Wealden Times | WT260 | January 2024 | Good Living Supplement inside
The lifestyle magazine for Kent & Sussex - Inspirational Interiors, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes
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Top, left and right: Besides the farmhouse and tree houses, accommodation includes a complex of beautifully converted barns, shepherds<br />
huts, an oast house and outbuildings Above, right and left: Dining tables in the central barn have bespoke interchangeable square and round<br />
tops, to make coordinating group dining hassle free<br />
like I’ve stumbled into Wonderland.<br />
Outside we move away from the<br />
original farm buildings and out to the<br />
various outbuildings which include three<br />
eco-tree houses, two shepherds huts and<br />
a hay barn. All of which are huddled next<br />
to a couple of extra acres reserved for the<br />
grazing of rare-breed sheep and alpacas,<br />
or as Ian calls them ‘posh pets’. Beyond<br />
these wildflower meadows help support<br />
the local environment, a subject close<br />
to Ian and Penny’s hearts. He tells me,<br />
“We focus on what we believe is truly<br />
sustainable tourism. To us that means<br />
really working respectfully with the local<br />
environment as well as integrating our<br />
services with the local economy, so that<br />
we can make a difference in as many <br />
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