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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Pumpkin carving ideas inspired by The Peak District
October 31, 2016
Animals, Autumn, Derbyshire, Family, Farm, Food and drink, Holidays, Horses, Peak District, pumpkin, recipes,Autumn is in full-swing here in the Derbyshire Peak District; our trees are full of glittering golds and beautiful browns and the nights are drawing in… which means it’s pumpkin carving time! Pumpkins (or Jack-o’-lanterns as they are also known) are traditionally made at Halloween by slicing off the top (to form a lid), scooping out the flesh and then making marks into the orange outer skin, or cutting through the pumpkin skin (caution using sharp tools!) to reveal a flickering candle light inside… very effective and beautiful at night ...
All is safely gathered in!!
August 9, 2016
Animals, Derbyshire, Harvest, Hay making, Horse Holidays, Horses, Peak District,Make hay while the sun shines, It may have been Sunday afternoon, but that means nothing if there is hay to move! [caption id="attachment_5775" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Made in the Peak District, a lovely crop of hay.[/caption] We were luck to snatch a good crop of hay in the few fine days this week to top up the barn ready for our equine guests this winter, It smells really nice, so why not book in to bring your horse on a holiday knowing he'll have plenty to eat. The whole family, even Felicity, gets roped in to such jobs but is s...
Hunting the “clean boot”
January 25, 2016
Bloodhounds, Derbyshire, Horse Holidays, Horses, Hunt, Peak District,Sunday was a clear dry day for the 4 Shires Bloodhounds meet here at Hoe Grange in the spectacular Peak District countryside. We often have horses staying on holiday, but thankfully not quite so many at one time - it was a little chaotic in our yard as everyone was saddling up ready for the off and slurping the port. [caption id="attachment_5282" align="alignleft" width="300"] The "quarry" getting his final instructions[/caption] Hunting the clean boot refers to the hounds working the natural scent of a human runner over a 12 to 20 mile cour...
10 years and we are going to the dogs!
December 16, 2015
Accessible Holidays, Animals, Derbyshire, Eco, Family, Farm, Films, General, Horse Holidays, Horses, Lambs, Off-road wheelchair, Peak District, puppies, Tourism, Uncategorized,It doesn't seem like it, but in a few weeks time it will be 10 years since we welcomed our first ever guests. I can well remember two very nervous hosts showing in our first visitors Mr and Mrs Clews and their friends Mr and Mrs Fox, who brought 2 horses with them. A couple of weeks later we welcomed Mr and Mrs Fosby, who was a our first wheelchair using guest. Little did we know how large a part both of these type of guests would play in shaping the business we have today. We have met some extraordinary people over the past 10 years, many ...
#Farm24
August 21, 2015
#farm24, Animals, Birds, Cows, Derbyshire, Farm, Food and drink, Free range hens, Horse Holidays, Horses, Lambs, Peak District, Tourism, Tractor,On the 20th August 2015 hundreds of British farmers recorded their day with video and photographs to help the general public understand how wide and varied the work of a British farmer is. What were we up to at Hoe Grange that day? Take a look at our #farm24 and see! Checking all are present and correct...... and all are with their mummies.... even if their mummies are not really their mummies. Time then for a little tractor work, mowing off the overgrown grass so fresh grass can grow in its place. Not forgetting to look after our gu...







