Spring is Borough Farm at its most alive. The rare Devon & Cornwall Longwools lamb in the fields around the stays, the orchard comes into blossom, and the dawn chorus arrives early through canvas and barn window alike.
The Longwool flock lambs in the fields around the stays — and when there are orphans, guests young and old can help feed them on the bottle. Dates shift with the flock and the weather; ask Julia what the season is doing.
Snowdrops start the flower year, followed by the long lay meadows filling with insect life and the hens laying hard.
The nature journals in each stay fill up fastest in April and May — badgers, foxes, deer and bats share the farm.
Dartmoor's great youth expedition crosses the moor each May — a spectacle if you're walking that weekend, and worth planning around if you want the moor quiet.
The market towns either side of the farm run weekly and monthly markets — Julia will point you to the right day.
Local dates are announced annually — Julia confirms what's on when you book.
Level throughout, with a wet room and easterly light.
A roll-top bath, and the hills through the window.
The courtyard barn, with room for a dog.
The only stay with The Loft to itself.
One yurt, its own field and its own wood-fired hot tub.
The barns put lambing right outside the window; under canvas you'll hear the field find its feet at first light.
Beautifully styled old cow shed — peaceful, warm, the one guests call magic.
A handcrafted yurt in its own field, with a fire pit, barrel sauna and room for five.
All five stays are open year-round.
Alba the Labrador, a flock of longwool sheep, three Connemara ponies and a run of hens — the residents who make this a working farm.
