Cowden Farm Holidays

22/09/2024

I’m always happy to share a photo where I don’t look like a complete idiot!😂

21/09/2024

Oh my goodness - what a night it was! I’ve had so many congratulatory messages from friends & guests, (who have become friends) I couldn’t possibly reply to them all - but THANK YOU! (I haven’t told Dosey-Doh, Giggles & crew 🐑🐑🐑 yet, but I’m sure they’ll be just as excited as I am!)
Also a huge thank you to for giving me the opportunity to showcase Cowden Farmhouse - I’ve always strived to make it a unique and fun place to stay, but this is a validation which I’ll treasure for a long time. BUT it’s not over….Cowden Farmhouse now has the exciting (and somewhat massive) opportunity to represent Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire at the Thistle Award Finals, held in Glasgow on the 21st November! YIKES!🤣

20/09/2024

Yaaaassssss! We won!🍾😁 Thank you for all your kind wishes -I’m totally over the moon!

19/09/2024

The are tomorrow evening! (Friday) We’re so excited to be one of 3 finalists in the category of ‘Best Self Catering or Unique Stay’. 🤞🤞🤞We’ll be there, and we’ll keep you posted, but I don’t hold out much hope of seeing Dosey-Doh & her crew there!

18/09/2024

It’s not all demure (good use of the new ‘it word’?😂) ‘Ink Well’ - behind one of the beautiful lounge doors lies something quite unexpected!😲 Dulux’s ’Tangerine Twist’ serves as a zingy backdrop for some altogether unique pieces of wall art!

18/09/2024

I just adore the ever changing hues of Dulux’s ‘Ink Well’ next to the rich tones of the pine woodwork!😍 What catches your eye at Cowden Farmhouse?

17/09/2024

What an absolutely incredible day we’ve had - and tomorrow and Thursday are looking like a repeat! Bring it on!🌞🌞🌞

12/09/2024

Yikes - this makes it feel a bit more real now!🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

🌟 Escape to the farm at Cowden Farm Holidays, a finalist for Best Self Catering or Unique Stay. Anchored by Aberdeen City and Shire Hotels Association, find your perfect retreat at https://www.cowdenfarm.co.uk/ 🚢

11/09/2024

What a wonderful couple of days! I had the tremendous pleasure of welcoming very good friends, (we go back a long way - it’s imperative that we remain good friends - we know far too much about each other for it to be any other way!😱😂😂😂😂) to Cowden Farmhouse. As the owners of one of Wales’s most successful farm shops () I elected to give them a right proper busman’s holiday! We visited , , , (delicious lunch!😋) and (forgetting it was Tuesday, and therefore closed!) All slightly different in style & flavour, but all really great examples of good farm shops. We had a great time - lots of laughs and reminiscing! And if you ever find yourself in North Wales - between Mold & Wrexham, you must visit their shop - Gail makes the BEST cakes!👌👌👌👌

07/09/2024

I’m sharing this latest review because it made me laugh, and it’s fun - and after all, ‘fun’ is Cowden’s ethos!

05/09/2024

“Above and Beyond”, Harrods and a Camel!🐪

I’m always so grateful that guests take the time to leave reviews - it’s such an important thing for the hospitality industry particularly. I’m also incredibly touched by how often the phrase ‘above and beyond’ is used………….let me tell you a (possibly self-indulgent😬) little story!

Back when I was a kid, the conversation around the kitchen table must have turned to Harrods, and my mother memorably said “You can buy anything at Harrods - their customer service is absolutely immaculate - if you want to buy a camel 🐪, they will find you a camel”! Now of course, I acknowledge that it might not have been entirely factual - my mother’s always been slightly prone to a spectacular elaboration of the truth!😂 (Although, bearing in mind the owner of Harrods in the 80s was Al Fayed, maybe a camel wasn’t such a big ask🤣) But it’s something which has always stuck with me - if there’s anything I can do/source/provide to improve a guest’s stay, whether that’s calling upon my friends & business contacts to facilitate a request, or simply providing a non-standard piece of equipment in the house, I’ll do my utmost to make it happen - it may seem to be ‘going above and beyond’, but without wishing to be too syrupy about it, it’s nice to be nice, and give guests the best experience they can have………..But, I can’t guarantee a camel!🐪 😱

