Welcome to Hidden Valley farm,
​home of smallholding courses and experience days, pork and venison butchery & charcuterie courses, rear a pig and a happy self sufficient good life.

 As seen on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild UK,
on channel 5

Change your life with one of our courses

  • Live a smallholding life - complete immersion, 1 & 2 day courses
  • Good life experience - dip in and have some fun, 1 day course
  • Butchery course - learn how to butcher meat, cure bacon, make sausages, hams and tasty bits all from scratch, 1 & 2 day courses
  • Pig keeping - listening and understanding the needs of pigs and your part in their lives, 1 day course
  • Rear a pig​ - let us rear your pig for you here on our farm
  • Chickens - eggs and meat, what you need to know, 1 day course
  • Bread, butter and self sufficiency - scared of additives and processed food, we'll show you how to make it yourself, 1 day course
All courses are hands on, bespoke and individual to you, we don't put groups of people together so it's just you, us and the smallholding. That way we can concentrate on the things you want to do.

Christmas is-a coming!  If you think someone you know would love one of our courses, we'd be happy to send you a gift certificate for them to open on the day.

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Books by Simon

 New for 2019