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BRENLEY
FARM SAMPLE THE DELIGHTS OF OUR WORKING FARM |
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Brenley Farm has been in the Berry family and carefully managed for many generations. In the dining room we have a portrait of Lynch Bird, an ancestor who lived in the house from about 1820. We also have a sampler done by his daughter Matilda aged 10, created in 1836. Many of the buildings around the house and farm are Listed Grade II and of architectural and historical interest. This includes the walls around the house and vegetable garden; a mediaeval thatched granary and tithe barn and the fine Georgian stable building. |
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It is spring and the autumn sown crops are growing well apart from 4 acres of rape which have been devoured by the rabbits. That area is about to be re-drilled, but this time with linseed instead – rabbits don’t like that! The hop gardens look like a ‘cats cradle’ as Nigel has been out putting up the strings for the hops to grow up when they push through the ground later this month. The very early hops shoots can be harvested and served similarly to asparagus, if you are here in April and want to try them for breakfast then please ask. |
The orchard winter pruning has finished and the first blossom will come into flower in late April – this the white pear blossom followed by the delightfully scented pink apple blossom. Definitely a good time to be taking long walks, with or without a dog. My chickens are being very lazy about producing eggs so I am getting some new point of lay pullets to encourage the older ones. Hopefully before too long there will be lots of eggs again, so I can get baking on those delicious cakes for when you arrive at tea time. |
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Our
restored Victorian Greenhouse |
Spring Blossom |
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Spring blossom |
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Brenley
Farm 01227
751203
07860 505359 (Mobile) 01227 751203 (Fax) |
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