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.
