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. ...
Eggs
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
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 ...
Half-term
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 ...
Walking the Dog!
East Cottage is a dog-friendly holiday home, and perfect for young and old dogs alike. Bailey and Muffin have been to visit us with their owners, who said it was ideal for them because you can walk the dogs direct from the house especially first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Just open the front door and off you go! There are plenty of walk choices so you can go ...
Rescue Dogs
Cragend Grange B&B is dog-friendly and we know it can be a haven for dogs like Lucy, who is a rescue dog. She was very good during her stay and enjoyed the fields and walks around our farm. ...
Beachcombers
This is Francis (sparkling shoes) with her dog Millie, who came to stay at East Cottage over the summer holidays and enjoyed a great week of crabbing and rock pooling on our local beaches. ...
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain cycling race comes through Rothbury on Monday 4th September and we are very excited about seeing the cyclists speed through our village. ...
Terrier-tastic
Thank you to Bille and Jack for bringing their owners to visit Cragend Grange. These two terriers were so well behaved and could do tricks and even sit when asked...fabulous! ...
Visit to Cragside
We took friends and family up to Cragside House and let them bicycle around while we walked our dog, Bertie. Really great fun and good exercise too. The carriage drive around the Estate is amazing for sightings of extraordinary plants and trees. Cragend Farm is the South-East edge of the Cragside Estate. Also originally owned by Lord Armstrong to house his prize cattle it bord ...
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 seasoned wood?
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.
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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