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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Mar 12, 20191 min read
Hedge Life
Hedge Life Whilst planting 100 babies into our translocated hedge to help it along the way, James found these two lovelies. Great hedge...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Mar 8, 20191 min read
Welsh Beer
Went to The Beefy Boys in Hereford today (one of our favourites, the BEST burgers) and would you believe it, they sell ‘Cwtch’, Welsh...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Mar 8, 20191 min read
Water Water Everywhere
22nd Feb and the water mains are in! One ‘business’ main at 50mm and one domestic at 25mm. Not entirely without hassle, lots of leaky...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Feb 6, 20191 min read
Trench Life
Minimum depth of water main is 750mm. Our stick is marked at 850mm. Sure don’t want installation to fail the rigorous Dwr Cymru...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Feb 6, 20191 min read
And we’re back
Been ages planning next stage as we have been learning what’s involved in putting mains water supplies in. Thank you Fergus at Dwr Cymru...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 18, 20191 min read
It’s the Weekend!
Last load of the day. Same again Monday and we’ll see where we get to. Then quiet week while we re-group and plan for next phase of...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Imposter!
My James, pretending to be a digger driver #newventure #campsite #muchmarcle #driveway #digger #herefordshire #topsoil #moles #molehills...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Looking back and forward
Where we have come from. Where we have yet to go. View from the top of a digger! #newventure #campsite #muchmarcle #driveway #digger...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Cider & Perry
Had a lovely visitation from @lynedownorganics , sustenance for the workers? #newventure #campsite #muchmarcle #driveway #digger...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Curves
Going well. This is in the afternoon, showing distance in from new entrance. 200 tons doesn’t go as far as you would imagine but going in...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 17, 20191 min read
Moles!
New temporary splay. Coned off for the night. Look at the immense molehills that we have though in the bottom photo! Seriously though,...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 17, 20191 min read
Ditches and Bridges
First job today was to build a bridge in the new splay over the ditch that would take 20 ton lorries of stone. Once the ducting and pea...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 16, 20191 min read
Build a driveway
Top is new splay from road, bottom looking the other way from our new drive. Well, started the day with a crisis. Stone for driveway that...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Driveway here we come
Tomorrow, onto digging out the driveway. 215 metres of 10 inch deep stone. Have marked it out today with paint. Stone being delivered end...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Welcome to your new home hedge
Footing in all plants and tidying up edges today but keep your fingers crossed that this translocations hedge will make a go if it this...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Sep 24, 20181 min read
Useful trip
We went to the Glamping Show in Stoneleigh last week to get ideas and see what is new to the market. Saw some lovely things! Loved...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Sep 18, 20181 min read
Keepsake?
Taken this off the gate today. Keep it or throw away? It was a painful process achieving planning permission but maybe this will help to...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Sep 18, 20181 min read
Our First Press Cutting
Small steps... #presscuttings #campsite #herefordshire #muchmarcle #offgrid #planningpermission
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Where it all began...
On holiday in North Wales with the kids. We have a 6 berth caravan. The children love it and for years, the Summer holidays were trips to...
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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Planning Permission
This is a really long, arduous and mega learning process. I will try to take you through some of it here. Alongside is what we have...
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