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
Our journey to Net Zero
Home Farm Glamping has been working with Wenta to action net zero. As we have discovered, the journey isn’t straight forward, even for low-emitting, outdoor glamping businesses with an ambitious Environment Management Plan…
The Benefits Of Outdoor Team Building Activities
As the professional landscape evolves and working from home becomes the norm, the allure of outdoor team building activities is gaining unprecedented traction, offering a refreshing departure from the confines of office walls and focusing on work well being.
What we're working towards at Home Farm Glamping
A few words from our Director, Alice, as she looks back over 2023 and forward to 2024
Wild Dining Returns to Home Farm
Ben Quinn’s Woodfired Canteen wild dining returns for their esteemed family feasts and long table banquet experience this September.
Why you won't find a firepit by your tent at Home Farm Glamping
It’s not been an easy call, but one that aligns with our commitment to protecting and preserving nature
How you can give to nature on Random Act of Kindness Day
It’s Random Act of Kindness Day on Friday 17th February. But could you do something for nature? HMWT have some suggestions of how!
Watercolour Workshops in Hertfordshire
Painting in nature can be a wonderful way to connect with the natural world and tap into your creativity, which is why we’ve teamed up with local artist Kate Leach to offer our guests and visitors mindful watercolour classes
5 Ways to Wellbeing with Nature
Our friends at Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust are championing the value of nature to health and wellbeing as many families start to think about a fitter and healthier 2023.
We believe in ghosts at Home Farm… Ghost Ponds that is
Rob, the Estate’s Biodiversity & Conservation Manager, has re-established 6 ghost ponds at Home Farm. Why are these important? Read on…
Archers Green, Hertfordshire: An Unmissable Opportunity to Buy & Protect a Globally Rare Habitat
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust are appealing for support to raise £500,000 to buy and protect Archers Green for the future.
What happens to our waste and recycling?
We'd hate to be blind sighted by focusing so much on moving forward that we weren't asking the right questions about the processes and systems we have in place…
Camping vs. Glamping
Whether you’ve been camping a hundred times before, or never before in your life, you might ask: “Glamping? What’s the difference? Why not just go regular camping?” Well, these are great questions. So read below, because the difference is more than just grammatical…
What is glamping?
When Jess opened Home Farm Glamping eight years ago, people didn’t quite understand the merging of ‘glam’ and ‘camping’. Now it’s a popular mini-break option, and we are proud to be amongst the first in the UK to offer an affordable and luxurious option to camping
What's the carbon footprint of a glamping staycation? The Home Farm team investigates...
We worked out the carbon footprint of a stay at Home Farm Glamping compared with a mini-break in Europe, and the results are astounding
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 diaries: 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.