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Visitor's Guide Visitor’s Guide Award-Winning Glamping in a Stunning Location! ! 1! Contents ! Welcome 3 Location Map & Directions 4 Check in and Departures 5 Green Glamping 6 Staying here under canvas or tin 9 Enjoying your Hot Tub 14 BBQ Hut 15 Fire Safety 16 Hampers and Farm Produce 17 Recipe 18 Exploring the Area 20 Local Shopping 22 Places to Eat 23 Walking 25 Dark Skies 28 ! 2! ! 3! Thank you for choosing to stay at ! Dorset Forest Garden! Dorset Forest Garden Shepherd’s Huts are set in one of those rare locations of the UK where little of the 20th Century is visible despite its far-reaching views. This means super dark skies, an ideal spot for stargazing. Each hut has its own unique style furnished with an eclectic mix of vintage furnishings to give a relaxed rustic country feel unique to each space. We take the same care in our hampers. Whether homemade produce or from the best of local suppliers our aim is to do the leg work to give you the opportunity to sample from some of the best local artisan producers. We feel a good holiday does not need to be at the expense of the environment. With all our electricity from renewable sources we are keen to give you a comfortable relaxed break without costing the planet. The wider area has a lot to offer – West Dorset is a wonderful, unspoilt part of the country. There is so much here for foodies, art lovers, or anyone wanting to connect with nature. We are just a few miles from the Jurassic coast, if you wish to spend your days exploring the region then you’ll find loads to do, however it is worth making time to cook over an open fire, and just chill out off-grid in the forest garden! Tracy and James ! 3! ! Finding us… If you search Google Maps for Dorset Forest Garden Glamping the pin will show you our exact location. If you are finding us using Sat Nav our postcode is DT8 3SG. This will get you very close to our farm but you may end up at another farm covered by the same postcode, Down Farm. With Down Farm on your right drive about 1/3 mile and you’ll reach a staggered crossroad. Take the left (sign posted to Maiden Newton). Dorset Forest Garden will be on your left in about đ mile, opposite Kitwhistle Farm. If you find yourself in Beaminster, take the road in between the Red Lion and the hair salon and follow it for 1đ miles up a steep hill to the staggered crossroads, where you turn right (sign posted to Maiden Newton). Dorset Forest Garden will be on your left in about đ mile, opposite Kitwhistle Farm. 4! ! Check-in day Departure day Check-in is any time Check-out is by 10.30; after 3.30; please let us before you leave, please know your expected make sure that all fires arrival time so we can are extinguished and plan around you. Also if everything is as you we know your arrival found it, with time and you have everything washed up booked a hot tub we will and put away. light it for you. If you have broken If you are held up for any anything please let me reason or get lost do let know; we won’t be cross me know. My number is but we do need to know. 07971 652501. We also appreciate feedback, so tell us if On Arrival there is something we could improve on or if there is anything you Follow the track up the particularly liked. hill past the farmhouse on the left and the forest garden on the right and Have a safe journey park in the yard at the home and we hope to very top. see you again. ! 5! 1 Green Glamping We have been passionate about the environment for years. It led us to build our Eco home in 2008. It was pioneering in its use of passive solar in the UK at the time. We have taken this same concern into the development of our glamping business here in beautiful Dorset. What we’ve done: All our electricity is green, either generated by us or from other renewable sources. EV charging is available to our guests with electric vehicles. We not only use local skilled crafts people, we also carefully source and restore vintage furniture for our accommodation. Food Hampers contain local produce celebrating the wonderful producers we are so blessed to have around us. 6! ! 2 ! Green Glamping We produce our own handmade soaps using all natural ingredients and essential oils (which smell divine) . Environmentally friendly cleaning products like Ecover are provided for your use and are used during change over. Recycling containers and a food waste caddy are supplied for each accommodation to make it easy for you to sort your waste. We reinvest both in charities we support and in adding trees to the Forest Garden every year. Your visit helps this to happen. You can make a difference: Sort your waste as you go using the recycling containers provided. The wooden crate is for glass and the green bin is for other recycling (paper, cans and recyclable plastic). There is also a general bin in the car park for things that really can’t be recycled. Think about the wood you’re burning - wood is a carbon store. We supply a generous quantity of kiln-dried wood by your hut, but if you wish to use more we sell additional loads! . 7! 3 Green Glamping !! Fun carbon-neutral activities during your stay include: • Stargazing; we recommend you download the SkyView app which highlights constellations planets and moons - it’s fascinating! • Wildlife watching; we provide reference books and binoculars for your use. The bird feeders in the forest garden attract a wide range of birds – see which ones you can identify! A great bird watcher App we recommend is the eBird App. This also enables you to record the birds you see which is then available for educational and conservation use. • Walking; there is an ordnance survey maps in your hut, and we’re happy to point you in the direction of doorstep walks like the Hardy Way and the Donkey Sanctuary. • Playing board games and cards, a range supplied in your hut. ! 8! ! 1 Staying here under canvas or tin Essentials Check in after 3.30 pm; Check out before 10.30 am. Free roaming of the fields is not possible due to the horses, but there are footpaths and woodlands you have free access to. There is no smoking on the farm. The lighting includes LED lights, and candles for a nostalgic touch. The space is heated by a wood burner; please read the fire safety page. Bed linen and bath towels are provided; bring wellies, slippers, outdoor towels and torches. Each accommodation has its own personal wood store with a generous wood supply. The prices for various extras are listed within your hut. Wildlife & Recycling Under your hut is a wooden crate for glass and a green bin for paper, cans, and hard plastic to recycle. Do not put general waste or leave food outside as it attracts the wildlife and is not good for them. All landfill waste can be placed in the metal bin in the car park. It is lovely to learn about your wildlife or star spottings. Do share in your Visitor Book! Entertainment There is a walking map in your accommodation along with cards, board games, binoculars and a range of books. We highly recommend downloading the SkyView app to get the most of the stars in our dark skies. ! 9! 2 Staying here under canvas or tin Artisan or Forager shepherd’s huts Cooking You have your own private fire bowl that can be cooked over. Inside your hut there is a table-top electric oven pot, an electric kettle, a kitchen sink with washing up liquid and tea towel, and there is a supply of oil, salt and pepper, tea and coffee. Crockery and cutlery are provided. There is a fridge (with some freezer space) in the BBQ hut. You can cook in the BBQ hut. This requires charcoal rather than wood. We sell sacks of Dorset artisan-made charcoal; the prices for various extras are listed within your hut. Ensuite Facilities Your shepherd’s hut has ensuite shower 10! ! 3 Staying here under canvas or tin and flushing toilet. We provide our own range of handmade soap, which is also a good body wash. Bring your own shower gel and shampoo. Note that occasionally, due to water demand elsewhere, hot water might not be immediately available. All your drains go to a special septic tank and so it is important for the health of this system to ensure you only flush your ablutions and loo paper down the loo. Never flush sanitary towels or other non-natural items. The Astronomer Shepherd’s Hut This is set in a young copse, separate from the forest garden. The shepherd’s hut has a panoramic glass window in the copper ceiling over the bed so you can enjoy the Milky Way on a clear night. People often tell us of shooting stars they have seen. Cooking To add to the luxury it has many additions within the hut and a private covered BBQ area for al- ! 11! 4 Staying here under canvas or tin fresco cooking. Inside the hut there is a slow cooker, fridge, electric kettle, a kitchen sink with washing up liquid and tea towel, and there is a supply of oil, salt and pepper, tea and coffee.
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