Toasting marshmallows

Dandelions and marshmallows

How many dandelion clocks can you count? The yurt field is bursting with colourful flowers, trees and grasses and buzzing with bees. I love this photo of the dandelions going to seed as it... more

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Massive shingle xylophone

Wooden roof for a wooden house

  We made a massive wooden xylophone on the roof of our house.   The upper roof of our new house is covered in 7000 wooden shingles.  They are made from Sweet Chestnut which... more

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house raising 4

House raising

It's up... the frame of our new timber framed house! Over a beautiful sunny weekend back in May we were joined by a huge group of family and friends for the house raising of our new... more

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Tall ship in Aberaeron

Sea is only 20 minutes away!

Work stopped on building our new house this week as it was just TOO hot.  Instead, we have been zipping down to Aberaeron (only 20 minutes away!) in the evenings to jump in the sea and cool... more

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daming at the yurt farm

A stream walk on our doorstep

There is a beautiful walk from the Yurt Farm down to a little stream that passes through the woods below.  I took my boys for a walk along it at the end of May to see the bluebells in full bloom... more

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Snowy Cambrian Mountains

Happy 2018

Happy New Year from all of us here at the Yurt Farm. December bought us a load of snow, perfect for sledging. It’s not every year we get as much snow as this so we made the most of it. So,... more

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Milling timber for our new house

House building begins

This summer we were super excited to finally begin building our new house.  Hooray! We are building a traditional timber framed house that we have designed ourselves.  Naturally, it is yurt... more

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Replenishing the woodstack

Stacking wood

The last couple of weeks has been spent replenishing the stack to keep you all warm in your yurts and train Carriage.  This big pile should be enough to last for the next two years.  It will... more

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Cuckoos and woodpeckers

It's been a while since my last post mainly because i always forget how many things there are to do in the day when we're open. The sun and rain has turned the farm a lush green, the cuckoo has been... more

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Snowing and sledging

All the fields are under a thick layer of the snow and my dad is busy feeding all the animals and making sure they have enough water as all the pipes are frozen. Luckily we got all our yurts down in... more

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