hrs of farming showing what they are all getting up to. Today 9th August 2018 is this years #Farm24 day. What are we all doing this year? Well for a start 2018 is turning out to be one of the most challenging years for decades in farmings never ending battle with the weather. Following the wettest coldest spring in living memory, we jumped straight into the longest hottest...
Will you marry me? Ice cream yes!!
August 5, 2018
#LoveLocal, Artisan producers, Cows, Derbyshire, ice cream, Local,If you love to shop you're in for a surprise! After a long wait our new little on site shop is now open for business, situated next to our new reception near the farmhouse. We are proud to stock some fabulous #LoveLocal Peak District goodies, including Coldeaton Ice Cream. Over the next few posts we will be highlighting some of our amazing artisan suppliers. Todays featured artisan product is Coldeaton Jersey Ice Cream made locally on a farm near Ashbourne. The Peak District isn't the seaside, but who can resist ice cream when you're on...
Saving water in a sizzling summer
July 17, 2018
#UniqueDistrict, Animals, Cows, Derbyshire, Farm, Hay making, Peak District, Sheep, summer, Tractor, Uncategorized, water, water saving tips,Farming always has its ups and downs but this year has been particularly challenging. The winter snows were severe with the Beast from the East which meant a late spring, followed on by the current heatwave which is causing havoc with the harvests. Sunshine and heat is wonderful for our holiday guests staying in our log cabins and glamping pods, but not so great for the farm animals. June 2018 has been the driest on record. I can't recall when I last saw the farm fields so brown and the grass is so dry it scrunches underneath your feet. ...







