The Betere BoerenBed Farm tent...
... is incredibly spacious and comfortable. The interior is a reminder of the honest country-life of times gone by.
The BoerenBed tent is equipped for up to 6 people (maximum 5 adults and 1 child up to 12 years). You will find: glasses, cups, mugs, plates, cutlery, kitchen knives, chopping-boards, scissors, a coffee grinder, pans, cooking and baking equipment and serving spoons. You do not have to take anything from home - it's all there.
Your sleeping quarters are:
• a double bed of 2.0 x 1.8 metres in the master bedroom.
• a bunk bed of 2.0 x 0.9 metres in the bunk bedroom
• a cupboard bed of 2.0 x 1.3 metres for two children or one adult.
A rural retreat
Made of thick, protective canvas, our tents keep the warmth in without shutting the sounds of nature out, so you can wake up with everything around you. After a comfortable, curative sleep, you greet the day feeling refreshed and relaxed.
Our tents are cosy, calm places to start the day. From the moment you begin to stir, you’ll be struck with a sense of time and space – time to take it slow, space to let the day unfold. This is just the beginning of your rural retreat.
Soon you’ll be witnessing the passion our farmers have for tending to their livestock and produce. And as all our guests find they do, you’ll slow your pace, as you become familiar with their gentler way of life.
Rise and shine
Jumping out of bed to fire up the stove; unzipping and rolling up the front of the tent to let the view in; laying the table for your family feast; collecting eggs from the Chicken Coop; a trip to the Farm Larder for bacon and milk… No gears to get into, no buses to catch, no school gate to be at. The day’s start is simply about the gathering, the cooking and the eating of breakfast, together.
All our tents have coffee grinders, so as you wait for the kettle to gently bubble, you grind the beans to make your morning pot. This sets the pace for breakfast, with long family conversations, everyone in their pyjamas and extra rounds of toast.
Using the stove
In the wood box there is a bag containing firelighters. Light two or three of these blocks and half-fill the stove with wood. Then nip outside and take a look at how beautiful the smoke looks coming out of the chimney.
The stove and the pipe can get very hot... so be careful. Immediately after lighting, it is already possible to start cooking but to really cook well you have to wait a little while. During cooking, the stove must be topped up regularly. There is no way to adjust the temperature on the stove. The cooking temperature can be regulated through the location of the pan on the cooking ring. The middle of the cooking ring is piping hot and at the sides you get a ‘simmer temperature’. If something does not need to cook too rapidly, you don't turn up knobs but simply slide the pan a little more to one side.
A Vintage Loo
The last place with running water is in the vintage loo in the Feather Down tent. The toilet in the Feather Down farm tent, looks exactly the same as in former days. Such a toilet then stood in an out-house, not far from the main house, usually in the backyard (in front of the farm, near the road). Now you can use a normal flushing toilet in the Feather Down Farm tent.
Running water is also to be found in the shower - and it's hot! Not too far from your tent, usually in a converted stable block or barn, you'll find a communal shower block for use by you and the family.
Of course your children may not be that bothered but if you want to remain yummy rather than slummy then fear not, help is at close at hand.
