Fernhill Farm - An Arcadian Place to Stay

02/09/2026

***Fully booked now, so if your heading this way or wish to listen to a podcast from a few years ago now, please see the link in our comments and check out as this provides an introduction to Fernhill farm and the backbone of our sheep systems***

Event invitation:
Tuesday 8th September from 10am - 2pm, including a homegrown Shepherds Pie Lunch of hoggett, spuds & greens all from the farm
Regenerative Sheep Systems at Fernhill Farm:

Andy and Jen farm "regeneratively" across the Mendip hills for meat, leather and fibre, as they are both truly passionate about conservation grazing, holistic principles within agriculture, sharing rural skills and harvesting natural fibres.
Together they demonstrate that ruminants can be the foundation of a regenerative farm, grazing a flock of 3000 (predominantly Romneys) and 50 Aberdeen Angus cattle across the Mendip Hills National Landscape for ecological outcomes.
They blade shear the entirety of their flock and add value to the wool through a variety of products including fleeces and skins, yarn, clothing etc.

The benefits of their grazing management are measured using 3LM - Savory Network Hub UK & Ireland Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) which they use to monitor their pasture outcomes, share their story and market fleece as verified regenerative via the Land to Market platform

To Find out more about Fernhill Farm and Fernhill Fibre – Sheep Fleece & Fibres, visit these websites:
http://fernhill-farm.co.uk/
https://fernhillfibre.co.uk/

This event was made possible thanks to Mendip Farming via Farming in Protected Landscapes and is delivered thanks to a collaboration with Pasture for Life
Few spaces left, please prebook via the Eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/regenerative-sheep-systems-at-fernhill-farm-tickets-1994876916558

02/09/2026

Regenerative Sheep Systems at Fernhill Farm - plan - action - control - monitor

Regenerative Sheep Systems at Fernhill Farm: Jen and Andy farm 3000 sheep regeneratively across the Mendip hills for meat and fibre Andy and Jennifer are passionate about conservation, regenerative agriculture, rural skills and natural fibres. Together with their sons they demonstrate that sheep c

29/08/2026

Everything we create is 'off the hoof' and especially when it comes to food and our fibres, and for the next three days of Bank Holiday Bliss, I am am home, here almost alone enjoying the rain, preparing to take our pop up wool shop on the road, and selling sheep meats and fleeces, yarns, fabric, fluff and spinning stuff ... so if your local or passing through our area and want to call in, we have fresh hoggett freezer boxes, bbq and deliciously marinated options plus Sunday roast joints together with all our woollen gifts and craft ingredients, so just give me a call as I'm around to help thanks, jen 07903584695 Fernhill Farm Fernhill Fibre – Sheep Fleece & Fibres

13/08/2026

Outcider Festival you folks are AMAZING! 🤩

🎫 Initial take up for 2027 Early Bird tickets has been excellent and makes us feel good already for next year's fun at Fernhill Farm.

Dates are 5th - 8th August 2027 and you have until 9th September to take advantage of this special, double discount offer 😎

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Fernhill Farm - An Arcadian Place to Stay

13/08/2026

✂️🐑 Back by popular demand – our third Blade Shearing Course of the year!

Following the success of our previous courses, we’re pleased to announce another opportunity to learn the traditional skill of blade shearing.

Join us on 14–15 September at Fernhill Farm, Bristol (BS40 6LD) for a two-day practical course led by experienced British Wool instructors Andy Wear and Andrew Mudge.

The course will help you develop the skills to:
🐑 Shear sheep using industry-standard blade shearing techniques
✂️ Prepare and maintain your blades for optimum performance
⚠️ Understand best practice for sheep welfare and personal safety

Whether you’re new to blade shearing or looking to develop your skills further, this course is suitable for all abilities.

📅 14–15 September
📍 Fernhill Farm - An Arcadian Place to Stay, Bristol BS40 6LD
🕘 9:00am – 5:00pm each day
💷 £230 + VAT (£276)

Places are limited — secure your place and continue the tradition of skilled sheep shearing.

13/08/2026

Proud to give a home to many festival tribes along their way to happiness ... so so many have been here and take their Fernhill Farm Experience... lots return for their annual pilgrimage to the top of the Mendips ... arrows head found here on this land prove that we might be in the 21st Century but nothing has really changed in our society and it's an honour to still be providing excellent food, fibre and fuel ... maybe the cider is just a little bit stronger :-)

24/07/2026

Outcider Festival is a 4 day festival from 30th July - 2nd August at Fernhill Farm just south of Bristol 🎪

We have 35+ original live acts playing on 2 alternating stages with no clashes. This year sees The Molotovs Skinny Lister PET NEEDS Millie Manders and The Shutup The Skimmity Hitchers The Barefoot Bandit Native James and Mother Vulture on our eclectic and dynamic bill 🔥

1,2,3 & 4 day options are available, all of them including 1 night's tent camping.

Live-in vehicles are welcome for an extra charge, with limited pitches available in standard (6x4m) and large (8x6m) sizes available 🚐

Now in our 12th year, we keep things small, friendly and strictly grassroots. No fuss, no queues, no high prices - just good people listening to good music and drinking good cider! 🍎

Come and be part of the Fuelled By Cider family - we know you won't be disappointed...

24/07/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO!!! 🤩

In just 7 days time we open the gates to Outcider Festival in Somerset for 4 days of original music, fine ciders, farmyard fun with the best festival family in the universe! ❤🎸

There's still time to make a very good decision :)

🎫 1,2,3 & 4 day options available to suit your needs!

All event and ticket info at www.outciderfestival.com

30th July - 2nd August at Fernhill Farm, BS40 6LD

15/05/2026

Right on time ... we have finished lambing on the 15th May 2026 with two more of our favourite sheep here .... bright white Romneys ... wonderful season again ... time to relax and escape the fields for just a little bit before festival season starts here in a couple of weeks time - thank you all for patiently waiting for return calls and emails etc as there is nothing quiet like lambing 800 ewes in 4 weeks as well as attending 3 off-farm wool events, hosting 3 sheep shearing courses, sending out over 35 postal orders and opening up our party venues and accommodation units for our new-season events business again ... we are surely bonkers here

12/04/2026

Our ewes are lambing again - due from the 15th April, our next four weeks here will look a lot like this every day so if your planning your event with us, this year or next, please spare a thought for moments like these - when we say we are busy, don't get into our office to reply to emails, cannot pick up the phone, miss messages, cannot attend planning meetings etc ... nothing matters as much as a baby being born at that moment - it can be any moment too, three days early or when you want to call us - apologising now in advance as lambs only get that one chance to breathe ... see you on the other-side of lambing 2026