fen-acre

06/04/2025

Tomorrow we have our first guests of this year arriving. We closed Eastside in Sept as I had been diagnosed with cancer and had to have surgery and chemotherapy, had my 6th and last dose of that two weeks ago so now feeling I can return to the world and carry on where I left off. It’s been a long, winter but the suns shining, Eastside is sparkling and we have bookings through to mid June already so I’m ready to crack on with 2025. 😁
If you know anyone who is looking for a longer term rental ( maybe between houses ) please remind them that we are here. We do a 50% discount for those booking 28 nights or more.

25/04/2022

We have taken the decision to close The Lodge in order to be able to offer it to a Ukrainian family fleeing the war. We are honouring our existing bookings which takes us to mid August. Hopefully it will then be able to be made use of by a family in such need. We are in the process of registering with the UK scheme and looking for a possible match.

We will still be letting out Eastside our one bedroom place to our usual market.

18/08/2021

Wow! We only have the best guests here at Fen-Acre.

19/07/2021

Don't you just love it when a guest turns out to be the offspring of a friend not seen for years. 😍 Last saw her when she was a youngster and now she's all grown up with a family. And the big plus is I'm now back in touch with my friend. Someone who was a big part of my life for a few years.

17/07/2021

Another lovely review.

This is a brilliant place to stay near Peterborough. The accommodation was so thoughtfully set up with everything you might want and loads of great bits to assist and entertain our toddler. Great access to loads to do for families in the area plus a number of nice places to eat in Crowland itself and nearby.

We have the best guests. Lol

10/07/2021

Awww, woke up to see this on our local Facebook group. Think I’ll have it framed. How lovely.

19/06/2021

I must be a bit slow. Just been reading about how prices are soaring for holidays in places like ours, costing much more pr night due to not being able to jet off abroad. It hadn’t crossed my mind to raise ours. Looking at the article we must be one of the cheapest in the country!

08/05/2021

Daniel is so passionate about this town. It’s such a pleasure to see and hear his enthusiasm

18/03/2021

I think electric items chat together when we’re not looking.how else can a kettle, a toaster, a dishwasher and a smart TVs all decide to give up the ghost in the same week? Answers on a postcard please.
Oh alright then, online, if the internet doesn’t decide to join in!

19/12/2020

Awww music to my ears .

I absolutely loved my stay at Fen-Acre. I was a bit worried that it was so close to the road but it was actually super quiet inside, which was what i was lookign for. The place itself had all of the comforts one might expect and more! You can really tell that Fen-Acre is a labour of love! The hosts were also very welcoming and were ready to help in any way possible.
The Wi-Fi was experiencing problems, but the hosts took care of it quickly and it did not affect my stay that much.

27/10/2020

21/08/2020

It's been lovely to hear children having a good time in the garden again. It's been so quiet here since March..

01/08/2020

I hate the hot weather, I'm a real grumbler when it goes above 27 degrees. So yesterday, I'm thinking about the guests who were driving here for their stay. What would I like to find at my destination after a journey in that heat.
tea, coffee, milk..........tick
choc biscuits in the fridge.....tick
Fans on......tick
Curtains pulled..........tick
iced water in fridge.........tick
ice cream cornettos in the freezer.............tick
ice cubes in freezer.................tick
picnic box coolers in freezer..........tick
Sure i've forgotten something but hopefully when they arrive they will be able to relax and chill very quickly.

13/07/2020

Yeah we're back. First guests since March 22nd arrive today. Everything is spit spot, checked and double checked. Just got to keep the bookings coming in now but we will be leaving 72hrs between each set of guests to allow time for the virus to dissipate.

14/06/2020

We've decided that we will start looking for where we can go for a break in this country once the hospitality sector reopens. We like to go self catering so I've been looking at Airbnb and booking.com but cant decide where to go yet. I'm hoping others are doing the same and our bookings will take off in the next couple of weeks. At the moment our calendars are blocked off until July 3rd but as yet we've had no confirmation from the Government that our sector will be unlocked then. Fingers crossed.

18/05/2020

So....we've been self isolating for 8 weeks now and both places have been closed under Government instructions although the Lodge has been made available for key workers. None have needed it in this area though so it's been very quiet here guest wise. HOWEVER.....it has not been quiet on the work front as in those 8 weeks Bub has..

1) taken down the decking outside Eastside at the front f the property and done a beautiful block paved replacement.(see the new cover photo)

2) completely redone the little room that connects The Lodge with our part of the house where everything to do with the business is stored. Dug up the floor, re-concreted it, taken off the polycarbonate roof and put a proper flat roof on with a skylight, replaced the ceiling, painted it all, added a light and laid a new floor covering.

3) as the new roof on that made our bathroom quite dark he's installed a velux rooflight in the bathroom (lovely catches the morning sun).

4) created a new patio for us behind the recently added garage.

5) and now he is working on levelling the driveway as it had a bump in it apparently ( I never noticed) So having scraped all the bump off getting rid of the hardcore and rolling it flat he's now got 10 ton of gravel on order to top it off.

That's without all the jobs I've had him doing around the house and the garden. So yes, hes been stuck at home and not able to go to work being in his mid 70s but obviously doesn't believe in slacking! Just watching him (and making endless cups of tea) tires me out. Me? I've walked the dog and been on a few bike rides. lol

We re-open I think in early July all being well. I think he wi need a rest from being at home. :)

25/03/2020

Sadly spent the day yesterday refunding cancelled bookings. :( Hopefully they will all get their break away at some point but talking to people who were so looking forward to family events and holidays was sad.

24/03/2020

In ine with the Governments directive last night all hotels/hostels/B&Bs must close unless being used by a key worker. Therefore we are now closed with immediate effect.

If anyone knows a key worker in our area needing accommodation please put them in touch with us.