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Autumn is Here... Well almost!

Summer was glorious here at Higher Primrose Cottage. We were fully booked and met some wonderful people from across the globe! There is a nip in the air and we can feel Autumn waiting in the wings. The harvest has been gathered and the hedgerows cut back. We are ready (I think) for whatever mother nature has in store. There is a large white painted wall at the rear of the cottage which has been bo...[More]

Autumn is Here... Well Almost!

Summer was glorious here at Higher Primrose Cottage. We were fully booked and met some wonderful people from across the globe! There is a nip in the air and we can feel Autumn waiting in the wings. The harvest has been gathered and the hedgerows cut back. We are ready (I think) for whatever mother nature has in store. There is a large white painted wall at the rear of the cottage which has been bo...[More]

A Hearty Primrose Cottage Welcome to Ruth's Real Food

When you're on holiday it may not be practical to eat out every night (it can also prove expensive). If you are anything like me cooking on holiday is a chore - you're on holiday right? Fear not happy holidaymakers, a solution is at hand. Higher Primrose Cottage has teamed up with the lovely Ruth from Ruth's Real Food. Ruth is as passionate about cooking delicious homecooked meals as I am about ea...[More]

The Things You Find When you're Pottering Around...

Mother nature really is amazing, her little treasures lie waiting in the most unexpected places. This week saw us fully open for business. Just before the first guests arrived I did a final bit of sprucing, and of course, as the title of this post suggests 'pottering'. I was doing the aforementioned in the patio area. Dark green foliage disguises an otherwise unremarkable wall. Earlier in the seas...[More]

Hare Hare to Higher Primrose Cottage!

Today is a rainy day. It is the first bit of rain we have had in a long long time. I'm not knocking it mind, I know the farmers are desperate for a drop or two. It gave me a chance to see the cottage in a different light other than 'bright'. It still looked just as fabulous and oh so cosy. I went for a potter down to Eggesford in search of a planter to pot up for the windowsill. Instead, I came ba...[More]