04/09/2024

Huge congratulations to Stonehaven’s Carron to Mumbai restaurant for winning the category of ‘Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year’ in the Scottish Asian Restaurant Awards this evening - it’s an incredible achievement, and so well deserved. Whether you sit in or takeaway, the food is always excellent - and clearly the judges thought so too!🍾

03/09/2024

You know what they say - “you gotta be in it, to win it”! 🍀 Luckily for the winner 🍾 of a 2 night stay at Cowden Farmhouse, he was ‘in it’ - and I had the pleasure of welcoming them to Cowden Farmhouse today - gorgeous weather to arrive in!🌞😁 If you weren’t so lucky, we have some availability over the next few months for you to experience a stay at Cowden yourself! Contact me to ask about low occupancy rates for couples.👌

02/09/2024

Pub crawls are so old hat - how about a Farm Shop crawl?🤣 Make any purchase at each of these superb places - all wonderfully close to Cowden Farmhouse - get your card stamped - full house - and then decide which one to go to for your free coffee !👌

01/09/2024

There’s only one way to start the 1st of each month - did you remember?! 🐇 🥊 😂

29/08/2024

28/08/2024

Sweep’s obviously forgiven me for being the one that had to pin her down while the vet squeezed pus out of her hock when she was younger! 🤢 🤮 I certainly didn’t expect her to come when I called - apparently all is forgiven!🥰

28/08/2024

Cowden’s back garden - a safe space to relax, play & explore!

26/08/2024

Ooh, another one! 📷👌 I love that this photo’s been picked by The Scottish Farmer Camera Club - it really was a gorgeous evening and the light was just beautiful.🌅

Discover Liz Phillips' breathtaking Stonehaven sunset that turns a dreary day into a captivating moment of beauty.

26/08/2024

At Cowden Farmhouse we welcome all clean, well behaved dogs……sorry Syd, you are neither clean, or particularly well behaved!🤣🤣🤣

26/08/2024

Such unpredictable weather we’re having - yesterday during the day was a bit meh, but then we were treated to an absolutely beautiful evening - variety is the spice of life!😂

25/08/2024

When ‘Midge’ and her daddy take a break from their sheep work to visit us at Cowden, but she’s not allowed in the house!😂

20/08/2024

All Cowden’s guests are special, but the current guests are extra special - my parents! So, I’m taking the opportunity to experience it as a guest would - cooking, relaxing, enjoying the views and doing a few jobs about the place (guests don’t have to do jobs!😂) - including the first cut of the new grass!🤗 Even I’ve been surprised how well equipped the house is - and it was me that did the ‘equipping’!🤣

18/08/2024

Sorry - not sorry for unashamedly sharing Cowden’s most recent, superb review!😂Nothing can encapsulate the experience of staying there better than the guests who have!👌

16/08/2024

Not surprisingly, I adore this Airbnb review from my last lovely Californian guests! ❤️

14/08/2024

It’s a family joke that Clive (husband) always says ‘Midge’ (he’s besotted with her!😂) should be famous…….my photo had taken her 1 step closer!🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐕 🤣

Discover the heartwarming scene of ‘Midge’ the collie herding lambs at The Waters, Glenbervie, captured perfectly by Liz Phillips.

24/06/2024

A non-working cut glass chandelier - no space for it inside, so it’s been adapted to hold outdoor solar lights! Classy, quirky & practical outdoor lighting! 💡 💎 👌

24/06/2024

28 Google Reviews might not sound like a lot, but when you’re just one unit, which tends to attract longer stays - and some guests leave their reviews on other platforms, I think it’s pretty brilliant to have just received our 28th 5* Google Review!👌😁

23/06/2024

The Royal Highland Show 2024!
49,460 steps 🚶in 3 days on tarmac - I’m broken - but it was brilliant! A rare 3 days of not doing any ‘jobs’, catching up with friends & remembering how dangerously drinkable Pimms is - secure in the knowledge that back home, Cowden’s arriving guests were being well looked after by Sally, and the farm was in the safe hands of a brilliant neighbour. Congratulations to all our local friends who came back from the show with the ribbons of success.👌 🏆

21/06/2024