• National Trust 50 Things to do before you are 11 3/4

  18 May 2012

  Having had active and outdoors childhoods ourselves we love this initiative from The National Trust and it got us thinking which of the activities could be accomplished when staying at Robin Hill Farm Cottages. (Click on the title above for some ideas…..)

• Year Two in our Kitchen Garden: Planting Rhubarb & Asparagus and Inspiration from a National Trust Garden

  

  05 May 2012

  When we moved to Robin Hill Farm in North Devon one of our aims was to create a kitchen garden and experiment ‘growing our own’. Last year we built, filled and sowed 5 raised beds and our produce wildly exceeded expectations – now we want more! So this year, we’ve dug new beds and started the longer term projects of planting rhubarb and asparagus. (To read more, click on the title above)

• Walking in National Trust Bluebell Woods

  

  21 April 2012

  This week we had a momentous rite of passage – we joined the National Trust! This wasn’t planned but it just felt like the right time to sign up when we visited Clivedon in Berkshire in search of bluebells …..(Click on the link above to read more)

• Lambs, Llamas and Lemon Cakes

  

  14 April 2012

  What a fabulous Easter we’ve had in North Devon. Our cottages have been full so I’ve been busy making Lemon Cakes to welcome our guests; it’s been bright and blustery – perfect for beachcombing and rock pooling; the birds are nesting; sheep are lambing AND we’ve discovered there are Llamas living very near us! (Click on the link above to read more……..)

• What's On in May in North Devon?

  

  12 April 2012

  May is my favourite month of the year – I’m biased as it’s my birthday!! It’s also a great time to get out and about in North Devon – the days are warming up and getting longer and there are so many different events to get involved in. (Click the title above for some ideas of what’s on in North Devon in the next 6 weeks….)

• Letterboxing on Dartmoor

  

  01 April 2012

  We are keen walkers and usually take to the trail armed with a route guide as well as a trusty Ordnance Survey Map. So it was a novel experience to be taken yomping on Dartmoor across the boggy moor over tussocks of ‘elephant grass’ following a compass bearing in search of a famed Dartmoor Letterbox…..(to read more click on the title above).

• Exmoor Goats Star in BBC Countryfile

  

  23 March 2012

  Last week we took advantage of a bright sunny day to head for Exmoor. First stop – Valley of Rocks, Lynton. This is an unusual and picturesque dry valley grazed by a herd of wild goats….seems we trailblazed for BBC Countryfile who were there a few days later filming Adam Henson helping with the annual round up and treatment of the herd………(click on the title above to read more)

• Cycling Holidays in North Devon

  

  10 March 2012

  Cycling in North Devon can be as easy or challenging as you want it to be. If, like me, you consider cycling an occasional activity best done on a sunny day – the gentle gradient of the Tarka Trail is perfect. If you’re more hard core and regularly spend time in the saddle North Devon has plenty of rolling hills to test your stamina……(click on the link above to read more)

• Springtime in North Devon

  

  04 March 2012

  Nothing heralds the North Devon springtime more for me than a hedge bank brightened by pale yellow primroses and a few days of sunshine this week has brought lots of cheerful primroses bursting into flower all around us ……..(to read more of this blog click on the title above)

• I'll Take The High Road!

  

  17 February 2012

  We’ve taken advantage of visiting friends to get our boots on during half term and continue our exploration of Exmoor. Our walk started down at Combe Martin Harbour and took us up, up and more up to Knap Down ridge where we found a smoking horse box! (Click on the title above to read and see more….)

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