Summerhill Guest farm has 2 pet-friendly units, in which we welcome furry guests. However, if you have a particularly unusual or exotic pet, please contact us to discuss their visit.

Please observe the following conditions if you wish to bring a pet to Summerhill.

Provide details of your pet at the time of making your booking. Please consider whether your pet is suitable to bring to Summerhill i.e. it will not cause damage to property or behave aggressively, chase our horse and donkey or disturb other guests.

Depending on the size and type of pet, a maximum of 1 large pet or 2 small pets can be accommodated per suite at any one time.
Please bring all the supplies you need to look after your pet during your stay. Bring your pet’s own bed, blanket, towels, food, bowls and toys. Please remember poop scoop bags, your dog’s lead, collar and any other essentials, such as medication.
Please do not wash your dog in the unit. There is an outside hose (cold water) should you want to rinse off excess mud. Please bring your own doggie towel.
Please clear away your pet’s “poops”.
Please do not leave your pet unattended in the unit. It is very disturbing to us all, when they frantically miss you.
Pets are not allowed on the furniture and beds.
Pets must be worm, tick and flea free.
Pets are brought onto our premises at your own risk.
There is no damage deposit required but you will be accountable to cover any costs should any damage occur.
We request that your dog(s) be controlled at all times. Summerhill has 4 resident dogs, Daisy, Jessie, Pippin and Timba as well 2 resident cats, Tigger and Meggie, who keep well out of the way and can usually be seen on the roof or up a tree. Our dogs are used to doggy visitors and the best way to introduce them is to walk away and let them sort themselves out.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Summerhill.

OUR GREEN POLICY


At Summerhill Guest Farm we are committed to working in a sustainable way. We are undertaking the following actions in order to achieve this:



SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT


We are very much aware of our impact on the environment. Our aim is to run an environmentally friendly Guest Farm, happy in the knowledge that our efforts to be as ‘green’ as possible are made with no sacrifice whatsoever to our guests’ comfort, well-being, satisfaction and relaxation whilst staying at Summerhill Guest Farm.

The Guest House and farm’s daily operations are geared towards ecological preservation of the surrounding environment. By working together, we can create a safe and clean environment and ensure that environmental issues are kept at the forefront of everyone’s mind and given proper attention at all times.



Our Aim for Summerhill Guest Farm:


We comply with the requirements of environmental legislation and approved codes of practice.
We reduce pollution emissions and waste. : All leftovers are sorted and fed to the free-range chickens and earthworms. All our bio-degradable waste is processed through a worm farm which, in turn, supplies excellent and rich compost for our gardening and planting projects.
Although we have our own water and solar power we reduce the use of energy, water and other resources where possible.
Glass, aluminium cans, paper, tins, cardboard and plastic bottles are all recycled.
We have implemented practices that reduce waste. For example baskets for dishwashers must be fully packed before washing.
Other degradable kitchen and garden materials are used to make compost which is used in the gardens.
Old cooking oil is kept in containers to be recycled.
Cloth napkins and drying cloths are used instead of paper.
We use bio-degradable washing materials.
Ordinary tap water is served unless guests prefer to buy bottled water. In this case plastic bottles are recycled.
Energy-saving light bulbs are used where dimmers aren’t used. All unnecessary lights are switched off.
All clean water in jugs is re-used in the herb garden.
Hot-water geysers are fitted with time-delay switches.
Hydro meters are used to determine when it’s necessary to irrigate gardens.
Trips to town are planned to pick up staff and buy the necessary groceries.
As we are on a farm, we are able to produce much of the fresh produce ourselves. This includes vegetables, fruit, salads, flowers and eggs.
Where possible grey water is used to water parts of the gardens and wood ash from the home fires are placed on the compost.


At Summerhill Guest Farm we are committed to operating in an environmentally friendly way. Here are some suggestions on how to be a greener visitor:


Conserve energy – Please switch lights off and air conditioners when not needed and keep windows closed when heating is on. Please turn off the air conditioner when leaving the room and don’t leave it on while sleeping.
Re-use towels – towels are changed on the 3rd night of your stay to avoid wasting energy through unnecessary laundry.
Reduce, re-use, recycle – leave recyclable goods in your room and we shall recycle them.
Buy Locally Grown Products: An easy way to reduce your carbon footprint is to buy locally grown products
We follow organic farming practises
We buy recycled products and cut down on plastic wherever possible


We are very aware of littering and do our best to keep our environment free of litter. We ask you to do the same.

Children of all ages are welcome at Summerhill Farm. Kids under the age of 2 sleeping in camp cots can even stay for free.
Ages 3 to 12 accompanied by their parents stay for half price. 12 and over will be charged full price.

Child Friendly Activities:

We welcome our younger guests to Summerhill Guest Farm. We have camp cots, baby bath, and a changing mat at your disposal if any of them are required

Child Friendly Activities include the swimming pool, our outdoor play area with jungle gym, animals as well as plenty of free space for them to run around and play in. So, bring your swimming costume and towels and pack your bike or trike in the car as we have a long driveway.

Family friendly accommodation – Child friendly activities on the farm:

We have a jungle gym with swings and a swimming pool with a large top step (must be supervised by parents).
Coco Pops the donkey and Dusty the pony, live on the farm, along with tortoises, guinea pigs and bunnies. We also have chickens and ducks and Farmer Bob is happy to take the children to feed them and collect the eggs.
Children’s menus are available at breakfast.
Babysitting is available at a small cost. (Please enquire before arrival)
There are games in the cupboard in the “Summerhouse” for cold winter days.