Lunch at the Red Lion, Shobrooke

After a morning cleaning Rook and Drake for guests arriving tomorrow we did a runner for some well earned lunch at the Red Lion in Shobrooke. Natalie the landlady of just over a year was very welcoming and the food and beer were spot on. The Red Lion is just over a miles (half an hour at the most) walk across the fields from Great Gutton and continues to prove popular with guests keen to stretch their legs before or after a pub lunch or drink. To learn move visit the Red Lions own web site  The Red Lion, Shobrooke

Hugo the Ram does his work!

Hugo the Ram is running with the nineteen ewes that will hopefully produce some very cute lambs next April. Hugo and his "girls" are Shetland sheep being particularly hardy and needing few creature comforts. The entire flock will stay out all winter eating whatever grass is left over from the summer and hay if things get a bit snowy. If all goes well we should end up with twenty five or so lambs in time for the Easter guests to see.

Crediton Town Guide

Today saw the arrival via the good old Royal Mail of the new Crediton Town Guide and Map the publication of which we are delighted to support.  The guide provides a lovely introduction to our special local market town and should make good reading for guests keen to make the most of their local surroundings.  The page on the Crediton Food Festival makes particularly interesting reading as from personal experience the weekend is great fun. Next years festival is scheduled for 15-16 June.