One Thing Leads to Another

When, a few years ago, Julian was approaching a certain signature age, he realised that this needed to be marked by a party. But the big question was – The Venue?

After dismissing a number of options, the Lambtons realised the answer was staring them in their face – the barn in their yard. However, it came with some problems.

Mountains of junk that had accumulated over the years, there was a lack of any natural light or heat; over a century of accumulated dirt clung to every surface, and each time that there was a strong wind plaster from under the slates showered down onto the floor.  It was felt that dinner guests would not take kindly to their Mediterranean chicken being sprinkled with lime mortar or finding crunchy deposits at the bottom of their wine glass.  Months, and many trips to the dump, later the barn was empty and (reasonably) clean.  Vanda had made an enormous patchwork tent which was suspended inside the barn, and they had a party venue with a difference.

But this spawned an idea. If the space worked for them, how would it be for others to use? Five years later Hare Hill Barn is open and ready for business.

We have now converted this barn from a dirty, dark dumping ground for discarded junk, to a bright warm place. The signature feature is a huge window in the east gable right down to floor level from where the view to the south and east appears limitless. Julian says “Without this window we wouldn’t have done it; I wanted people to stand in awe of what they could see from here“. The view reaches as far as Ingleborough and the Forest of Bowland 25 miles distant. The Barn has underfloor heating and very flexible lighting from superbright to a soft glow. “We hope that we will be able to get the ambience just right for you!”.

We are now looking forward to welcoming you to a variety of opportunities not only Craft Courses, Yoga Retreats, and exhibitions but we also have a Wedding Licence for small ceremonies, and the Barn can be hired for private parties.