The breakfast we had delivered to our door on our last morning was delicious! It's quite pricey but it kept us going, with a few snacks, until supper when we got home so it was worth it.
Walking through the country side and stopping for lunch at a country pub. Also watching the cows walking past the cottage in the morning and evening.
Yes, particularly local people as most business went out of there way to inform customers that they supported local suppliers.
Very relaxing and the cottage was wonderful to come back too at the end of the day, or have a break during the day.
It helped support the farm we stayed on (very friendly people). The nature of the vacation meant that we spent locally, shops, pubs and restaurants.
Yes, in that their food buying policy means produce is either from their own organic or neighbouring farms or ethically sourced (Fairtrade). The farm's situation means you can do any number of walks straight out of the door, or cycle along a limestone trail built on an old railway route that starts from nearby Ashbourne, hiring bikes at the local cycle center.
Thanks for your kind comments - sorry the bedroom was cold. I just discovered that my husband, Terry, had borrowed the bedroom heater and not put it back! I have learned a lesson to double check. We are working on plans to replace all our old oil boilers and electric heating with (hopefully) a wood fired boiler and maybe an experimental bio-gas digester. So if you come again, hopefully you will be as warm as toast!