Tavy Tour Party 14th September.

The tour of Britain race starts from Tavistock on Thursday 15th September, with the Tavy tour party on the 14th. With Live bands and plenty to do, why not visit www.tavytourparty.co.uk and book your free tickets. We have touring pitches, tent pitches, and timber camping pods available to book now.

Woodland Riders: Super Tavy Race 12th Sept.

Gawton is the venue for round 3 of the DH summer series, with practise on the saturday, and racing on the sunday, book yourself in with us, the closest campsite to Gawton racetrack.

 

Due to massive demand, we are now sold out of bacon, and will only be able to put sausages in our welcome packs.

 TIMBER CAMPING PODS.

 This is the new trend in camping, which is getting more popular every year. We have 3 standard pods, which will sleep up to two adults, and two small children, and one family pod, which will sleep up to four adults. If you are not sure what they are, you can get more information from www.thepod.co.uk  but basically they are wonderful timber camping huts, that replace the need for you to bring your own tent. When you stay in a pod the benefits compared to a tent are numerous:

• A secure dry place to stay, with little wind and rain noise compared to a tent.
• Already set up for you when you arrive, just move in.
• All the benefits of an insulated structure in winter and summer.
• Each pod has a light and an oil filled heater for extra warmth.
• A small covered area at the front to get any wet gear off before entering.
• A decked area at the front to do any cooking and relaxing.
• A great way to get in touch with and experiance nature.
• An exciting "den" style holiday for all the family.
• Bring everything you normally would for a tent holiday, except for the tent.

Prices for the pod are exactly as stated on our tarriff page, not being based on two people per night, and they offer a different dimension to camping that you are sure to enjoy. Interest in this new way of camping is vast, and with only a limited number of pods throughout the UK, advance booking is strongly advisable.

CARAVAN STORAGE.

There are now less than 10 spaces left available. To reserve your spot, contact us on either 01822 832927, or 07823 773309

PIGGIES.

We have two pigs at the moment,  pedigree British Saddleback gilts, Patty and Selma. We intend to breed from these two next year when they are old enough. We have recently obtained our food licence from the local authority, and  you can buy our own grown, free range suasages and bacon, or have a welcome pack waiting for you when you arrive. 

EX-BATTERY HENS.

At last we have our ex-battery chickens, who came to us in May and as you can see from the picture, the poor things were in a pretty sad shape. But now, all of them have gained thier strength, and feathers, and are free ranging so well, they are escaping from their enclosure and wandering around as they please. When it is dark, they all go back into their coop pretty much by themsleves. They have already started laying eggs, and as with our pork, you will be able to buy eggs from us as well.

 Free range bacon, sausages and eggs in the mornings, Yum Yum!!

WHY NOT ORDER A WELCOME PACK WHEN BOOKING.

GREEN ISSUES.

At the Old Rectory, we believe in being as green as possible, and encourage visitors to re-cycle as much as they can. So if you could please help us during your stay to use the re-cycling bins provided, we can help reduce landfill. We also produce our own compost, and any planting you see around, has been helped along by this, and the dung from our two minature shetland ponies.

MOUNTAIN BIKING. 

We are now listed on the local downhill mountain bike clubs website, www.woodlandriders.com 
We have put in a small wash bay, so you can clean off your bikes and all your gear, before you set off for home. We can now arrange cycle hire through Tavistock cycles www.tavistockcycles.co.uk