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We have had a great half-term week with these two Spanish Water Dogs and their family. Lola and Paco have been to lots of different places in Northumberland all of which are dog friendly. Of particular interest was the Dark Skies in Northumberland and at Cragend Farm we have superb visibility on clear nights of the Milky Way. Another place other than Keilder Observatory for d ...

All dogs are welcome at Cragend Grange and these two lovely Border Terriers are no exception. Dexter and son Rufus had a walk in Cragside and a visit around our farm before heading off to the seaside at Boulmer. ...

We have been busy planting bulbs today with special thanks to Margaret & Clive for bringing us some "Allium giganteum" at the Harrogate Show this year. They will be something exciting to anticipate in Spring 2018! ...

Grown in Britain is as much a movement as it is an initiative, and we are all working to connect the public to wood as a material. At the heart of the movement are the woodland owners and landowners working to grow, manage and harvest the wood that ends up in the products we all buy. ...

We collect our eggs from our happy hens every day and they can be purchased from Cragend Farm for £1 for a half dozen box at busy laying times and £1.50 per box at not such busy laying times. Well done my Hinnies! ...

GROWN IN BRITAIN WEEK 9TH OCTOBER 2017 As licensed Grown in Britain Woodland owners we are pleased to showcase the woodland and what we do with the wood  this week for further information please contact Shaun Renwick 01669-621533 The videos on the right hand side of this page highlight the work that goes on at Cragend Farm relating to Woodland progression. Tree to Table ethi ...

October Half-Term is a time to relax with autumnal country walks and cosy wam fires. Dog friendly. 20th - 27th October Bed and Breakfast for a family of 4 or for 2 people including breakfast per night. 27th October - 3rd November  (Halloween week) East Cottage £560 p.w. 27th October ...

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to your fantastic farm on the Historic Houses tour on Tuesday. We both agree that it was the most interesting HHA visit we have ever done - and we have done many over the years! We had no idea of the extent of the Armstrong connection or what you have there, having visited Cragside on so many occasions in the past 50 years or so. And indeed looked down on the farm from the walks at Cragend quite recently. We particularly enjoyed ascending and descending the ladders to look at the hydraulic equipment and get an idea of how it all functioned, the beautiful and unusual buildings which had housed the cattle, and were intrigued by the contents of your "underground " loo! Peacocks and chicks, hens and a beautiful pet lamb added to the feel of the farm.

Shaun & Lou Renwick are keen to harness the farm's natural resources, using wood to heat their water, to cook with on a wood burning range, and to heat the houses on the Farm. Even if your house is not equipped to totally run on wood there are things you can do to make sure you are using the best quality wood for your fires.

Why use Seasoned Wood?

Seasoned wood is a definition for 'wood drying'. About 5% of the energy of the log is wasted through evaporation and heating the water vapour of damp logs.

Moisture effects the burning process with unburnt hydrocarbons going up the chimney, which can in time create 'sooting' in the chimney, with the possibility of a chimney fire, all of which requires specialist sweeping.

Drying the wood before burning reduces moisture content in the wood before it is used for burning,

Air drying is the most traditional method, and it takes time. usually over and above 2 years! The fire will use less energy to burn the log if the water content is below 20%. Therefore is can give OUT more energy in the form of heat!

Cragend Farm endeavours to provide their customers with the best seasoned wood possible.

if you would like further information on the process of burning wood please contact us and we will be happy to help.

Why seasoned wood?

Thank you so much Lou and Shaun for a great holiday break on your farm at Cragend last week. East Cottage was a super place to stay. Very comfortable accommodation with everything we needed for self-catering and situated next to the beautiful Cragside National Trust gardens. It was super for our dog with fields to walk across as well as a secure fenced place for her to run off lead! Such interesting history too about the farm and how you have restored the buildings, the Victorian silo and so much else of the past farming life at Cragend. We look forward to returning! J&M Nottingham.

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