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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David and I attended the Visit Peak District and Derbyshire Tourism Conference yesterday held at Buxton. It was an inspirational afternoon and a great opportunity to catch up with other accommodation providers in the area. Simon Calder the travel journalist (who cycled over the hills from Macclesfield on his fold up bike - now that's dedication!) gave us an amusing and timely reminder of what a fantastic place the Peak District is and the amazing things we have right here on our doorstep. Of course this is nothing new! This spectacular area...
David rendering or is he making this weeks Oatie biscuits? Too windy and wet for riding here in the Peak District today, but there's always an up side! David set to this morning and started rendering the internal walls of the stables. Being an old stone building there were huge cracks and crevices in the walls which made them difficult to clean properly inbetween horse guests. When finished they should be easier to pressure wash thoroughly, keep clean and thus save time. David can now hardly move his arms, but at least it saves going to th...
Belted Galloways arrive at Hoe Grange Those who follow the blog will know of Ruby, the red and white calf sold at our farm sale. We hear that she is doing well, and is being halter trained. As she was a dairy cow rather than a beef breed, I promised Felicity when she was sold that I would get a more suitable replacement- in fact two of them. We have taken delivery two Belted Galloway heifers that were reared by my cousin and her husband Robert and Jennifer Adams. They are about 18 months old and not ready for breeding until next year. They...
Animals do the naughtiest things! Those guests who have stayed with us will know Robbie the cheeky 12 hand Welsh Mountain pony. Well guess where I found him this morning? Grazing contentedly on the grass outside the cabins - the mystery of it all is how he got out of the paddock leaving the other two horses behind and apparently locking the gate behind him ?? He has always been a bit of an escape artist, but this was more like Hudini! However that was not the naughty bit - once out he decided to raid the rubbish bin and was spotted by guest...
We are delighted to announce that we received the Bronze Award for best self-catering holiday in the East Midlands at the Enjoy England Excellence Awards this week. It is an amazing achievment to be in the top 3 in the region for the third year running and we would like to thank all our guests for their valuable feedback that has enabled us to improve our service and maintain such high standards. We are so proud to have reached such heights in such a short space of time having only opened for business in 2006, and promise that our next log cab...







