Holme House Farm

28/04/2026

28/04/2026

Has anyone lost a peacock?!

This character has been with us for a couple of days now... he has a lame right foot in case that helps with ID. The rest of him is properly spectacular.

Do please get in touch if he might be yours.

08/04/2026

A replacement finger post has appeared to replace the old rotted one blown over in the winter gales. The path skirts passed Holme House Farm on its way to the hidden gem of Gurnal Bridge over the Sprint - an alternative to Garth Row Lane locally known as puncture ally (the lane is a bridal way so bikeable).

22/02/2026

The roadside hedge is being laid in phases. The photos show the regrowth over those years from just laid to four years ago.

23/01/2026

Kendal Walking Festival programme announced and booking is now open! There is a walk in our Parish as well as many others near and far, short and long, high and low! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564067421621

🌟 Guided walking based in the beautiful South Lakes town of Kendal. 28 - 31 August 2026 🌿

15/01/2026

Local timber arriving for two of our builds. The saw logs are a mixture of storm blown and sustainably managed timber from Far Sawrey and Graythwaite. The biggest was so heavy it needed sectioning up in situ prior to the lorry bringing it over. We'll be milling this at HHF, and getting it dried for use later this year and next. Will post pics of glorious local grown timber as they come off the mill 😊

06/01/2026

I'm looking forward to our first opportunity to share the Holme House Farm story and to chat with interested people about the project. Thanks to Ambleside Action for a Future for the opportunity. All welcome! https://www.facebook.com/amblesideactionforafuture/

Local people working together to mitigate climate and environmental breakdown and build community resilience.

12/11/2025

We hope to offer a repeat of our successful 'Devil's Parish' walk following the Sprint and telling the stories of the landscape and culture of the places we pass by.

🚶‍♀️ Discover More with Kendal Walking Festival 2026 🗺️

As plans take shape for the 9th Kendal Walking Festival (28–31 August 2026), we’re excited to share a little more about what’s in store!

Next year’s festival will once again feature a fantastic programme of guided walks designed to help you explore the landscape, ecology, history and culture of Kendal and the beautiful countryside that surrounds it.

From peaceful riverside strolls and fellside rambles to routes uncovering Kendal’s rich heritage and the wildlife that thrives in this corner of the Lake District, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy — whether you’re a seasoned walker or simply love discovering new places on foot.

The full programme of walks will be available to view and book soon on our website: kendalwalkingfestival.co.uk

👉 Follow this page for regular updates and all the latest news about Kendal Walking Festival 2026 — we can’t wait to share more with you soon!

24/10/2025

Green waste for the new community garden family allotments ably delivered by our own digger and dumper driver Kate Rawles

30/09/2025

Holme House Farm Open Day

Holme House Farm is a 13-acre site tucked between Kendal and the Lake District National Park. Bordered on two sides by the River Sprint and nestled amongst the hills of Skelsmergh Parish, Holme House Farm is a beautiful place.

The site was acquired in 2019 by a group of five families working to create an environmentally conscious, nature-friendly co-housing community. Since then, 2 homes are almost complete and the land has been transformed to enable 3 more to be built. We have created communal growing areas, learned how to manage the wildflower meadow and planted many hundreds of trees and hedge-plants to increase the biodiversity across the site.

Keen to hear more and see the site for yourself? Join us on Saturday, October 11th from 2pm to 4pm

Please join us for tours of Holme House Farm with a resident, and chats about what’s been happening and what we plan over tea and cake in the polytunnel ….

Well-behaved dogs and children welcome.

If you’d like to come along, please could you email [email protected] and let us know how many of you there will be, and whether arriving by car. We’ve limited parking space so arrivals by bike/foot especially welcome.

We look forward to seeing you soon!