Glamping

Recipe: Hot Smoked Salmon

Thank you very much to Juliet from The Garden Oven Company for this recipe and blog post 🙂 Hello to you all at Dimpsey and everyone reading this… We were given this fantastic recipe from our lovely friend April Partridge. It … Read More

Appreciating where we are, loving the land.

I am currently sitting in my kitchen with a cup of tea working away on my iPad and feeling very content. Why? As I sit here and look around, I feel the warmth from memories and history that this farm … Read More

The origins of the word “Shepherd”

Seeing as we have our own Shepherd Hut here at Dimpsey, we thought it would be an idea to look at the very beginning and the origin of the word Shepherd. Shepherd – a person who tends to, looks after … Read More

Happy 2016 from Dimpsey Glamping!

Wow the first week of 2016 is already almost over and we have been looking over the past year with a sense of achievement and more importantly a huge smile on our faces. We accomplished so much in 2015, overcame … Read More

Getting ‘hygge’ in the Dimpsey Hut

Here at Dimpsey we’re always looking at ways that we can make your experience even cosier, more relaxing and as chilled out as possible. Recently we’ve been slightly obsessed with the art of Danish ‘hygge’, which is hard to explain and even … Read More

Dimpsey Glamping wins Good Web Guide Award

Dimpsey Glamping in Chard, Somerset has won the Positive Social and Environmental Impact Website Award, sponsored by Positive Luxury, at the annual Good Web Guide Awards held in London last night. Dimpsey Glamping, which is run by Somerset couple Emma … Read More

Dimpsey Glamping gets a Twitter Boost from Theo Paphitis

Dimpsey Glamping, a Somerset based luxury glamping retreat received a business boost from Retail Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.  Dimpsey Glamping tweeted Theo about their business during ‘Small Business Sunday’, an initiative set up by Theo that runs weekly. Theo re‐tweeted Dimpsey’s message to … Read More

The Dimpsey Shepherd’s Hut – Glamping far from the Madding Crowd

Most of the time we all love our families, our jobs, our friends and our lives in general. But every now and again, we just need some “us time” to spend together and remember what it’s like to be “just … Read More

Glamping in a Shepherd’s Hut – 10 top tips…

We stayed in a number of glamping locations as part of our research for Dimpsey (well that’s what I told hubby it was anyway, it’s normally a bit difficult to drag him away from his farm ;-))  As part of … Read More

Relax…and take time to enjoy the view…

Relax…and plug into your life As you rushed out of the door this morning, did you miss something as you left?? A longing look from a partner, a child or a pet – a wave from a neighbour, a smile … Read More

Country Values…

I’m doing the 3o Day Blogging Challenge at the moment and it’s great as a) it’s given me the focus to do more Dimpsey blogging and b) I’m getting the chance to read some great blogs written by my fellow Challengers. … Read More