Willowford Farm is a working organic hill farm in the far north-east corner of Cumbria, right on the Northumberland border. One of the best-preserved stretches of Hadrian's Wall runs directly through the farm, including a turret and the remains of the Roman bridge abutment, and the farm sits on the National Trail between Gilsland village and Birdoswald Roman Fort.
In 2007 the farm converted one of its stone byres into self-catering accommodation: five en-suite bedrooms with underfloor heating and sheep's-wool insulation, sharing a fully equipped kitchen and a dining table that seats ten. The whole building lets as one unit, which makes it a base for a group of friends or a family rather than a conventional bed and breakfast. There is a wood-burning stove in the lounge, a private garden with a barbecue, and a second garden for children, next to one of the Wall's turrets.
The farm keeps a small flock of Merino, Icelandic and Black Welsh Mountain sheep for its own wool, alongside horses and hens, and describes itself as farming organically and with nature. Otters, kingfishers, badgers and bats are all on the farm along the river.
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