News
Some of our latest news, thoughts and the odd bit of helpful advice.
Autumn Breaks
The picture that you see is Begonia just after a full clean, awaiting the next guests. The gap between guests that we have insisted on this year is making things more relaxed for us here at Spreacombe; the changeover days are not all on a Saturday, our guests have more flexibility in their arrival date, often they are encountering less traffic on their journey and our cleaners are able to spread the work over different days. Our guests on their late summer holiday at Spreacombe? Well its lovely to see that our guests are enjoying the pleasant September weather. The current guests in...
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Retreat, relax, reflect
One of my favourite poems at the moment by William Henry Davies , if you press the "read more" button it will be properly formatted. WHAT is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?— No time to stand beneath the boughs, And stare as long as sheep and cows: No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass: No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars,...
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Lambing over Easter
Whilst are holiday cottages are unusually empty (in line with the Government guidelines), the front field is as happening as Spreacombe ever gets. We have 50 ewes that we are expecting to lamb over April and with this exceptionally good weather we have decided to lamb outside this year. We are regularly checking the field, the neighbours are texting me if they see any action from their windows and James and I are both on hand to rush outside when needed. Our previous guests will know that we don’t plan to bottle feed our lambs and don’t therefore offer animal petting to guests but Lulu...
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Blue Sky
The words of the ELO song come to mind today, Mr. Blue Sky and it's amazing the difference that blue sky makes. Looking upwards today, a bit of sun on my face, seeing the ancient beech trees on the driveway, with the grass looking a bit greener in Orchard Field, the sound of the odd bird, and the world seems a better place. Those of you that visit will recognise the spot, I'm on the driveway looking back towards Braunton. Orchard field is through the gate, Potters Wood in the background alongside the Kitchen Field (so named because I got part ownership of a new field instead of a kitchen).
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