Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast is located near Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England. Part of a family run farm for 5 generations. C16th stone farmhouse of considerable charm and character. Standing in an acre of gardens amid rolling acres of farmland. .Twixt the Abbeys of Ampleforth, Byland and Stanbrook. An area designated for its Outstanding Beauty in the Howardian foothills. Better known as Herriot/Heartbeat countryside. Also home to the Cuckavalda Gundogs. A special place to see wildlife
Friday, 2 January 2009
Keiko Igata
Keiko Igata is a well-known writer in Japan, and we had the pleasure of her staying with us just before Christmas with her photographer,Seiichi Taguchi.After sampling my home-made cakes, we are to be featured in her new book which comes out in May. Apparently Keiko has written books over the years for the publishing company Mr Partner -for real life. and has stayed at over 100 places.Her comment in our visitors book was very complimentary -British no 1 farmhouse and great people! *****[cakes,bed].We are looking forward to seeing the book as there was lots of photographs taken even if we cant read the script.The book will also take in Wensleydale Cheese,the Settle to Carlisle Railway ,and Haworth -home of the Brontes and also the Yorkshire coast.