The ground floor of Oldford Farmhouse consists of the original stone flags laid 400 years ago. Imagine our surprise when a spillage of some liquid onto the utility room floor revealed the above image of what looks to be a fossilised rodent of some kind. This could easily have been exposed when the stone was […]
Oldford Farmhouse was built in 1620, and in 1900 ran to some 250 acres. These days we have just 10 acres of agricultural land, with the remaining 5 acres being used as gardens, orchard and parkland for the house and holiday cottages. Those 10 acres are put to good use though, providing good grazing for […]
Following the recent dry spell, the River Frome is at the lowest level we have seen in the two years we have been here. When a wooden post began to appear out of the water we were intrigued to know what it was. Why was it put there? Are there other posts like it still […]
