We were delighted when Jay & Juliet Larson came to stay with us at Dimpsey Glamping and as the inventors of the Garden Oven, give us a masterclass in how to use the oven. They seemed to love our shepherd’s … Read More
Dimpsey Tales
Travelling: it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller - Ibn Battuta
Recipe: Butternut Squash Risotto
This autumnal/wintery risotto certainly brings a ray of warm sunshine to our kitchen when I make it! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do 🙂 Serves 4. Ingredients Juice and zest of 1 lemon Salt sand freshly … 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
Recipe: Cranberry Mincemeat Mince Pies
One of the things we love here at Dimpsey during the run up to Christmas is all the Christmas baking we get to do! Obviously it goes without saying that we need to try them ourselves before we hand them … 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
Days Out: Forde Abbey
We are very lucky here at Dimpsey Glamping to be just around the corner from the gorgeous Forde Abbey. Forde Abbey is an historical treasure in an area already known for its outstanding beauty dating back to the 1140’s. It is … Read More