Category Archives: eco tourism

Beechenhill Farm Honoured in Switzerland

Posted on October 8, 2015 by

Businesses from around the world honoured at Sustainability Innovation Award Ceremony in Switzerland. Lausanne, Switzerland, 24 September 2015 – seven companies from around the world will be honoured in recognition of their progress in embedding sustainability at the annual Business … Continue reading →

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10 Top Tips for the Best Father of the Bride Speech

Posted on February 15, 2014 by

Here at the Haybarn at Beechenhill Farm we have heard many many speeches. Because we are working and making sure the weddings here go like clockwork, we always listen attentively to the speeches. Whether it’s a nervous first time public … Continue reading →

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Ancestral Tourism or Discover Your Roots

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

We are delighted to be hosting an event in the Beechenhill Haybarn on 7th November 2013- all about Ancestral Tourism. Ancestral Tourism Course Malcolm Gallagher (Chartered marketer, business mentor, sales & marketing coach in the tourism & hospitality, food & drink … Continue reading →

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#2 How Green is Your Wedding? 2014 -A Competition for £250 off

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

Ethical Weddings in the Peak District We offer exclusive hire of Beechenhill Farm for your wedding weekend. We are lucky enough to live in this beautiful organic farm in the Staffordshire Peak District National Park, we would like to share … Continue reading →

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Global Award for Peak District Farm?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Beechenhill Farm up for Global Award Beechenhill Farm has been short-listed out of 1600 global nominations in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards.  Responsible tourism; having more fun and better experiences because you are not harming the planet,  is at the core … Continue reading →

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Hand drawn Birds-Eye-View-Maps

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

A beautiful, quirky, hand drawn map of your place- just imagine! We perch on our planet, precariously tilting on the curve of the earth.  We dig our roots into the soil, our foundations into the rock.  For generations we live in our landscapes, … Continue reading →

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The Iridescent Green Dock Beetle (our organic jewel)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Nature gives us what we need. When we started our conversion to organic farming in 1998, Terry the farmer was very uncomfortable about allowing nettles, thistles and dock leaves to grow on the farm. He had grown up on a … Continue reading →

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Fragile, naïve and centuries old; Peak District well dressing

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

A lovely video from @terrybnd all about our wonderful well dressings. Tissington is always the first and is the most spectacular, but from May to September you can find a well dressing somewhere in the Peak District. Tissington is a … Continue reading →

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Soaring Spirits and Harsh Realities of the English Uplands

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

A while ago I tramped across the Peak District’s Bleaklow in mizzly drizzle, hot and puffing in my waterproof jacket; my legs aching from high stepping through the heather tufts. We reached a high point and stopped. All around, as … Continue reading →

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Dovedale, add music and walk

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

I have just been sent this video on Twitter  by http://www.terrybnd.blogspot.com/ It’s blown me away- this is where I live, this is where I have lived for 26 years.  I have often seen Dovedale looking like this.  My family and … Continue reading →

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