Clophill Eco Lodges

How many wardens does it take to work the spray paint 😂

A great day stone carving, everyone said how relaxing it was! Places are filling fast for the next Free stone carving day on 2nd September. Book a place at www.clophillecolodges.org.uk/events

Two of our competition winners carving letters into our Greensand Poetry Path stone

There are still a few places left on our guided walk tomorrow looking at Medicinal & Edible Plants. 12 - 2pm from The Eco Lodges, £3 per person and our cafe is open all day & you can watch traditional stone carving at The Old Church. Book Tickets Online http://clophillecolodges.org.uk/whats-on- when/guided-walks/ Or call 07935 911207

This year we will be holding a series of guided walks around the beautiful countryside surrounding the village of Clophill.
Each walk has it’s own theme and lasts 2 hours (12 – 2pm), starting and finishing at the Eco Lodges, and is led by a subject expert. The themes are: Medicinal & Edible Plants (19th August), Geology (26th August) & Foraging – with an introduction to preserve making (16th September).
The Foraging walk is followed by a 2 hour session at The Eco Lodges whe...re our local Dragon’s Kitchen expert will show you how to turn your hedgerow finds into jams, gins and chutneys. Recipe cards will be available to take home.
Dogs are welcome and the walks are not strenuous, please wear appropriate footwear for walking through woods, fields and uneven surfaces.
Places are £3 per person for all 2 hour walks and £9 for the foraging walk and lesson.
Any questions please call us on 07935 911207 or email info@ClophillEcoLodges.co.uk
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Supporting a fantastic cause this looks like a great day out!

We are restoring the sandstone wall that borders the churchyard of Old St Mary’s Church, our scheduled ancient monument. ​ We plan to restore the wall using traditional heritage building skills to ensure it is historically accurate, and create a ‘stepping stone’ path leading to the end of the restored wall where our friends at Bedfordshire geology group are creating an interpretation section.​ ​ Come and have a go at carving one letter of the main sign for us (under the super...vision of a master mason). Each carving slot is 30mins, when you register you will be sent a sheet of available times to select one.
Tower Tours of the old church will be running all afternoon and our cafe will be open serving delicious home made cakes.
AUGUST DATE NOW FULLY BOOKED
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Its been a day of finding fun bugs in the gardens today. This is Frank, he says hello🌻🐛

Support a fantastic local choir

Look at our events section for details on our own Remembrance Event this year #supportthepoppy

Good luck to Teaching Talons! 🤞

Amazing achievement

.... Although we think Dax got more of a watering than the plants! 😁

Great result on the native garden after a very hard day's work by D of E volunteer Olivia and Warden Kayleigh (and Dax!)

2018 marks 100 years since the end of the First World War. To commemorate this event Clophill Heritage Trust will be holding a Remembrance Event
There will be an art installation in the Ancient Monument, and children & adults are invited to come and add a poppy or cross to this—they can be plain or show the name of someone who served in the war.
We will have poetry readings throughout the day and you are welcome to read out an original poem, or a work of one of the war poets... - -if you would like a spot to read, please contact us 07935 911207 or info@clophillecolodges.co.uk
The English Gardner Theatre Company will also be performing a dramatisation around the installation highlighting different aspects of War.
Our cafe will be open serving light lunches & refreshments.
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We have the first of our guided walks coming up - a 2 hour stroll looking at Medicinal Plants locally - only £3 per person & dogs welcome!

What a beautiful spot and a great part of our village's heritage.....we love going for walks to the church. It's so tranquil and peaceful and we're so happy that the church has been restored and preserved with such detail.....I hope lots of people enjoy their experience too.

We went to the Pumpkin festival, the wardens there worked very hard to make it a great day for the whole village to enjoy, thank you. We raised some much needed funds for the brownies with our cake stall, thanks to all of our customers.

