About Us
Our journey into holiday cottages started after we sold the milking herd in 2002. We took down the steel-framed shed which once covered the yard and were left with a lovely courtyard of sandstone & brick buildings; all we needed to do then was to gain planning permission and transform them into three beautiful cottages and a barn for ourselves to live in.
The Old Shippon was converted first and we welcomed our first guests in the summer of 2009, Churn Cottage followed in December 2009, The Stables in 2016 and The Cart Shed in June 2021.
We are still a working beef and arable farm with a herd of 50 suckler cows and their followers and we also rear 120 Angus dairy beef calves each year from 2 weeks old until finishing. The cattle are rotationally grazed around the farm on grass and herbal leys from February to late November then some of the cattle are housed for a few months during the winter when they eat silage (grass which has been fermented) which we have collected during the summer months and some cattle will stay out to be bale grazed over the winter months. We are passionate about our soils and no artificial fertiliser is put on our grazing grass and we do not use insecticides on our crops, we use minimum tillage where possible as we prefer to let the dung beetles, earth worms, beetles, insects & birds flourish. We grow a variety of crops including wheat, barley, boats (beans & oats) oil seed rape and peas as well as being part of various environmental schemes.
We have a handful of sheep (just to keep Sarah happy) a pet highland cow and a small flock of free range hens as well as four collie dogs and there is nearly always a pet lamb, sheep or cow which are happy to meet our guests.
Our animals are grass fed as we believe it is not only good for the environment but also gives the meat more flavour with a proper old-fashioned taste which is hard to find in the supermarkets today. Our beef is hung for a minimum of 23 days. this tenderisers the meat enhances the texture and brings out the flavour. We sell a variety of beef & lamb cuts and you are welcome to come and choose out of our freezers, boxes can also be made up to take home with you if you wish.
Through our guests we are constantly reminded how lucky we are to live in such a great place, and we love nothing more than sharing our little bit of Shropshire with you all.
