Farm Blog

Here’s a few things to look forward to this year and reasons to start planning your holiday! Hadrians Wall 1900 Fesitval Hadrian’s Wall celebrates its 1900th anniversary with a year-long celebration commencing from the 24th January 2022. Organisations, communities, and individuals are planning to celebrate this unique anniversary in a myriad of different ways across the whole…

March and Easter have flown by and we have been very busy preparing for the big day! We are now delighted that the 12th of April has arrived and we can open to our wonderful guests! Throughout the last month we have been putting the finishing touches to the cottages, including some new sofas, larger…

After a harsh start to the month with plenty of snow and ice, the end of the month has shown signs of life and positive news for what is to come the rest of the year. The best news has come from external sources, with the vaccine rollout progressing well and the recently announced government…

As we emerge from the depths of January we thought it was about time to share some of the changes that have been happening at the cottages. With a new office, carpets and coats of paint, there has been a lot going on to get ready for re-opening in April (presuming restrictions allow us). As…

Over the past few months a lot has been changing at Long Byres Holiday Cottages. After Harriet’s successful management of the cottages for the past 30 years she is now retiring and passing the reins onto her son and his girlfriend (Sam & Helena) who have lots of new ideas for the business.  We are…