Holiday Cottage - Forest of Dean A tasteful and unpretentious conversion of an old outbuilding “where the cider mill donkey once lived".
Detached, clean & comfortable, a private escape for you to unwind & enjoy the views from every window over an old perry pear orchard that's managed for wildlife. Perry Pear Cottage is in a neighbourhood of similar smallholdings & valley farmland. There's direct access to forest walks from the cottage and it's perfect for star gazing. Friendly sheep may be grazing in the field nearby. Book directly
with us for the best prices or find us on AirBNB & Tripadvisor to see our 5 Star reviews from guests who’ve stayed at Perry Pear. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/27191729?s=67&sharer_id=204744956&unique_share_id=389e3317-88e5-4f4b-bbb5-88c5b8fc01a4
We rarely get any cancellations…
Just had a last minute cancellation so we’ve availability from 8th Sept to the 12th Sept. Available to book as 2, 3, or the full 4 nights. Book directly with us or via our AirBNB listing.
(our Autumn/ Winter booking calendar can also be found here)
Restful rural views, alpacas, wildlife -Perry Pear
Ted & Mop enjoying their dust bath. Ted’s tail wag at the end 😂 💕 (Bracken had his later…)
Across the stepping stones.
One of our most favourite peaceful walks. Whitebrook, Forest of Dean. So much history & wildlife in the valley AND we’ve not fallen in as yet!
We’ve additional guests at the holiday cottage.
One of the last lovely things Dad did was to make me some bird boxes. He’d have been so pleased to see the Great T**s have moved into the birdbox on the old Perry Pear Tree.
Sound up & you can hear the youngsters.
This makes me smile.
Thanks Dad x
Loving this little book by Ben Giles that we bought from Ta**us Crafts. We’ve been doing a walk a week from it. This week’s treat Cleddon Falls. Recommend it!.
Wishing all our guests, past, present & future, a peaceful & happy new year and thank you for staying.
You know where we are if you fancy a break in 2024…
Love from all of us here including Mop, Ted & Bracken the alpacas. x
Who would like 10 seconds of calm watching Ted the alpaca eating some hay? Sound up for the munching.
Sound up for a soothing walk in Soudley, Forest of Dean. One or two leaves starting to fall.
Bookings for autumn and winter breaks now being taken….. and relax.
Have you ever wondered what we do with our alpaca fibre after shearing?
This year we gave some to Carrington Lime to experiment with…. so far so good…. 😊
… and then there were 10!
Tomorrows job is to check the fencing in the field in front of the holiday cottage…
….but to be fair, they’ve done a very good job of ploughing/aerating the mossy end of the field!
Got to laugh.
Been trying to get this photo right between bookings for a while.
If it’s not the alpacas wandering off out of range ….it’s a cloudy day. Watch this space ….we will get the ultimate picture that does the views justice!
Bluebells and blossom.
Love this time of year in the Forest of Dean.
Nodding snowdrops at the Wye Valley Sculpture Gardens, Tintern.
Lovely way to spend a day off and lost count of the number of different varieties of snowdrop.
www.wyevalleysculpturegarden.co.uk
Lovely clear day for a stroll up May Hill.… and in honour of ….here’s one we found near the top.
Fancy an autumn break?
Just had a cancellation for the weekend of 23rd to 26th September….
Winter bookings and bookings for 2023 are now being taken. Private message for details & costs of booking directly with us.
The ‘lovely’ Pip (and we do love her and her funny ways).
Usually found loitering with the alpacas in the field in front of the cottage.
Amazed I got that close for that long to be honest! 😂
⚡️ Calling all electric vehicle owners, you can charge your car while you re-charge yourself The Speech House Hotel!
Whether you are re-charging your batteries with a relaxing stay at The Speech House Hotel or popping in for a caffeine fix that’s guaranteed from our Forest Filter Boost Coffee Co., you can also charge your electric vehicle on site at the same time!
Now that’s handy …
One of our lovely regular guests made us this beautiful copper teapot open nest box.
No birds this year (we put it up rather late) but we love it nestled in the ivy on a tree trunk.
Wish you could smell the welcoming soothing scent of the jasmine around the front door. … and relax.
Update - NOW BOOKED!
Fancy a break over Easter and can’t find anywhere?
We’ve just had a last minute cancellation so we’ve availability from Thursday over the Easter Weekend. Get in touch if you’re interested.