Visited with my partner for my birthday. Absolutely amazing place. So secluded and peaceful. Fab staff and delicious breakfast. Tower tour a must. Will definitely be back. Thanks for everything.

Thank you for a wonderful foraging walk this morning. We will be visiting again soon xx

Thank you for a lovely evening and breakfast. Highly recommended. Relaxing time and slept so well in peace and quiet. Secluded and fabulous views, felt totally relaxed and well looked after. Will be back.

Such a beautiful setting and the restoration and preservation of the ruins is fantastic. I hope the lodges get used by the local schools to their full potential? Very happy to see good lighting and security there at last too. Looking forward to a "tower tour" when the weather gets better!

Popped up to the church to look at the amazing views today in glorious sunshine. The Eco Lodges will be such a tranquil place to stay and admire the scenery!

Popped in for tea & cake after looking round the church, such friendly knowledgeable staff! Vegan chocolate cake was surprisingly nice extremely cheap prices, lovely sat by the window admiring the view 👌

Had a really lovely morning making our Christmas wreaths. Staff lovely, really friendly, and our family were very happy with the wreaths we made . Thank you!

Great time was had by all, especially the kiddies...

Great little venue - attended a couple of events here now. Quite hidden away you need to park then walk down but my lovely little oasis! There is an old fort where children can play

Fantastic performance of Romeo and Juliet by the The English Garden Company followed by tasty cakes and tea at the pop up cafe

Beautiful location, loved the ruins, staff were so friendly and helpful, we did an impromptu photoshoot there today, such a lovely place, the eco lodges looked fab, will look into booking a stay here so peaceful...

A short stay. Love the concept, the lodges, the people ....so thoughtful and helpful thank you. I'll be back.

My children love going for walks up here, the lodges are in a lovely setting with great views from the church.

What a beautiful spot and a great part of our village's heritage.....we love going for walks to the church. It's so tranquil and peaceful and we're so happy that the church has been restored and preserved with such detail.....I hope lots of people enjoy their experience too.

We went to the Pumpkin festival, the wardens there worked very hard to make it a great day for the whole village to enjoy, thank you. We raised some much needed funds for the brownies with our cake stall, thanks to all of our customers.

Visited with my partner for my birthday. Absolutely amazing place. So secluded and peaceful. Fab staff and delicious breakfast. Tower tour a must. Will definitely be back. Thanks for everything.

Thank you for a wonderful foraging walk this morning. We will be visiting again soon xx

Thank you for a lovely evening and breakfast. Highly recommended. Relaxing time and slept so well in peace and quiet. Secluded and fabulous views, felt totally relaxed and well looked after. Will be back.

Such a beautiful setting and the restoration and preservation of the ruins is fantastic. I hope the lodges get used by the local schools to their full potential? Very happy to see good lighting and security there at last too. Looking forward to a "tower tour" when the weather gets better!

Popped up to the church to look at the amazing views today in glorious sunshine. The Eco Lodges will be such a tranquil place to stay and admire the scenery!

Popped in for tea & cake after looking round the church, such friendly knowledgeable staff! Vegan chocolate cake was surprisingly nice extremely cheap prices, lovely sat by the window admiring the view 👌

Had a really lovely morning making our Christmas wreaths. Staff lovely, really friendly, and our family were very happy with the wreaths we made . Thank you!

Great time was had by all, especially the kiddies...

Great little venue - attended a couple of events here now. Quite hidden away you need to park then walk down but my lovely little oasis! There is an old fort where children can play

Fantastic performance of Romeo and Juliet by the The English Garden Company followed by tasty cakes and tea at the pop up cafe

Beautiful location, loved the ruins, staff were so friendly and helpful, we did an impromptu photoshoot there today, such a lovely place, the eco lodges looked fab, will look into booking a stay here so peaceful...

A short stay. Love the concept, the lodges, the people ....so thoughtful and helpful thank you. I'll be back.

My children love going for walks up here, the lodges are in a lovely setting with great views from the church.