Broome Park Farm, Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

After a very enjoyable but lazy Christmas Day we headed out for our annual Boxing Day walk. This year we took the easy option and decided to walk along the lanes as the ground was still very snowy. At the Ford we came across John’s brother and cousins who had been checking out the river. The River Rea had frozen completely upstream of the Ford and they had been testing the ice - it was possible to walk under the bridge - not something to be recommended and something I wouldn’t have attempted except for the tractor and the fact that it had already been tested! However I got quite a buzz from saying I had walked on water!

Here at Broome Park Farm I am planning the tastiest Christmas ever! Yesterday I travelled through fog and ice to Denman College, home of the WI to see Mary Berry demonstrate tried and trusted Christmas recipes with a twist, I will definitely be trying her mincemeat galette - shortbread, mincemeat, marzipan and apples. Today the weather was glorious (but very cold!) and I travelled to Strefford Hall Farm Shop for a Discover Local Tasty Christmas event. We walked around the farm, looking at the beef, sheep and hens they keep to supply the farm shop then retreated to the warmth of the farmhouse kitchen for a delicious meal made from Christmas leftovers, expertly prepared by Simon Smith - The Shropshire Chef. After lunch Simon demonstrated how he had prepared lunch and we made bread and butter pudding with left over cake and pannettone and Shropshire Fidget Pie. This is our local dish - a type of pork pie made with cooked pork (we used turkey!), apple sauce, potatoes and crispy bacon - scrumptious!