Crumble has arrived and the Boys have gone back to School!

Crumble, our new Jack Russell puppy arrived at the beginning of the Summer, and has certainly made her presence very welcome!  She is Biscuit's granddaughter, very sweet, and thinks the guests are marvelleous.  Luckily for her, Treacle is very happy to have a play, which gives us all a bit of peace!

We have had a busy Summer in the Bed and Breakfast, with guests coming from far and wide.  Everybody seemed to have a great time (see Visitor Comments), so hopefully we are doing something right!   The boys have gone back to school today, and the weather had certainly turned, which is such a shame, as we haven't had much of a summer at all - perhaps it might pick up in September!!

We have launched our online butchers shop - www.stocktonandstratton.co.uk - which seems to working very well, so if you want to order anything, it comes next day delivery, still all cool and fresh!!

Anyway, we would love to welcome you to Churton Heath Farm, so if you need that special break, somewhere local to base yourself if you are working in the are, or just fancy a treat, look no further!!

Shortlisted in the Visit Chester and Cheshire Awards 2009

Just a little  note to say that we have been short listed in two Categories in the Visit Chester and Cheshire Annual Awards.  Most importantly we have been short listed in the Best Bed and Breakfast category, which I am thrilled about, as the competition was very strong.  We were judged on Wednesday, and I am really not sure how it went, the judge didn't give too much away!  But at the end of the day, I only have to look through our Visitor Comments, and know that what we are doing is really second to none!!

Interestingly, we have also been short listed in the Best Tourism Website Category, which is a great credit to Mark Ogilvie, who has put a tremendous amount of work into our website.  People seem to think that it is easy to navigate around, and it does give the potential guests all the information that they need.  The judging was an interesting process, any technical questions, and I just looked to Mark to answer them!  Between Mark and myself, I think we might have found the right formular to give our guests the information they require to go ahead and book at Churton Heath Farm.

The awards ceremony is on Friday 5th June.  No matter what the outcome, I hope we have a great evening!!

North West Farmhouse Breakfast Champion!

We are now officially the North West Farmhouse Breakfast Champion - which is great - an award that means we are serving the right kind of food for our guests.  Our own sausages and bacon, and other locally sourced products - all cooked in the AGA.

What more could you want!!  Come and try some!!

Happy New Year!

Well another year has flown by, and we are ready for the New Year!  We had a lovely Christmas Holidays, the boys had so much fun, and I didn't want them to go back to school today!!  We had a little break over the New Year and went to Anglesey with some friends, plenty of fresh air and fun - highly recommended!  The weather is still very cold here, with black ice, and more freezing temperatures forecast - but don't worry we are all very cosy in the house!  We had our gradings inspector come and do a surprise visit just before Christmas, and again we were award 4star Gold - just what we wanted!!  The B&B bookings are starting to pick up, which is great, and we sold a tremendous amount of meat over the Christmas period - which was fantastic.

May I take this opportunity of wishing you all the Very Best for 2009, and we look forward to welcoming you to Churton Heath Farm, hopefully in the not too distant future!

Snow in October!

We actually had snow this week - as I am sure some of you did too!!  The weather really has been pretty miserable this year, but we finally managed to get the harvest in at the end of September, and the new shed for the cattle is nearly finished - the contractors said it was going to be finished this week, but it looks like another 10 days or so - not great when the cows are still outside in this awful weather, but hey ho!!  The Bed and Breakfast has been pretty full all year - which has been great, and we have some great offers on at the moment - 3 for 2 midweek special, or stay 2 nights and get 10% off.  These offers are only up until Christmas - so book early to avoid disappointment!!  The boys have enjoyed being back at school, and have nearly finished half term, which has been great fun.  The boxed meat scheme is really picking up now, so if you need to order anything, then contact Jim (www.stocktonandstratton.co.uk - 01244 620414) and he will be happy to send you anything you would like to order via post.

We look forward to welcoming any new guests, and also many return guests to Churton Heath Farm, so until then, keep warm!!