Our yurts are now stored away safely for the winter and October and November have been rather wet months with a series of winter storms coming to Devon, with the latest Storm Ciaran impacting on the south west particularly the Channel Islands.  Guests have however been enjoying the comforts of our shepherds hut during these autumn and early winter weeks.  We are able to offer our shepherds hut all year around, whilst the yurts are only available from Easter to the end of September.  The shepherds hut can sleep up to 4 persons and has a lovely little outside seating area and fir ..read more

Global warming is rising and with this comes the hottest day of the year in 2023 during September.  Its a shame for all the families with children who have stayed during August this year when the weather has been rather soggy at times with a few unseasonal storms, with high winds and accompanying rain.  However its wonderful for our current guests who are having lovely warm temperatures and clear nights to observe the wildlife and the stars.  Apparently its a heatwave when the temperature is over 25 degrees for 3 days running.  With September also comes the darker evenings ..read more

September brings the autumn equinox and we have had a very long dry summer with heatwave conditions and very little rainfall so the rain is a welcome relief to the dry and parched land.  The trees are changing colour and the leaves are dropping.  The orchard has thrived in the dry conditions and we have a bumper crop of apples along with fabulous blackberries on the camp and in the surrounding lake field.  Our guests have been enjoying the clear nights recently but with the equinox there has been a change to more northerly winds and chillier evenings - fortunately there are woo ..read more

February has proved to be a rather dry month which is quite surprising and its been a little chilly too.  Not too much frost but a nippy wind today.  The daffodils and snowdrops are rather late here this year, but still a lovely display.  Next week we are going to start putting our yurts back on their bases ready for the beginning of the season.  Lets hope the weather stays dry for the yurt building.  We always welcome help from anyone who would like to know how to build a yurt - give us a call if you would like to come and help!  Lots of bookings coming in now ..read more

The weather is set to get even hotter with a heatwave predicted for the next week and possibly further.  Our guests have been treated to a barn owl hunting on the lake field during the evenings.  Our camp is home to a wealth of wildlife and recent sightings have included the barn owl and some roe deer.  Both of these prefer to be feeding during the dawn and dusk hours.  The lake field has been left fallow during the summer months which attracts many birds and insects, butterflies, crickets and beetles are plentiful and the local wildlife are always attracted to the lake fi ..read more

The nights are getting lighter and this week the temperatures have reached +10 degrees which feels positively warmer than all the frosty nights we have had in January.  The shepherds hut has proved popular during January with intrepid guests staying over and enjoying the wood burning stove as it really keeps the hut very toasty and cosy indeed.  We are looking forward to putting our yurts up again in time for Easter.  The two swans that many guests watched on our lake last summer have returned and seem to be courting and potentially even nest building.  The larger swan, who ..read more

It seems a long time since the balmy days of the beautiful summer of 2022 and we would like to wish all our guests new and old a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Its a while since I posted on this blog and so far this winter started off mild and dry followed by very chilly (minus 10 one night in December) and now at the start of the new year its been very wet weather.  The yurts are safely stored away in our barn and we have had lots of lovely and intrepid guests staying through the autumn in our quirky shepherds hut.  Christmas has now been packed away and we are lo ..read more

The weather has been kind to us over the past weeks since Christmas and its been relatively dry January after a very wet December.  The bookings are starting to come in now, and our 2 person Plym yurt and shepherds hut have been proving to be very popular with most of the low season dates already virtually full.  I am wondering whether our guests are still reluctant to travel abroad due to Covid, or whether they are just wanting a wonderful glamping experience in rural Devon.  It will soon be time to put our yurts back on the field again, and we are hoping that the lovely dry s ..read more

PARCHED FIELDS WITH NO RAIN FOR AROUND 6 WEEKS TAMAR YURT IN THE SUNSHINE! August has been record breaking for many reasons, its been a heatwave with very high temperatures up in the 30's peaking tomorrow Sunday 14th August.  There has been very little or no rain for around 6 weeks which has impacted on our fields making them incredibly parched and arid.  The weather has been lovely for our guests however we are asking everyone to restrict their use of the firepits and wood burning stoves because of the extreme fire risk.  Our horses are having to be fed hay from our winter ..read more

Its that time of year when we take our yurts down for the winter.  Its been an exceptionally busy season and we have been fortunate to welcome around 1000 guests to stay with us during the past few months.  This has been a wonderful tonic after the pandemic reduced our season in 2020 and in the early part of 2021.  The weather has been glorious and over the past few days our yurts have been taken down and all the various parts, canvasses, frames, beds and furnishings have been decanted into various places in our home - its a very tight squeeze in our house to get everything stor ..read more