Hospitality
We started doing Bed and Breakfast in 2002. No longer busy farming, and having always enjoyed entertaining and having friends to stay, the idea of a new venture really appealed. We wanted to look after our guests just as we had looked after our friends, nowhere out of bounds, and hoping that everyone would make themselves at home with us. If they would like our company we would be there, but if they would prefer to be left in peace, we would not intrude.
We had no idea how well it would work out and how much we would enjoy having such a variety of guests to stay, all ages and from all parts of the world. Some of our guests’ comments are on the right.
Food & Drink
Besides breakfast, which can include our own free-range eggs, home-made “Lincolnshire” sausages, bread, jams and marmalades, and locally produced bacon, we can usually either provide supper or dinner in the evening, given some notice. Supper is two courses, around the kitchen table, and dinner is three or four courses, in the Barn.
We use our own or local produce whenever we can. Simon fishes and shoots so we usually have a good supply of fish and game, and our own lamb. We have access to excellent local producers for just about everything else. Nearby farming friends and local farmers’ markets supply an ever greater variety of meat, fish, fruit and veg – and cheeses of course.
As we have a limited number of guests we can be flexible as far as meals and timing are concerned. If there are any special dietary requirements, or special likes or dislikes, we do our best.
We are not licensed to sell alcohol , but you are welcome to bring your own wine. If you feel like going out to eat, we can point you in the right direction for local pubs or restaurants.
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| Guests' Comments and Press reviews |
“We write to thank you most sincerely for making our stay with you such a pleasant occasion…we wish it could have been longer…the welcoming atmosphere, the most comfortable accommodation, facilities, and excellent food added to that wonderful “at home” feeling.”
From Warwickshire |
“Thank you for your kind hospitality when I stayed with you …I appreciate you are running a business but I felt you went above and beyond the call of duty to make the time most enjoyable…our every need was catered for.. nothing was too much trouble .. in no way intrusive …”
From the Isle of Man |
“Thank you so much for your hospitality. You go far beyond what one would ordinarily expect from bed and breakfast hosts. The room, the bath, the meals, the gardens, the kindness, and more important the friendship offered were all superb."
From Seattle, USA |
“We enjoyed each of the homes that we stayed in during our travels in England but we enjoyed our stay and visit with you most of all. It was such a relaxed atmosphere and we enjoyed our conversations. You made us feel very welcome and we also appreciated your excellent cooking, special eggs and preserves. The venison was the best we have tasted.”
From Ontario, Canada |
“.. what a grand time we had at the Barn .. you presented the essence of hospitality, at any time of day, and to our way of thinking, you two live in the loveliest home, in the most inviting countryside imaginable.”
From Georgia, USA |
“ ..hope to return soon … we wouldn’t think of staying anywhere else now we have found you”. (from Michigan, USA).
From Michigan, USA |
“ ..back for the third time – it gets better every time!”
From Surrey, England |
“ ..helping with haymaking, rounding-up sheep, feeding chickens, grooming a pony and collecting eggs are all optional extras – and you might be tempted by the sausages which are made by the Wrights themselves…”
From the Telegraph, Jan 06 |
“ ..seriously comfortable country chic..”
From the Financial Times, Nov 06 |
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Little Extras
There is a television in the sitting room, and radios by the beds, but we don’t, rather deliberately, supply more hotel type equipment in the bedrooms. If there is anything that is needed, we are only too happy to find it... irons, ironing boards, clothes drying, spare wellies, whatever. Early morning tea can either be a tray in your bedroom, or a knock at the door, or come and make your own in the kitchen. |
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