http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:28:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the yurts closed down for the Winter, we have a few of our calves keeping warm out at the Dutch Barn! These comprise a mix of 'followers' which are young Heifers that will eventually join our milking herd after they have had their first calf in a year or so, and ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2012/01/dutch-barn-residents/ Out reasonably early this morning loading the last of the 60 acres of straw we've bought from a neighbour, which will be used for cow bedding over winter. http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/09/loading-straw/ Well we are almost at the end of our first summer season, and it's been fabulous! We've met some lovely couples and families, who have loved our yurts as much as we do :-) We've been delighted with how popular we have been, and really hope we can build on ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/09/what-a-summer/ It's been a busy week farming wise, with the 3rd cut silage and the wheat and corn harvest underway! We've had a good cut of silage, which we've baled up to make silage bales for the herd's overwintering food supply. Here are a few pictures of the hay bales from ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/09/silage-bales/ After a summer of busy yurting, our resident doves at the Dutch Barn have clearly not been disturbed by the comings and goings! I spotted these two fledglings sitting above the woodpile yesterday, watching me making up the yurts for our midweek yurters :-) So sweet! http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/08/fledgling-doves-at-the-barn/ We are delighted to have been 'reviewed and approved' by Karen at fantastic family travel directory - Away with the Kids! Have a look at our review here Away with the Kids - Somerset Yurts Thanks to Karen for such a lovely review - we are really chuffed you loved your stay ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/08/reviewed-and-approved-away-with-the-kids/ New to Somerset Yurts this week, are four lovely chickens! We plan to have these lovely girls available for you to hire during your stay at the yurts, so you can wake up to fresh eggs for breakfast :) They are just settling in over the next couple of weeks, and ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/06/chickens/ We've stumbled upon a brilliant company that can deliver local Somerset produce! If you would like to order some food in for your holiday at Somerset Yurts, you just need to order before 9am on the Tuesday before your stay, and they can deliver on the Thursday or Friday before your ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/06/somerset-local-food/ We received our lovely new Dutch Oven this weekend, and couldn't wait to test it out! Mark made a small campfire and we hooked it all up ready to brown off some sausages for a little stew. I must say it was lovely to be sitting al fresco listening to the ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/06/campfire-cooking/ Last weekend, Mark and I took baby Will for an afternoon out to the coast :) We thought we ought to start visiting some of the local things you can see and do near the farm. As we have tickets for the West Somerset Railway available to purchase at a ... http://www.somersetyurts.co.uk/blog/2011/06/west-somerset-railway/