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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Top 10 tips for a greener Christmas
December 18, 2011
Animals, Awards, Christmas, Derbyshire, Eco, Family, Farm, Food and drink, Free range hens, General, Peak District, Recycling, Tourism,Being green doesn't have to be costly or mean a huge change in lifestyle. It’s the little things that make a difference. So for a green, greenChristmas simply keep in mind the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 1. Send e-cards They cut your carbon footprint, save trees and are free – we love Jacquie Lawson’s chocolate Labrador Chudleigh. Or give a donation to charity rather than send Christmas cards to people you see frequently – support Friends of the Peak District to help us conserve the spectacular Peak District. 2. Bag a...
Solar Power for Hoe Grange
December 9, 2011
Building, Derbyshire, Eco, Farm, Peak District, Tourism,In our never ending quest to reduce our carbon footprint, the Boys from LorYan renewable engineering have just finished installing our new solar PV panel tracking system. Solar panels at Hoe Grange This clever device follows the sun across the Peak District sky as the day goes on, so that the panels are always at the best possible angle for maximum production of electricity. This should give us a 20% better output from the same panels compared with a south facing static roof system. If all goes to plan and the sun shines as it should do we ...
A little Christmas sparkle
December 3, 2011
Chatsworth, Christmas, Derbyshire, Family, Farm, Food and drink, History, Peak District, self catering holiday, Tourism,Hoe Grange Holidays is situated in the spectacular Peak District close to many of the most interesting and impressive visitor attractions on offer. One of the most spectacular is Chatsworth House decorated for the festive season, alight with candles, coloured baubles, stunning swags and with the Great Dining Room glowing and laid up for a stupendous festive feast. A festive feast fit for a King Glittering gold Chatsworth offers many festive activities to keep everyone amused from wreath making workshops, to carol concerts, the house at Twilig...
Our resident watercolour artist Roger Allen, renowned for his landscape paintings of the Peak District, has just completed a second picture of our son Elliot. If you remember the first painting “The boy with the broken arm”, featured Elliot standing in front of a small copse in winter, looking rather dejected with his arm in a sling. There are patches of snow on the ground and a dead sheep in the background, complete with circling crows! The new painting “Six months later” is a complete contrast, with a cheerful Elliot stood in fro...
This horse is no chicken!
November 13, 2011
Animals, Farm, Films, Free range hens, General, Horse Holidays,As part of Britain In A Day project we took our video out and about on the farm yesterday and by chance managed to capture an amusing incident involving our farm animals. Take a look and see what happened when our White Sussex hen found Jessie the horse in her usual egg laying spot in the stables. They soon become firm friends. Felicity...







