As members of Shropshire Tourism we were invited to a tour of Stokesay Castle although we have been many times it has been updated by English Heritage so…

Blooming lovely – and blooming hot!  The recent heatwave has been pretty intense, bringing haymaking into full swing but causing some concern for livestock farmers, as it is preventing…

News for May, June & July 2018   May started with the Fun Fair in Ludlow town square and surrounding streets, Clive and I went to the top of…

A Cheeky Visitor This cheeky visitor raided the bird table this morning and stole all the bread that had been left out for the birds! He was very acrobatic…

News for March 2018 March has brought snow to us in Hope Bagot, as indeed it has to a lot of Britain.  First we had the “big snow” at…

NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2018   1st February very cold and snow showers off and on with lovely sun shine in the afternoon   Snowdrops are well out in the…

Hope you have had a good Christmas and wish you all a very Happy New Year. 2017 has come to an end and as we go into 2018 we…

Beautiful November Days We’ve had some beautiful bright and sunny November days here at Acorn Lodge. The chilly starts have given way to warm sunshine and this is keeping…

Visit England 4 Stars and Gold Award Another year has passed and we are pleased to announce that we have gained our 4 star and gold award for Acorn…

What a differenceAUTUMN BRINGS We like to do a cocktail of hedgerow fruits mainly blackberries and elderberries withrose hips for their vitamin C and sloes to put in the…