Our Blog
“Our family have lived on this land since 1620. 400 years on, our blog seems the ideal place to share our story, to help you feel as much at home as we do when you visit.” Jess, Home Farm Glamping - Founder
Putting sustainability at the top of our agenda: Home Farm adopts the UN's Global Goals
We're embarking on an ambitious sustainability strategy, can you help us?
Take a walk on the wild side: The healing power of the great outdoors
'Adventurous Play' boosts children's mental health finds new study, Alice explains what’s on offer at Home Farm Glamping in the school holidays to help connect children with nature
Composting: Putting your glamping food waste to better use
Our Site Manager, Harry Cobb, shares what he’s been doing with the food waste on site and his secret to building a composting system at home…
Swapping the boardroom for the forest: Corporate sustainability projects at Home Farm
This winter we have planted 1,500 trees across the Aldenham Estate with the help of some local schools and businesses.
2021: The year of the glamping Renaissance
It’s a wrap! This season brought us blessings and a few curses. Here’s why…
Couples glamping near London for the perfect date night
Throughout the pandemic we’ve all had to become a little bit creative when it comes to making date night special.... But romance can be found in a meadow (!), and being just a hop, skip and tube ride out of central London, Home Farm Glamping makes for the perfect mini-break for couples.
A summer to remember at Home Farm
This week marks the half way point of our glamping season, and despite the spring throwing frost, mud and heatwaves at us, it's been a pleasure to see so many smiling and grateful faces enjoying precious time away from stress and screens.
Here's to 2021 at Home Farm Glamping
If there's anything this year has taught us, it’s that the green space that surrounds us serves a vital role in our health and wellbeing, and one that lots of us have been missing for years without properly noticing what’s lacking.
And we’re back! Home Farm Glamping opens for 2021
Today is the official reopening for Home Farm Glamping, here in our idyllic spot in Elstree, on the London/Herts border. We’ll be open all the way through to 4th October 2021. Find out what we’ve got lined up to make this the best season at Home Farm Glamping to date.
Supporting World Rewilding Day at Home Farm Glamping
Today is the first-ever World Rewilding Day and are very proud to support this amazing initiative being launched by Global Rewilding Alliance. We want to spread the word about the vital work they are doing at such an important moment for our planet.
Introducing the newest member of our HFG team!
We want you to feel more than welcome at Home Farm, so think it’s important you can get to know our dedicated team - your hosts. And, seeing as Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, what better time to share the love for our latest nature-loving recruit and why you’re in good hands this season!
The Great Glamping Staycation 2020
Well, that was a crazy old summer, wasn’t it?! We wave goodbye to our last guests of the Great Glamping 2020 Staycation, lungs full of fresh air, bellies full of good food, and hopefully with enough happy memories to carry them through the long nights of winter.
Ultimate Guide To Glamping: 10 Glamping Tips You Should Know Before You Go
Whether or not you decide to come and stay with us at Home Farm, I have pulled together my Top 10 Things To Know Before You Go Glamping, so that you can assess the merits of all the different glampsites you’re looking at and hopefully work out which suits you best.
The Perfect Summer Getaway Near London For Families
We thought we’d share some of the reasons why, other than our family-friendly green-belt location, Home Farm is such a lovely place to come as a family. Why is glamping at Home Farm so good for families?
An Adventurous Family Break Near London
Home Farm is the perfect family break close to London. Making Childhood Memories: how will your children’s childhood memories compare to yours?
My Story: The Journey From Town To Country
Looking back on my childhood around Home Farm, I can remember very little about the our house but pretty much all of the garden and surrounding farm and fields. I remember feeling completely free…