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A Wonderful Gift For Christmas

As crazy as it sounds Christmas is just over a month away and we've been scratching our heads about how to bring a little Christmas cheer into what has been the most unusual of years. For the first time this year we will be offering gift vouchers which can be used to book or contribute to a stay at our lovely cottage. These will be available from next week and can be for any amount you choose. A l...[More]

Spotlight on The Mad Butchers of Winkleigh

This week I wanted to spotlight another wonderful business in Winkleigh. The Mad Butcher has been a part of life in the village for over 22 years, whilst the shop itself has been a butcher shop for as long as anyone can remember and the building itself dates from the 17th century. “I know it’s been a butcher shop since before the world wars and I wouldn’t mind betting it goes back even further tha...[More]

Sugar & Spice ~ Catkin Blooms

Wonderful Winkleigh has so many amazing small businesses and in the run up to Christmas I will be shining a light on as many as possible. I can think of no better place to start than right next door to the cottage with the truly lovely Cath & Catkin Blooms. “I’ve lived in Winkleigh for 16 years, and been a florist for 8 of those. I moved my floristry business from my workshop at home to the ce...[More]

Sugar & Spice ~ Catkin Blooms

Wonderful Winkleigh has so many amazing small businesses and in the run up to Christmas I will be shining a light on as many as possible. I can think of no better place to start than right next door to the cottage with the truly lovely Cath & Catkin Blooms. “I’ve lived in Winkleigh for 16 years, and been a florist for 8 of those. I moved my floristry business from my workshop at home to the ce...[More]

A New Kind of Autumn

There is a real bite at the edges of the days now, and whilst we are still blessed with glorious sunshine (a lot of the time), there is no escaping the forward march of Autumn. But this is a new kind of Autumn, one where there is no big picture certainty. However, here at the cottage while some things have changed there are still many things which have stayed the same, so here's a quick up date......[More]