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Renovating beautiful self-catering holiday cottages in the Blackdown Hills in East Devon

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    • 01 Walk around Furley, Howley, Marsh and Yarcombe
    • 02 Walk around Stockland
    • 03 Walk around Upottery and Beacon Hill, Yarcombe
    • 04 Walk around Rower Hill, Stockland
    • 05 Beacon Hill, Stockland
    • 06 Yarty Valley to Stockland
    • 07 Churchinford – Bishopswood – Marsh – Yarcombe
    • 08 Pub Hike: Upottery, Churchinford, Bishopswood, Marsh, Yarcombe
    • 09 Walk up Beacon Hill to Dalwood and Stockland
    • 10 Circular walk to The Kings Arms Stockland
    • 11 Low Yarty Valley to Stockland
    • 12 Pound Lane loop
    • 13 Yarcombe loop
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Our second guests – and catching up

15th Sep 2024 leyfarmcottages

We really thought things would quieten down once we started letting the Farmhouse out, but this week seems to have been particularly busy. Our second

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A week of plastering and painting

3rd Dec 2023 leyfarmcottages

We’ve seen a real step change in our new house this week, as the plasterer has been incredibly hard at work and almost finished the

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Looking back at our third year here 

28th Jul 2023 leyfarmcottages

Three years ago on Sunday we moved to Ley Farm, with grand plans and aspirational timescales. Little did we know just how difficult it was

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Roof work and a Mixergy cylinder

23rd Jul 2023 leyfarmcottages

Roofs seem to have been the focus for this week. Our builders completed the new rafters along the front of the shippon – now these

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Kitchen designs and lessons in roofing felt for bats

26th Jun 2023 leyfarmcottages

A busy week and weekend means our blog is delayed again! It’s definitely harder to fit in everything that needs doing at the moment –

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Back to the city – and build progress

3rd Oct 2022 leyfarmcottages

Last week’s blog is a little late as we’ve been in London for the weekend. It was finally the London Marathon! As much as we

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