It's Honey Time!
Finally, nearly four years after setting up our hive we have been able to harvest a small amount of honey...And boy does it taste sweet!...
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Gill Holland
Jun 42 min read
What's happening at Mill Farm?
We're very lucky to have lots of wildlife here at Mill Farm and a friend of ours recently suggested a phone app that identifies birds by...
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Gill Holland
Feb 132 min read
Tom Holland and Mill Farm!.. And is Winter over yet?
I don't know about you but I'm fed up with all this relentless wind and rain and I can't blooming wait for Spring. I have noticed a few...
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Gill Holland
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Looking forward to Summer
As the leaves start to fall from the trees and the mornings become cool and misty it feels like only a short time ago we were waiting for...
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Gill Holland
Sep 24, 20232 min read
Time To Explore
Can you believe the Summer is over already? It's been a really busy one here at Mill Farm and the time has flown by, but we've loved...
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Gill Holland
Aug 6, 20232 min read
How do you keep everyone happy on holiday?
A holiday should be a relaxing break for all but it's not always easy to please everyone. That's why a stay at Mill Farm could be the...
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Gill Holland
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Failures, Feathers, Family and Fulfilment
Like much of the country we've had very little rain and the wildflower seeds that we sowed up by the alpaca barn and on the driveway have...
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Gill Holland
Apr 7, 20232 min read
Bursting into life
Happy Easter to you all and isn't Spring a fabulous time of year! You really notice the Seasons here at Mill Farm and over the past...
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Gill Holland
Dec 14, 20222 min read
What we've learnt since making Devon our home.
I can't quite believe it, but come January we'll have been living in Devon for three years! The time seems to have flown by and our lives...
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Gill Holland
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Shearing Time!
It's that time of year again when the alpacas need to be sheared and although we take care of most of their needs, like toenail clipping,...
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Gill Holland
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Fluffy new arrivals!
Our gorgeous, fluffy alpacas have always been very popular but they now have some serious competion in the form of six cute and curly...
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Gill Holland
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Fish Therapy
If you're seeking total relaxation during your stay, then we can thoroughly recommend a stroll around our lake to one of the fishing...
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Gill Holland
May 26, 20222 min read
Saving Ryan (the) Gosling
Our beautiful lake attracts lots of wildlife and most recently we had a Canada goose nesting on one of the islands. We'd been keeping an...
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Gill Holland
May 9, 20222 min read
Busy Bees
Neil has wanted to introduce bees to Mill Farm for some time now and he has spent a lot of time researching and learning about their...
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Gill Holland
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Springing into life
The beautiful lake here at Mill Farm is a stunning centerpiece and the best thing about it is that it's ever changing. With each season...
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Gill Holland
Mar 13, 20225 min read
Cold Water Swimming
We’re really lucky to live so close to the wonderful seaside town of Bude and once out of Lockdown, we would often visit to stroll along...
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Gill Holland
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Alpacas and our very first guests!
One of our reasons for moving to the countryside was to have space for a few animals and alpacas were top of the list ever since we...
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Gill Holland
Feb 27, 20224 min read
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?!
As far as settling into the village goes, we were very lucky to bump into some of our lovely, new neighbours on our first night, (while...
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Gill Holland
Feb 20, 20223 min read
Moving Day!
After waiting so long to realise our dream, getting our offer accepted on Mill Farm was an amazing moment. But buying a house is never a...
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