Part of what made our River Cottage weekend away so good was the beautiful B&B we stayed at. Wyke Farm is listed on the RC website as it is fairly near the HQ where the course is and we weren't disappointed.
There are 2 B&B rooms and 2 self catering cottages in this beautifully renovated former dairy farm. We were staying in 'The Dairy' which as the name suggests is in the former dairy itself. The room was enormous and beautifully decorated with a view across the courtyard to the hillside beyond. There was even a private door linking us to the breakfast room- nothing makes you feel more at home than being able to walk to breakfast in your socks and slippers.
The breakfasts themselves were fabulous, the usual array of cereal, yoghurts and fruit to help yourself and then Kathryn would do you a fried breakfast to order. The field mushrooms were amazing with bright yellow scrambled eggs from their hens. However if you are off to the River Cottage for the day course then it might be better to have a more restrained breakfast.
From the farm you can walk over to the HQ, cutting across a couple of fields behind the farm then up a lane. However be warned it is a steep hill on the way up and you should allow 45mins if you don't want to arrive too hot and sweaty. It is also possible to walk into Axminster in the evening in about 30mins if you are eating/drinking there.
I think what finally made our stay here was the warm welcome from Kathryn and her husband John. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they made us feel very welcome in their beautiful farm, but without being too intrusive if you just wanted peace and quiet. If we come back down this way we would definitely be staying here again!
There are 2 B&B rooms and 2 self catering cottages in this beautifully renovated former dairy farm. We were staying in 'The Dairy' which as the name suggests is in the former dairy itself. The room was enormous and beautifully decorated with a view across the courtyard to the hillside beyond. There was even a private door linking us to the breakfast room- nothing makes you feel more at home than being able to walk to breakfast in your socks and slippers.
The breakfasts themselves were fabulous, the usual array of cereal, yoghurts and fruit to help yourself and then Kathryn would do you a fried breakfast to order. The field mushrooms were amazing with bright yellow scrambled eggs from their hens. However if you are off to the River Cottage for the day course then it might be better to have a more restrained breakfast.
From the farm you can walk over to the HQ, cutting across a couple of fields behind the farm then up a lane. However be warned it is a steep hill on the way up and you should allow 45mins if you don't want to arrive too hot and sweaty. It is also possible to walk into Axminster in the evening in about 30mins if you are eating/drinking there.
I think what finally made our stay here was the warm welcome from Kathryn and her husband John. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they made us feel very welcome in their beautiful farm, but without being too intrusive if you just wanted peace and quiet. If we come back down this way we would definitely be staying here again!
Little Owl
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