January 2024
New year Hope
Acring the fire pit.
November 2023
Cripes! Who is singing? Oh – laying tables for Christmas
We have figs, chestnuts, flesh and wine. Not the goose.Â
Pavilion Tables
… Oh, bring us some figgy pudding Oh, bring us some figgy pudding Oh, bring us some figgy pudding And bring it right here
Pavilion Tables
Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither: Thou and I shall see him dine, when we bear them thither
Pavilion Tables
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please do put a penny in the old man’s hat If you haven’t got a penny, a ha-penny will do If you haven’t got a ha-penny than God bless you
Pavilion Tables
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
The flying pepperpot has gone missing againÂ
Any sightings please contact us. (photograph taken this summer by a guest).Â
Private dining for two
Intimate private dining experiences with special menus are a passion for our chef, who will discuss and create a sensibly priced menu to suit at an affordable price.Â
Starter
Mediterranean mezze
Main
Ryeland lamb on a bed of couscous, grilled courgette and our apple & celeriac slaw topped with figs, all from the garden.
Pudding
Freshly made chocolate fondant with a side of Marshfield cream and figs from the garden
The English Black Gateau
This weekend’s fresh bake by Eloise celebrates glazed plums crowning a triple sponge made with 80% dark chocolate infused with English Bramble gin. Filled with swiss meringue buttercream.
Friday evening vibe
Hilltop dining
Cosy fires
Sundowners & marshmallows around the fire pit
Shake a cocktail or two
Eric Freeman (right) with his son, Clifford (left) and Adam Henson, at Willow Hill.Â
Tribute to Eric Freeman
”I feel lucky to have come to count Clifford as a close friend over the last decade. His vision, modesty and work ethic, and wise and patient counsel are a rarity. On meeting his Father I came to understand the source and shadow of this rarity. I am sure Eric will rest in peace as his spirit and values shine bright in Clifford and family (quite apart from the many others for whom he has left what I call ‘the lasting impression’ – a gift only a few characters can leave us.” Matt. Willow Hill
Chef finds a puffball
We are blessed with mushrooms and puffballs across the farm.
Meadows in flood
Taken from Willow Hill
Daybreak at Willow Hill
When chef wakes early…
Coming Home
Gloucesters moving from meadow to hill as the Severn breaks its banks
Rainbow Weather
Early morning over the drive
May Memory
Taken from the front
Autumn Pear
September & October 2023
Eloise and Rosie
Chef and our weekend bar manager, with garden produce
Chef and Clifford
At Clifford’s on farm butchery, discussing the beef
Our fire attendants
Breakfast
Laid out in The Pavilion
August 2023
Beating the weather
Wood fires, new games and a new TV room with PS5.
Clay Pigeon Shooting
We can arrange for 4-20 guests.
Chilling
Our shooting guests taking a break on the Hill.
DJ Phil Chillum
Warming up for his Sunday residency
First Year Blooms
Perhaps helped by the waste coffee grounds
Hammock Chill
July 2023
Sunset over the pool
Girls just wanna have fun
Summer is here
Bar open 7 days a week
Clemmie with guests
Rain or shine, we have fun at Willow Hill
Family play
New grass badminton and tennis courts
London gals
Outside Cathedral View
Girls enjoying a seafood platter
We are now serving food 7 days a week
Sunset over the pool
Weekend family time
Flowers from the rose garden
Bowled over!
Wearing our club hats
Hammock Chill
Mill Terrace
Holding the vibe
Weekly Coffee Delivery
Fresh from the roastery 4 miles away, and direct from the farm.
Butchers with provenance
When it is not our own meat, we will only use the butchers we can trust who can #namethefarm
BBQ hamper
For two camping guests
Beating the weather
Wood fires, new games and a new TV room with PS5.
DJ Phil Chillum
Our resident DJ for our Sunday Escape
June 2023
Preparing Swallow Perch
Flowers from the garden, view from England
BBQ party by the pool
We’re cookin’ up again!
Pool pride
When all the work to serve lady pool pays off
Returning families
Enjoying a family safari camp
Cheltenham Monopoly
Lovely couple from Bristol and new regulars we hope!
Coffee anyone?
Guests love our range of coffees, traced back to to the farm.
Why camp?
Drive to one of our safari camps, make it easy!
May 2023
The Cotswold stadium
Just ask for a ball or a racquet
Camp fires
Pitching up together
Roasting marshmallows
Outside Swallow Perch
Budding artist
Enjoying our art set
Sorry Dad
I prefer to chill here
Garden Yurt
Looking across to Cheltenham
Breaking out
From city to slow
A May Sunday morning
A stunning spring visitor
Garden wall yurt
New, overlooking the Cotswolds
Swimming Pool
April guests enjoying the pool
Hen Paradise
Born to Grass
A Gloucester x Hereford newborn this April
…let your kids run wild
Perhaps our greatest pleasure is sharing the joy of children running free
Who needs to fly
When the sun shines across England…
JOIN THE
Willow Hill Family
Please call us on 01242 222848 or email us to see how we can help!