Keep Calm and Eat Cupcakes

Garden Party Cupcakes at Farncombe! 

Everyone loves cupcakes and also cookies, so what better way to dress up the summer table with a collection of both – perfect for a party, afternoon tea or just any excuse to dress up some pretty cakes and biscuits.  There are many skills you will learn in this class, including how to create the perfect dome-topped cupcake using fondant and dressing the cupcakes and cookies with an embossed effect, miniature roses, mini flowers and much more.  We share recipes to create ultra light cupcakes and crisp delicate cookies that you will use over and over again.

Run by the Creative Cake Academy, Garden Party Cupcakes will be running on the 1st June and 20th July at the beautiful Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds. 

To book your place, please call 0333 456 8580

Rewarding Groups at Farncombe

Groups just love the location of our 400 acre estate near Broadway in the Cotswolds, centrally situated between Cheltenham and Stratford –upon- Avon, there’s plenty of surrounding activities to enhance your group’s stay. We have beautiful country views, long walks and 30 great gardens within 30 miles.

Our rolling countryside and picturesque Japanese Garden provide ultimate tranquillity to relax and unwind, escaping the stresses of day-to life. And if the weather is not on your side, bring your group inside to one of our 9 flexible meeting spaces.

There are now even more reasons to bring your group to Farncombe, we are rewarding organisers who brings groups of 6 or more. 

Oganisers who book and confirm more than one event with us throughout the year will receive the following perks...

-A section on our Group Partnership page on the website to promote your event

-One complimentary B&B stay prior to your first event, for planning purposes (subject to availability) 

-A dedicated Event Manager

-Bottle of house wine in the room on arrival on the first set of dates 

Now those are what you really would call perks!

To book your next event and to find out more about our rewards scheme, please contact our dedicated special group events manager, Abbi Yates on 01386 854293 or email abbiy@farncombeestate.co.uk 

Miss England Semi-Finalists Take On Xtreme Challenge at Farncombe

Beauty got a ‘beasting’ in Worcestershire this morning, as determined Miss England 2014 contestants took part in their first military boot camp.

Evesham-based Xtreme Boot Camps put the girls through their paces in preparation for the final of the competition in June.

James Evans, co-founder of Xtreme Boot Camps, the Official Boot Camp of Miss England 2014, said: “We wanted to give the Miss England contestants the chance to show they are more than just pretty faces and test their mental determination as well as physical abilities. They made it through a full-on military level boot camp and the girls did really well to push past their limits.”

The contestants, Chelsie Griffin (Miss Nuneaton), Holly Desai (Miss Leicestershire), Selina Singleton (Miss Rugby runner-up), Holly Steele (Miss Popularity Cheltenham) and Ruby Bowater (Miss Black Country runner-up) spent one hour running through lakes and woods at the Farncombe Estate on the Cotswold escarpment as well as military circuits and army crawls on the hills.

Xtreme Boot Camps will next be seen running the Official Boot Camp for Miss England 2014 at the semi-finals on 19^th May at Kelham Hall, Nottingham, where the last girl standing will win a place in the final.

As the Official Boot Camp of Miss England 2014, Xtreme Boot Camps will help crown Miss Sportswoman 2014 at the finals on 23^rd June in Torquay.

For more information visit www.xtremebootcamps.com

Make Farncombe Your Destination This Summer

This Spring/Summer make Farncombe your destination for the perfect Cotswold break....

The Cotswolds is a beautiful place to visit during the Spring/Summer months, and where better to stay than Farncombe Estate, nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, set in 400 acres of rolling countryside. 

Here are just some of the reasons why you should make Farncombe your destination this summer.....

• With many fantastic walks just on our doorstep, it's the perfect chance to get exploring and get those wellies muddy! We have lots of different walking routes which will take you round some of the prettiest parts of the estate with breathtaking views across the Vale of Evesham.
• Batsford, Sezincote and Mill Dene (just to name a few!) are examples of the 30 gardens we've got located with 30 miles, not forgetting our own private Japanese Garden. 
• Why not let your little ones get up close and personal with farmyard animals at Adam Henson's farm - just a short journey away. 
• With Broadway Golf club just around the corner - why not get a round in....off and on the course! Reward yourself with a well deserved drink in our relaxing bar. 
• We are surrounded by beautiful villages full of history and most importantly great for shopaholics!
• We have plenty of onsite activities from our Nature Trail and archery, to our cycle routes - so get on your bike and try one of our cycle routes.