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This week here at Hoe Grange we've had our own animal rescue to rival that of the TV series. One of our young bullocks (think teenage boy cow!) escaped out of the shed by squashing under the feed barrier and barging through two gates. By some quirk of fate the small gate to the muck hole, which is usually carefully closed, must have been open. The poor animal was almost completely immersed in thick muck with just his head above the slimy mess. It was pure chance that David drove past on the tractor and from his high vantage point could just ...
2 foot Freddie - a shadow of his former self! Holiday guests often find it so comfortable and relaxing at Hoe Grange that they don't want to go home - they want to linger and make the most of the fabulous Peak District scenery! Certainly Freddie the snowman seems extremely reluctant to leave. He has been with us since New Year's Day and whilst he started off at 8 foot tall and is now reduced down to just 2 foot, he still seems determined not to melt away entirely - he must have heard about our great January holiday offers! However I am sure...
The snowy weather this year has been amazing and like everyone else we have had fantastic family fun at Hoe Grange sledging and snowboarding in our fields. We are extremely fortunate to have some steep enough slopes for fast, furious runs, and even the odd jump; the only maddening thing is having to climb back up the steep hill with your sledge in tow - it seems such a long way! Sledging with Twix Twix, our Labrador had great fun chasing after everyone on sledges at top speed and biting their ears, making them incapable of steering and ca...
8 foot Freddie
January 2, 2010
Christmas, Farm, General, Group Holidays, Peak District, Snow, Tourism,Freddie the snowman New Year Cabin guests were surprised to wake up to a heavy snow fall this morning, they set about building a new friend 'Freddie' the 8 foot snowman. He peers over the fence from the paddock watching for a new guest to arrive. Their friend had unfortunately got stuck in the snow, so I had to go out on the tractor to find them. Fortunately they managed to get here in the end. Snow falls in the Peak District of this amount are very unusual these days, but with the use of shovels, road salt and the tractor we have managed ...
A very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year We look forward to seeing you all in 2010!...







