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Three charming cottages on the banks of Louth Navigation Canal
Autumn News
What a fantastic summer we have had at Canal Farm! The weather has been great (If not rather too hot at times!) The fishing has been very good – and we are delighted that many of our guests have booked to stay again next year! Now we are well into autumn – another...
Grainthorpe Arts Festival Aug 2022
Grainthorpe busy with Festivals during August and September 2022! The Grainthorpe Festival of Art is back after a 3 year gap due to the pandemic! This will be the 25th Festival in the village. 66 artists will be exhibiting in St Clements church, and there will be...
Austen Fen Warehouse Sold!!
Many of our visitors will have been impressed by the imposing warehouse on the bank of the Louth Canal – for many years used by beekeeper Harold Pennell for processing his honey. Sadly Harold died in recent times and the warehouse was put up for sale and very quickly...
The Canal Farm lake – 15 years old!
In January 2006 work started on excavating the lake, in the heavy clay field in front of Canal Farm -quite a feat! Then the surrounding area landscaped with extensive hedge and tree planting programme. It's quite amazing to look back at how it's developed over the...
Summer at Canal Farm – What’s on in June and July!
Canal Farm Cottages and caravan site are now open - a wonderful time for a Summer holiday enjoying the lovely walks along the canal or on the coast. Guests can take advantage of the fishing, which has been excellent so far this year. There is a wonderful opportunity...
Great fishing at Canal Farm
John Pinder, our fishing advisor, has said that the fishing has never been better at Canal Farm, and he has chatted to many of our holiday cottage guests throughout the summer who have been delighted with their catches. John is a well respected international angling...
Louth Canal inspiring art!
We are so lucky to live on the banks of the Louth Canal, but sometimes seeing the place through someone else's eyes makes you cherish it even more. This happened on Saturday when artist Judith Tucker and poet Harriet Tarlo talked about their work inspired by the Louth...
The Burton Family
The Burton Family at Canal Farm In 1998 Richard and I bought Canal Farm from Anthony Burton, the third generation on the farm – he and his wife have since emigrated to Australia. A couple of years ago I contacted him to see if he had any old photographs of the farm,...
The Drinkel Family
The Drinkel Family at Canal Farm. At the end of July this year we will have lived at Canal Farm for 20 years! However this is nothing compared with our predecessors the Burton family who had lived at Canal Farm for 99 years! In the early years of living here, we...