More info on AirBNB or at
Holiday Home - a restful retreat in the Forest of Dean
We’ve some last minute availability for 3 nights ...either
Mon 22 Nov- Thur 25 Nov
Sun 28 Nov- Weds 1 Dec
Mon 13 Dec-Thur 16 Dec
Thirteen MRCVS and a former member co-author open letter casting doubt on Defra’s approach to handling bTB broadly, and raising reservations on alpaca’s
A last minute cancellation means we now have availability between 24 Aug & 29 Aug.
Please get in touch if you are interested in booking. *update-now booked*
Update from Helen ...
If you’d like to help please share on social media, write to MPs & sign the petition. There’s also a good article in the Independent today. Thanks
The lovely Helen initially trained us in alpaca keeping.
Find out more here and any help in signing & sharing would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Lucy & Mark (Bracken, Ted & Mop)
Save Geronimo - Stop killing healthy alpacas without valid science
If you’ve stayed at Perry Pear you will have met our lovely gentle alpaca boys.
Today we’re asking that you take some time to read Geronimo’s story and to help where you can.
Geronimo lives with Helen and she is the person that first introduced us to alpacas and gave us our initial training many years ago.
Thanks in advance.
Lucy & Mark
🖤💜 Hello everyone, Geronimo here 💜🖤
It’s proper hot in the UK again today! 🥵🥵
I am quite enjoying this heat actually but am spending most of my time in the shade of the barn during the day. I eat plenty of hay & I get to stock up on grass in the evenings though 😉
Mr Eustice thinks, because his officials told him so, that I have had a progressive wasting disease for over 6 yrs 😱😳. Even if they had any evidence at all that I caught it in NZ (which they definitely don’t) I would have died years ago and spread disease to my mates (we are in spitting distance after all). I would certainly not cope well with this weather that’s for sure 🥵
My expert vet says I am very super well, and fat! The ‘officials’ removed from their website in 2019 the only bits of paper they used to claim us healthy camelids have to have tuberculin injections before an antibody test. They still don’t have any data whatsoever and don’t seem to want to get it either. Wonder why?
This kind of makes the whole thing about killing me a bit null and void wouldn’t you say? Review my case please Mr Eustice.
Stay cool everyone 😎 and share this post!
Www.Crowdjustice.com/case/savegeronimo
Thanks to alpaca shearer Aaron, we’ve one happy herd today. Thanks for the recommendation Pure Alpacas.
A good job well done and they all recognised each other afterwards this year which was a first! x
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Ted & Mop enjoying their dust bath. Ted’s tail wag at the end 😂 💕 (Bracken had his later…) #alpacas #holidaycottage #forestofdean #forestofdeanholidaycottage #diatomaceousearth
Across the stepping stones. One of our most favourite peaceful walks. Whitebrook, Forest of Dean. So much history & wildlife in the valley AND we’ve not fallen in as yet! #forestofdean #wyevalley #forestwalks #birdsong
We’ve additional guests at the holiday cottage. One of the last lovely things Dad did was to make me some bird boxes. He’d have been so pleased to see the Great Tits have moved into the birdbox on the old Perry Pear Tree. Sound up & you can hear the youngsters. This makes me smile. Thanks Dad x #wildlife #Forestofdean #holidaycottage
Who would like 10 seconds of calm watching Ted the alpaca eating some hay? Sound up for the munching. #holidaycottage #alpaca #winterbreak #springbreak #soggyalpaca #holiday #forestofdean #shortbreak
Sound up for a soothing walk in Soudley, Forest of Dean. One or two leaves starting to fall. Bookings for autumn and winter breaks now being taken….. and relax. #forestofdean #autumnbreak #holidaycottage
… and then there were 10! Tomorrows job is to check the fencing in the field in front of the holiday cottage… ….but to be fair, they’ve done a very good job of ploughing/aerating the mossy end of the field! #wildboar #wildlife
Nodding snowdrops at the Wye Valley Sculpture Gardens, Tintern. Lovely way to spend a day off and lost count of the number of different varieties of snowdrop. www.wyevalleysculpturegarden.co.uk
Thanks to alpaca shearer Aaron, we’ve one happy herd today. Thanks for the recommendation Pure Alpacas. A good job well done and they all recognised each other afterwards this year which was a first! x
Ok... who feels the need for 30 seconds of calm ? The stream by the holiday cottage. Sound on recommended.
