As we see the first signs of Spring, the March madness has already begun. With calves being born, our ewes due to give birth at any time and with all the new government guidelines changing, it’s no wonder we all feel exhausted even before we’ve begun. Our farm team are busy getting our Farm Park ready to welcome back visitors by making sure our Farm Park is safe and secure, ready to open from Monday 12th April. The Farm Park will be open from 11.00am with last entry at 3.30pm, visits by adults and children are on an online pre-book only basis.
Come and see the animals this Spring… Spring on the farm is such a magical time of the year with lambs, chicks, ducklings, guinea fowl, calves, pigs, goats, sheep, alpacas and donkeys will be anxiously awaiting for our visitors to arrive. Our Farm trailer will be open every day serving hot and cold drinks and snacks, or you can pre-order one of our picnics for you to pick up when you visit.
We are also making sure our ‘Herdwick” Safari lodge is ready and waiting to welcome our guests for 2021. You can download a booking form and prices via our website. Our Safari tent has all you need for a staycation. Enjoy the country life with our unique sustainable camping experience with all the comforts of home in an outdoor setting. Our luxury safari lodge offers a chic range of rooms including a fully equipped bathroom, lounge area, a luxury kitchen, 2 double bedrooms and a children’s play room. Take in the views and tranquility overlooking our farm park and lakes while you relax in a comfortable carefree environment. A new addition to our Safari Lodge is our luxury wood fired hot tub, eco friendly and the perfect way to relax whilst taking in the views, plus you get free access to our farm Park.
‘Pie Week’ is upon us this week. A week of cooking delicious pies, fresh or frozen. From fish to cottage pies, steak, mince beef and chicken pies all wrapped in shortcrust pastry and not forgetting our homemade pork pies filled with fresh meats from our butchery. Fresh or frozen we always have plenty of stock.
As we enter the last month of the seasonal ‘food gap’, although we are fortunate to offer our customers different foods at out of season times of the year, seasonal produce is quite important to us farm shop owners. From field to fork our very own grass fed, high welfare, new season spring lamb makes an appearance. Our butchery counter will be able to prepare any cut of lamb that you require. Chops, leg, shoulder, cutlets, steaks, breast and shanks are all available online or from the butchery counter. Seasonal produce like artichokes, kale, swede, forced rhubarb and fruits like lemons, oranges, pineapples and bananas (although not grown in the uk but are still in season in the their native countries) are all available to purchase. Prawns, red mullet, lemon sole, hake and gurnard are all sustainable and in season, check out our fish selection delivered fresh every Thursday.
Treat Mum this Mother’s Day… We have a great selection of family roast dinner boxes, filled with enough food to host a family roast for six people. Choose from lamb, pork, beef or chicken with seasonal vegetables, condiments and a delicious dessert all go to make up a delicious family roast. Or we have a selection of takeaway cream teas and hampers which make the perfect gift.
If you’re stuck on ideas for your home cooking recipes, check out Rosemary Shrager’s popular cook along every Saturday at 5pm. Rosemary has teamed up with UK farm shops to promote the freshness of local ingredients, which are all available to purchase ready for you to have fun with the family cook along every weekend. National Butchers Week is from the 8th to the 14th March and is one of the highlights of the butchery calendar. It helps to promote the great work being done by our lovely butchers who have worked throughout the pandemic and the week allows them to showcase the different cuts of meat and advise on how to prepare and cook them.
So enjoy the madness of March and we look forward to seeing you soon…
