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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Oliver the Superstar!
September 17, 2013
Animals, Bloodhounds, Family, Farm, Horses, Hunt, Wakes Week,Oliver and Felicity had great success at Hartington Wakes Sports and Show this weekend, coming away with a 1st in the Cob Class, a 3rd in the Riding Club Horse Class and a Reserve Champion ribbon! Great fun was had by all - even David, who was acting as the groom for the day and had to do all the dirty work. Oliver didn't put a hoof wrong and behaved really well until they met the hunt on the ride home - he got a bit over-excited and arrived home steaming. Now the rosettes are decorating the beam in the kitchen, taking their place next to la...
Sky lanterns are romantic, beautiful, mesmerising and especially stunning when let go in large numbers – however they can be deadly. Everyone enjoys the amazing spectacle as they are set off into the night sky, without thinking of the consequences of where they are going to land and what destruction they might cause – as the saying goes "out of sight , out of mind". Chinese lanterns have become as common as aircraft across Britain’s night skies, with as many as eight million sold each year. But what is now clear is the havoc they can cau...
Painted Tales
July 9, 2013
Animals, Derbyshire, Farm, General, History, Hunt, Peak District, watercolour painting,This week we attended the preview of an inspiring art exhibition of "Painted Tales" by our great friend Sue Prince. Sue's exhibition showcases her fabulous and distinctive 'bonader' Swedish style folk art, painted with homemade egg tempera on linen or canvas. The word "Bonader" means decorative wall hanging and these traditional paintings were common in rural southern Sweden in the late 1700's to brighten up the dark, smoky interiors of the small farmhouses around Christmas and winter festivals. Inspired by a visit to Unnaryd in 2004, Sue st...
Silver Award for Sustainability
May 28, 2013
Accessible Holidays, Awards, Derbyshire, Eco, Farm, General, Green Tourism Business Scheme, Peak District, self catering holiday, Tourism,We are proud and delighted that Hoe Grange Holidays won a prestigious Silver Award for Sustainable Tourism for the second year running at the Visit England Excellence Awards 2013, "The Oscars" of the tourism world. David and I attended a black tie gala dinner at The Point, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester this week, together with top tourism businesses from across England. It was wonderful to be a national winner for the third year running, having been Gold winners for Access for All in 2011 and Silver winners for Sustainable Touri...
A Birthday Treat
May 18, 2013
Accessible Holidays, Derbyshire, Farm, High Peak Trail, Off-road wheelchair, Peak District, self catering holiday,Neville, one of our most frequent holiday guests, celebrated his birthday in style by exploring the farm fields and trekking along the High Peak Trail on our Boma 7 off-road wheelchair. Neville and his friend Bob have stayed with us at Hoe Grange numerous times over the past 5 years, taking advantage of our excellent accessible facilities, but have never ventured forth up to the trail as the hill is too steep to climb. Now with the aid of our fantastic new all-terrain wheelchair they both enjoyed fabulous panoramic views over the Derbyshire...







