The Journal

Notes from the farmhouse.

Planning guides for big-group stays, Ludlow recommendations from people who live here, working-farm notes from across the year, and how to cook on an electric AGA.

Stays near Ludlow

Things to do near Ludlow.

The pillar guide. The town, the food, the walks, the castles, the small detours. By season and by visitor type.

June 2026 · 9 minute read

Stays near Ludlow

Large groups in Shropshire.

A working guide to large group accommodation in Shropshire. What to look for, what fits a party of twelve, why a farmhouse beats a hotel.

June 2026 · 6 minute read

Stays near Ludlow

Sleeps twelve with a hot tub.

A working five-bedroom farmhouse near Ludlow that sleeps twelve, with a private hot tub, kart track, and racing simulator on the Downton Hall Estate.

June 2026 · 5 minute read

Stays near Ludlow

Ludlow Food Festival, where to stay.

A working guide to staying nearby for the Ludlow Food Festival in September. Accommodation, logistics, the festival weekend.

June 2026 · 6 minute read

Stays near Ludlow

Things to do in Ludlow with kids.

A practical guide to what works in Ludlow with children. The castle, the river, the farm next door, the food stops that welcome a family.

June 2026 · 5 minute read

Stays near Ludlow

Dog-friendly large cottages near Ludlow.

A practical guide for finding a dog-friendly large self-catering cottage near Ludlow. What to ask, why a working farm matters, the rules that work.

June 2026 · 5 minute read

Stays near Ludlow

Ludlow at Christmas.

A working guide to a winter and Christmas stay near Ludlow. The market, the walks, the farmhouse with the AGA, sleeping twelve over Christmas Eve.

June 2026 · 6 minute read

Ludlow & around

A three-day family weekend in Ludlow, planned.

A planned weekend for a family of six to twelve, from the medieval castle to Mortimer Forest. Where to eat, where to walk, what to skip.

June 2026 · 6 minute read

For groups

Twelve at the farmhouse, a planning guide.

A practical guide for the person organising a stay for ten to twelve people. Bedroom logic, meal planning, kart-track scheduling, who pays for what.

August 2026 · 7 minute read

The Farmhouse

Cooking on an electric AGA, three weeks in.

A short, useful guide to cooking on the modern electric AGA at Lower Wood Farmhouse. Roasting, baking, breakfast, the kettle question.

July 2026 · 5 minute read