Our Facilities

Here are some of the facilities that you will find outside your cottage door and in the grounds at West Withy Farm.

But first. here are the things you will not hear (and smell) – cars, planes, trains, pneumatic drills, loud voices (except your own). Just silence interrupted by bird song , running water and perhaps laughter.

Our nearest neighbours are about 1000 meters away – you can just about see their house.

Our Cottage Gardens

All our cottages have a large, private, lawned gardens
There are garden tables and chairs for relaxing
Cottage gardens are fully enclosed for dogs – there is no need to put your dog on a lead late in the evening
Cats and Tortoises have also been guests
Cottage gardens have viewing points to stand a telescope
Gardens have bird table / seed for feeding birds
Cottage gardens are perfect for relaxing and star gazing
Gardens also have clothes drying facilities

Our Grounds

Our land totals 23 acres and there are 2 acres (equivalent to 2 football fields) around our cottages
Our cottages are about 200 meters from the nearest lane – a lane more used by horses than vehicles
Many areas of our grounds have colourful planting
Our grounds have sculptures to view
There are many bird nesting sites particularly for swallows and sparrows
There is a viewing platform to site a telescope with excellent all around viewing.
Our night skies are very dark – there is little light pollution here.
There is a large grass area for games – football, rounders, french cricket, badminton
Spectator seating has been created in the banking

Our Relaxation Area

If you want to get away from it all, go to the Relaxation Area
It is sheltered from the wind.
It is covered and there is a banana seat and table
There is just the sound of running water from our springs and bird song
Go in the morning with a coffee and a book and just relax

Our fresh water springs also feed our lake which is home to ducks, geese, and visiting waterfowl. It is stocked with various species of roach and rudd, some of them large / breeding

Our Lake

Fed by fresh water springs and surrounded by trees, mostly willow
The lake is stocked with rudd and roach – the perfect place for beginners – granddad with grandson
Home to our geese and Muskovy ducks (Iggy)
Our lake attracts lots of different wildlife
- 15 breeding pairs of swallows
- breeding wild mallard
- breeding moorhens
- visited by heron, kingfisher, goshawk, canada geese etc.

Our Fields and Animals

Sheep graze in our fields – there are new born lambs in spring
Our hens lay eggs and younger guests feed the hens and find their eggs
We grow seasonal vegetable which younger guests can pick
You will also meet our cats, our dog, geese, and Muscovy duck

Turnout for Horses

We welcome guests with horses – there are 20 acres of pasture for turnout
There is a field shelter, if required
haylage is usually available.
Our stables are rented out to racehorses, so there is usually expertise available