unique holiday cottages in a sustainable country setting

For couples, families, pets, wheelchair, horses

Easy to get to; but feels miles from anywhere

Consistently 5-star rated

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We are so lucky to have uniquely dark skies here; no street lights and almost no light-pollution. The sky on a clear night simply has to be seen to be believed, making this one of the best places in southern England for those who want to star-gaze.

Whether walking, riding, sitting in the sun or gazing at the stars at night what most people remark on is how wonderfully quiet it is. No road noise, no city noise. Just birdsong and the peaceful sounds of the country.

For the countryside lover, walker or rider there is direct access from Manor Farm out onto a huge network of footpaths and bridleways running across southern Wiltshire. If you have strong enough legs and an apetite for exploring then it is possible to walk or ride straight from the door for miles and miles across the ancient landscapes without coming across traffic or any other people.

There are also some wonderful local pubs some of which do excellent food within just a few minutes drive of Teffont.

Those looking for indoor entertainment without leaving Manor Farm will find a snooker room with a full-sized snooker table, a table-tennis room with table football and a gym. Each of the properties has its own BBQ area.

There is ample secure parking and CCTV security cover throughout.

If arriving by car we’re about 2 miles south of the A303 and therefore easily accessed from London or from the South West. For those arriving by train, the nearest station at Tisbury is 10 minutes away and is on the main London to Exeter line. We can pick up guests from the station if required.

We also have a private airstrip for those who want to literally drop in.

About Manor Farm teffont

The village of Teffont is set in the most lovely corner of Wiltshire, tucked up against neighbouring Dorset and within easy range of Stonehenge, Longleat, the New Forest, Salisbury, Stourhead and the Jurassic Coast.

The village gets its name from the crystal-clear Teff which rises at Spring Head right next to Manor Farm and then flows through the length of the village to join the River Nadder. On the way it passes the village’s thatched cottages, two lovely old churches, the old Manor House and beautiful scenery. Teffont is truly a magical place, widely regarded as one of the very prettiest villages in this part of the world.

At its northern end lies our home Manor Farm, a stunning example of what is often referred to by historians as a Model Farm. It was built at the end of the 1700s. The buildings are made from the pale yellow Chilmark Stone that has for centuries been quarried at Chilmark, just a couple of miles away to the west.

Until the late 1990s Manor Farm operated as a mixed farm, working some 1600 acres on the chalk downs above Teffont. In 1998 the property was split, most of the farmland was sold off and Manor Farm became a livery.

The owners have recently developed some stunning holiday accommodation within the yard, sensitively founded on the legacy of its lovely and historic buildings.

Your hosts David and Jossi Wood welcome you to their home at Manor Farm Teffont. We hope you love it here as much as they do.

In his spare time David teaches people to fly. He also keeps bees at Manor Farm and he and Jossi supply many of their neighbours and their guests with their delicious local honey. They grow much of their own food and supply fresh eggs to many of their neighbours and of course to their guests.

Jossi worked in the advertising business in London and is now a part-time fitness instructor. She is also a pilot. She adores the chickens, geese and ducks that she and David keep at Manor Farm and she especially loves the kitchen garden where they grow so much of their own food.

David and Jossi both strive to be as self-sufficient as possible. They are proud to be able to live well with a carbon-negative footprint. They generate electricity from photo-electric panels on their barns, saving CO2 emissions each year that exceed those arising from their life-style.

They have their own bore-hole drawing fresh pure water from an acquifer 100 feet down.

They bake their own bread and they either grow their own food where they can, or they try to source as much of it as possible locally.

They have also planted over 1,000 trees on the property in the last few years and developed insect-friendly wildflower meadows.

Together Jossi and David have six grown-up sons, three dogs, three alpacas, a cat, geese and chickens. They spend their time looking after Manor Farm and entertaining their family. When they can get away, they love to travel and to sail.

They’re even on Instagram and on Facebook.

There’s just so much to see and do…

Manor Farm honey

Some years ago David started keeping bees at Manor Farm. Now he has a number of hives, looks after the bees and collects the honey to provide to friends and neighbours.

The bees at Manor Farm are all local indigenous honey bees. The honey is absolutely organic; literally nothing is added to it and nothing is taken out.

Teffont honey is produced in three forms. The first is ‘runny honey’ which is the way that comes from the combs: sweet, runny and aromatic, ideal for cooking and for dribbling on bread. If runny honey is left in a cool place for long enough it turns into ‘set honey’, sometimes called white honey or hard honey. Some people prefer that form. Set honey can be turned back into runny honey simply by heating it gently, although care must be taken to avoid over-heating the honey which will destroy some of the delicate enzymes and unique characteristics and flavour. Finally, David also produces semi-set honey which is honey in a spreadable form, like butter. But make no mistake: it’s all the same honey with absolutely nothing added and nothing taken out.

In the early part of the year the bees are busy collecting pollen and nectar from the early-flowering blooms such as dandelion, spring flowers and local crops. Later on they move on to fruit blossom, garden flowers, blackberry and lime. And towards the end of the year their last harvest is usually the ivy that fills the hedgerows around here. Then, when they have gathered in the last of the seasons’ harvest the bees settle down inside their hives for the long winter and patiently await the next spring.

Here we tend to take two harvests, an early one in May and a later one in August. Exactly when and how much we harvest depends very much on the weather and how the bees have done. We always leave plenty of honey for the bees to consume in the long winter months when they’ve nothing else to eat.

Depending on the weather and the stage that the bees are at in their annual cycle David is very happy to show guests his hives and give them an insight into the incredible life of the honey bee.

David and Joss sell the honey through the Village Hall and a local shop. They can also provide honey by mail-order.